If that was me, I didn’t say it needed to be a manual, but IMO that’s more appropriate for a “sporty” version. They’ve had performance oriented V-series sedans for a long time, which is a better platform for a performance vehicle.

It didn’t even take dual-clutch to be faster than manuals. Look at drag racing: automatics shift faster, and do so without lifting off the throttle.

The video linked in the comments says the engine was built by Swamps motorsports in TN, and dynoed at 435HP, and that they fit in a front-mount intercooler.

obvious hot take: if ‘V’ is supposed to be the performance option, have that one be lower, not a truck, and have three pedals. Like some counter truck sedan or something.

And they can drive class A vehicles all over their own state without any special constraints, other than they are limited to intrastate travel. E.g., drive all over california, just don’t cross the state line.

Oop. Fatal flaw then.

I only did a rough estimate of fuel cost to point out it is a minority fraction of the $300/hour quoted. I’m not sure unleaded would even cost more, but it could be.

The google tells me Cessna 172 fuel burn is about 8gph, and that the national average cost is $5/gallon. Perhaps that’s low with recent gasoline increases, so let’s call it $6. So that 90 minutes burns about $75 worth of fuel for something that is a hobby in nearly all cases. What percentage of PPL students are career…

Fitzgerald paid for a university study that purported to show that the remanufactured “pre-emissions” were as clean or cleaner than the current generation Detroit DD15s. This was the Scott Pruitt era in the EPA, and EPA staff themselves produced test data that showed the remanufactured engines produced 43 times the…

A semi-tractor trailer combination vehicle is a specific type of truck.

Huh. I completely missed that the hatchback went away for the non-STI WRX as well.

I hadn’t followed it, but it sounds like regulations finally caught up with them, and have killed the market. The big truck manufacturers are no longer selling the glider kits to builders like Fitzgerald, who were installing rebuilt powertrains.

The only thing that gives me pause is parts availability. That is probably not an issue for an F-series truck for a long time, but I’ve also owned a Cortina Mark II, where it definitely was an issue.

It’s the same reason “glider kits” for heavy trucks exist.

That 7.3L manual on craigslist is tempting, except for the shift on the fly transfer case. (That is one of the things I hate most about my Tacoma.) I moved from almost the same truck 5 years ago into the Tacoma due to massive rust on the ford. (I’ve since adopted use of Fluid Film)

If the CPO warranty makes it less insane to buy the Alfa, what happens if you want to move on in a few years?

For the signals, check the actual bulbs/lamps before you chase wires. With dual filament lamps, a broken filament can hang down and cross one to the other.

I think it’s overkill on a loaded vehicle, but I expect they’re focused on making rules simple.

Agreed. It’s also likely less marketing driven, plus the manufacturers that are using these engines in most cases don’t themselves make engines.

Cummins and Perkins are examples of OEM supplier of engines, albeit diesel, though I can’t think of one for the automotive market, nor a similar supplier of gasoline engines.