The bitch clip is child’s play. Drop the trans crossmember and it’s easy access. Try changing the alternator on a W8 - requires removing the front bumper, moving the radiator and AC assemblies away, removing the SAIR pump, removing the oil cooler, draining oil, draining coolant, and still working through a ~8"…

“Suboptimal for fitment fit” is code for UGLY. After seeing that hardtop on a mx-5 cup car in person, it is the most awkward thing you could put on top of a miata. The highest point is at the rear, right before the back glass starts. The whole thing is a solid 6" taller than either the RF top, or the soft top. …

The Standard:

No, it is capable of driving in a pure FWD mode. How much torque and which wheels it goes to is continually adjusted based on things like pedal position, steering wheel angle, vehicle speed, individual wheel speeds, vehicle slip angle, tire slip, drive mode selection, etc.

“Unlike the Focus RS or Subaru STI which use a center differential to distribute their available power to the rear wheels”

My parents confused it, and passed the confusing on to me when I was first learning to drive. I assumed there was some statistic that said pirouetting down the middle of the road was safer than sliding off sideways and catching an edge or something, and took the received wisdom at face value.

STEER. INTO. THE. SKID. IS. NOT. CLEAR. AND. JUST. CONFUSES. WHOEVER. YOU’RE. TALKING. TO!

The key is right there in Dana’s statement - AdvanTEK is Dana’s marketing name for passenger car gears. Saying Ranger/Bronco will come with beam axles because they have “AdvanTEK” is like saying the Miata comes with a diesel engine because its “SkyACTIVE”

That’s just winter. You know, October through April. Winter in SE Michigan (not just Detroit) is constantly overcast with sadness and despair.

Or even better:

Yup. And you can drive them like sports cars.

Don’t lean too much on the sports car side - go full truck, like this Superduty Lariat FX4. No, it won’t outrun a corvette, but it’s silly fast for its size. The turbo makes fun wooshy noises, and it will burn off tires on command. When the boost hits in low gear, it feels like you’re driving something out of Fast…

Thanks! That’s my weekend toy/project/time suck.

Cats are definitely AWD.

Yeah, that’s what I would expect.

About 13,000 Ford hourly workers will be laid off during the temporary shutdowns.

You mean get drivers to stop pretending they were driving trophy trucks? The frames bent after blowing all the way through the bump stops.

I uhh, read that whole bullshit detection paper. Now I’m trying to decide if the whole thing was bullshit.