I think the most revealing comment was from a development engineer who talked about them developing the engine after they developed the in cylinder model of the desired combustion characteristics first. THEN, he said they designed the engine around that. The goal was good power with reasonable fuel consumption- likely…

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GM phoned in the new “Blazer,” but it was a long distance phone call- from Mexico. 

Get that tatoo NOW! And show it off proudly to those of us who know it as an alternator. 

Bob Lutz confirmed this some time ago. I don’t recall ever seeing any sketches of the car though. 

THIS is why I come here- to get deep dive stuff I can’t find other places. I have to say, I’m DEEPLY impressed by what the Corvette team have been able to make- especially under 60k. Think about it folks, it’s cheaper than a top end Camaro or mustang.  I’m stoked about this car.

A real, small, affordable truck? I think it might sell- lol.  It would be great if Hyundai could keep it under 35 loaded and give it reasonable capability. In fact, I suggest using the Niro/Ioniq platform as a basis, given it the hybrid capacity as well, but retrofit it for 4wd, much like Toyota did with their Prius. 

Details viewed in isolation are not indicative of the whole. I sure hope GM design remembered that this is the halo vehicle for most of the USA for GM. I sure hope they kept the pickup and camaro designers FAR away from the design studio, but this rear end view, if accurate, is not hopeful.

When electric cars become the new standard a new paradigm will take over. Honda has a history of doing this, first the Honda Cub that put them on the map in Japan and made a huge impact on the world, enabling Honda to grow into the company it has become. Then, when the “Big three” said the 1975 emissions standards…

Hey Julian, who advocates for the baby?  Who pines for justice for the one killed?  If you really want to talk about justice, acknowledge you CAN’T HAVE justice when we condone murder of the innocent. 

At FIRST glance of the profile I thought I was looking at an updated Golf cabrio. Remember those????!  HM, VW could use a lower price cabrio at that.......

That’s pretty stratospheric power indeed. Guess we’ll wait to see what they are like on the road won’t we? I’m curious, since the ‘Vette’ franchise is now going mid engined with current power levels, how they are getting this to stick to the road.

Thank you for your educated insights. If our nation is getting the leadership it deserves, does it not also follow that we are getting the weapons system that we deserve? You are totally spot on- this aircraft seems not designed for airsuperiority so much as to fleece the most amount of money for those involved in it. 

The short answer is many folks buy not what they need but what they THINK they want.  Why else do people who haul nothing more than a couple people buy a $70k truck.  Used to be that only the weekend Harley folks were this far into cosplay, but not anymore. Just LOOK at the number of can loans that contain amounts and…

Really nice riding skills evident here. The Honda kind of shrugs this off and even more amazingly is a DCT equipped example. Notice the absence of clutching, the rider is solely “”Button shifting” the bike. 

Well,l I believe it’s a combination of factors. Trends often start on the coasts, but big business, without firm management that believes in the value of everyone, is a cancer enroaching upon our whole society.

I’ve worked as a unionized nurse and as a nurse manager dealing with unions, so I’ve actually lived both sides. I don’t pretend to know ALL the answers but I have seen and lived a lot. As a worker you are almost always better served by being in a union.

If we go back to the early years of the automobile almost ALL cars were tall like cross overs. But dare to look beneath at the average sale prices and you will find that the higher prices likely sealed the deal for Ford. Detroit auto execs, with some wonderful exceptions, typically don’t look very far down the road-…

Except..... Compare the cost to purchase, let alone MAINTAIN an F150 with a Camry, let alone the OPERATIONAL costs. Fuel is going to cost a minimum of four times as much, if not more.

The undealt with elephant in the room is the increasing unafforadability of new vehicles, something Ford killing off the car model is addressing by ADDING cost.  Vehicles are becoming increasingly unaffordable, unless people lease or sign a car loan almost as long as a home mortgage. How SHOULD Ford, and other…