Dang, I didn’t even notice that.

Yes, my exact thought. What about the Traverse, CX9, Ascent, Atlas, Acadia, Pilot, Highlander, Explorer, type vehicles that are actual competitors? The only real SUV/CUV competitor he even mentioned was the Durango. I mean, based on reviews, this is better than all those as an overall vehicle, but what about fuel…

Are you sure you haven’t seen the Bronco Sport instead?

By they definition, a Camaro is a muscle car. It shares it's platform with a 4 door (the old ATS) and has bigger engines than the ATS.

Daytona was the top performer and had very limited production of something like a hair over 500, way less than the 3,300 Demons. Yeah, if your talking normal Hemi Charger, sure it probably is more like a Scat Pack or SRT, but I’m talking the Daytona.

Everyone was doing that back then. Regardless, it could keep pace with a Ferrari Daytona in a straight line - which is similar to the Demon/Redeye today keeping up with super cars in straight lines, but still for half the price.

This is the first time I’ve ever heard someone say it ended in 67. The earliest I hear most people say it ended is something like 1971, the first year that power numbers actually started to fall.

A 1969 Charger Daytona with the optional 426 Hemi had an MSRP of something like $5,900 back in the day. In my opinion, that was the most bonkers, off the wall muscle car made. It had pretty much the most power, highest top speed, etc of them all for today’s equivalent of $42.5k, or more or less about half the price of…

If Tesla actually wanted some teeth behind those warnings and wanted to ensure driver involvement; why do they have the weakest system to actually verify that the driver isn’t abusing it out of any OEM? Why is Tesla’s system the easiest to defeat and abuse? Why does Tesla continually say their system is super advanced…

What is the Upper Bed length and Lower Bed length? I’m confused what that means.

I’m the exact opposite. One of my first jobs as a mech engineer was helping out our procurement team qualify suppliers. I’d review manufacturing packages from suppliers to ensure they met the required specs and standards. Oh boy was it a shit show more frequently with Chinese suppliers than any other country. For…

I swear part of the problem with 2 door trucks is a bit chicken and egg situation, just like it was with midsize trucks 5-10 years ago. No one buys 2 door trucks today because you can’t find them. If you do, it’s a base model, 2wd, with the shit engine, and no features besides maybe the huge doofy 8 foot bed. Then,…

Wow, I’ve got so many questions. What does a traction engine cost? Whats the upkeep like? Can you still get parts, or is it all custom fabricated stuff these days? What kind of power and torque do they make? Whats the biggest thing you’ve moved with it? How fast can it go? Do you actually use them beyond fairs and…

Isn’t a big driver for continuing to use 12V systems the fact that you get to use the chassis as a neutral/ground? Would that be OK, with say 800V? I don’t know, I’m genuinely asking. If not, I’d assume it’s a big headache to suddenly have to run double the wiring and implement dedicated neutral wires to return to the…

Ok, so.... Jeep can get another CUV subsegment vehicle, just below the Renegade? The EV Jeepster?

Am I the only one who thinks Stellantis should just rebody this as the new Compass; I mean, the current new Compass is kind of a turd, so regardless of how good or not this thing is, it’s gotta be an improvement, right? It’s already got Jeep looking wheels. Or, keep it a more euro flavor and make it a Fiat or entry…

I 100% disagree. My 2 door Golf R was kind of a pain. The doors are considerably longer so you can’t actually open the door as far if you park with anything next to you, which is like 70% of the time. So instead of a smaller door opening that you can still easily get in and out of, you have to do this weird sideways sh…

I don’t think anyone really thinks that. I think most people assume range & efficiency reductions would be similar to an ICE vehicle when towing, and it’s not at all. It’s way way worse. Typical ICE cars probably see like a 30-40% reduction in fuel economy when towing at that % of their capacity. The Model Y saw like…

I mean, yeah, mileage drops a good bit with a truck when towing, but to only about 1/3rd of the EPA estimate? My not-good-at-towing truck, a Tacoma, still musters a bit over 60% of its EPA rating when I’ve towed with it. It wasn’t fun, but it did it and I didn’t need a tow.

That’s why you can develop a consumption tax that has redistributive component built in. Whatever the consumption tax is, like on gas or mileage, would then be redistributed equally to all those taxed at the end of the year. That way, the heavy users end up paying in more than they get out, and low users end up…