The clear coat itself is not $60,000 per gallon. It’s an additive that goes into the clear coat that costs that much. The additive itself is probably added in ppm levels to the clear coat. Each ppm of additive added to the clear coat will add approximately $0.06 to the per gallon cost of the clear coat. That being…

It is likely more expensive to manufacture and is in the more expensive models. Putting it in the models least likely to use it will give them more time to better optimize the design and manufacturing and work out any other unforeseen “bugs” before introducing to full time work duty.

Considering that this is limited to the Denali and AT4 trim levels I doubt there will be many fleet/commercial sales of this bed.  I imagine this is one of those trickle down technologies that we will eventually see in more trim levels as the manufacturing costs go down and the material properties are further refined.

It doesn’t look like the truck bed uses a clearcoat for an exposed weave look, but there is truth that UV radation can degrade carbon fiber. In fact, when the C6 ZR1 was released nearly 10 years ago the fact that the car had an exposed weave on external panels was a technical marvel in of itself. The UV resistant…

Torque is not power. Power by definition is the rate of doing work. You can also look at it as what rate is energy being consumed.  That means power has a time component. Torque on the other hand is a measurement of the rotational force on the object.  There is no time component in torque.  In other words, torque is…

I live in the east end near Worthington Hills and work in Rubbertown. However, while there are no bike lanes where I live, there are plenty of bikers in their spandex looking outfits that go out in large groups and do 15-20 mph in 45 mph zones mixed in with semi-trucks. They also tend to lane split at the lights to…

One time when I was younger my dad accidentally discovered that the key fob for the family van could also lock and unlock another van identical to ours in the same parking lot.

I guess turning I-64 into surface streets would allow our mayor to create more bike lanes...

You will effectively remove access to downtown from the neighborhoods such as Shively and Portland side which are historically poorer neighborhoods.

I drive I-64 nearly every day, and it is nowhere near the problem that people make it out to be from my perspective.

“The transformation of this two-mile stretch along the river between I-65 and I-264 would free over 60 acres of land around many of Louisville’s landmark civic features, including the Muhammad Ali Center…

I understand the need for adjusting mirrors, and I am accustomed to driving cars with noted poor visibility.  However, safety regulations, especially roll over, have basically forced the hand on manufacturers to make thicker C an D pillars while streamlining mirrors for aerodynamics.  However, these new camera systems…

Your logic of ABS and stability control being enhancements also applies to mirrors and the like.  While it has gotten worse over the years, even older cars had blind spots that no amount of mirror adjustment and head turning could eliminate.  These camera systems enhance your ability to view these areas whether it be…

The reason that taxes aren’t in the advertised price is because there are over 12,000 different sales tax jurisdictions in the USA. For a restaurant with multiple locations the prices could very well be different based on where the restaurant is located. That’s why advertising for most any item just includes the base…

I understand where you are coming from, however, what incentive does Dodge have to do all that? Yes, the platform is old, yes, the platform is heavy, and yes, those hinder it in terms of performance and fuel economy. But, the car is selling better now than ever. If the sales started seeing a slump I could understand t…

1st gear: So are we saying that the big 3 stole were inspired by Porsche’s business model and applied it to trucks?

Even interior colors and packages eventually get axed based on demand in order to simplify the supply chain, but color options and the like are much simpler to change on the fly.  In order to offer a manual transmission it has to be engineered, tested, and qualified.  So even adding it to a different engine requires…

All of that would require massive investments in a new chassis architecture. The Challenger was based on the Charger’s architecture with the consequence that it will be larger than the competition. This reduced development costs by tens of millions if not more. The larger and practical rear seat also becomes an…

The brewing process involves boiling the water which will kill any type of contamination that could possibly get in the water.

The issue isn’t the pure speed so much as the fact of the other drivers. In Germany the other drivers are conditioned to look for and expect the occasional driver doing high speeds and know how to react. The same can’t be said for Japan where other drivers on the road would not be expecting him doing the high rate of…

Interestingly enough the 3rd gen Camaro was considered a great handling car during its era.