America was great when engineers were heroes instead of nerds. This reached its apex in the Saturn V rocket.

Sorry Raphael, perhaps you haven’t heard of the compressed air engine. Here’s a pic of a car, apparently intended for production. Notice the ready to tip over CG in what looks like a narrow track three wheeled concept. Doesn’t this pic LOOK like the thing might blow over in a mild wind?

Nice try, but how about any prop driven automobile? These batshit crazy ideas keep popping up, from the 1910s to present day batshit crazy people. Here’s ONE such example, although NOT intended for production, although it really doesn’t take too many crazy thinking to imagine insane nazis wanting to drive these with…

What engine is this?

What engine is this?

You young pupperoni guys take a very cheesy view of our past(a) history of engine usage.

You win about the engine, but to my knowledge that engine never went into a car, unless you call the big mutha tank a “Car” Hey, what a great idea for a project!

If memory serves this was when they were contemplating a Non Yamaha engine for the SHO.

Anthropomorphic (Man made) climate change data is pure bullshit- we know this because of the release that decades of data and calculations have been falsified (Lied about) by those who stand to PROFIT from the global warming industry. In response global warming became “Climate change” but the goal is the same-…

Turbos don’t suffer from the parasitic loss of a belt driven supercharger. That said 500+ at the crank is really hauling for a v-6 with a flat torque curve. Makes us wonder what the output of the next v-8 from GM will be that will debut with the Caddy CT6. I’ll bet close to 600hp from the 4.2 liters is within reach.

When the big Toro was introduced it really was a radical departure for an American manufacturer. The transmission was really impressive, being a turbo 400 turned 180 degrees with a morse silent chain drive. It was really a well designed front drive setup, that in later years even graced the GMC motorhome.

So keep the current C7 around a few years as the “Budget Vette” and keep the manual trannie. Problem solved, for a while anyway.

Am I the only one who sees this as laughable in the extreme?

If the “Divorce” taught us anything, keep your expectations low and your incomes high. Fixed it for you.....

“Our brother Robert, who became our brother Alexis, who became our sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis...” What’s THAT all about? All due respects to the loss of your brother, and if he kept his man parts, was he still not a man? Is there any more clear statement about the current level of politically…

Change is already underway in the market for vehicles. People want SUV type vehicles, and less of the automobiles. We want vehicles that have a good amount of room which many modern cars don’t. Take a look at the mainstream Caddys- the A and C models are small inside. Hell, I can’t even fit in the back of the C. In…

Just because you CAN rely on flawed sensors and software to drive you around doesn’t mean you should trust it without oversight and readiness to intervene. Joshua Brown, God rest his soul, made the decision to use the “Autopilot” without any oversight on his part it seems. Had he had situational awareness would he…

Very interesting proposition, and perhaps if a faltering manufacturer, say Mitsubishi, were to line up distribution and service this would be really, really possible.

One can easily imagine a convertible to actually enjoy the scenery with this v-6 burbling in the background. As much as I love the sound of an American v-8 I also love the sound of the huge price differential between the two engines.

This is new technology in mass production automotive engines. Although the article does not specify the engine likely is supercharged in some form. The turbo requires lower compression ratios, even with direct injection, to avoid detonation at higher boost levels. Then, when the turbo boost is no longer needed higher…