A car with manual everything. I’ve driven a few cars without power steering and a manual transmission and it makes you really think about what you are doing at all times.  Parallel parking really make you appreciate a power steering pump.

V8 doesn’t require a balance shaft which is a big hunk of rotating metal found on many 4-cylinders.  Also, depends on the V8.  I would imagine total parts count on a DOHC I4 would be close to a cam in-block pushrod V8.

Don’t know but a F150 powerboost (hybrid) gets 23/23 mpg and costs $75k so if this beats that for the same price then that’s great.

Certainly, the 2-stroke Detroit Diesel 1-71 is the perfect engine.

I have an irrational love for the 6 3/4 V8. The last of them made more than 800 ft-lbs. of torque- something that the W12 never did.  NP just for the engine.

If they removed drug testing requirement from the federal work force their would be a lot more qualified people working there. If there is one thing this new administration can accomplish I hope it is allowing people who use cannabis products to work for the government.

Naturally aspirated engines are more reliable than turbo engines.  More parts=more problems.

I don’t know how a dude who blatantly smokes weed on a video podcast can have any clearance.  It’s literally one of the questions on a minimum background investigation, much less a Secret or Top Secret.

“If you love Audi’s design language”. I’ve seen better design language in GE dishwashers. The front “grille” screams appliance to me as does the weird black stripe above the side skirts.  I’m not sure what is going on with the design but nothing is cohesive and it all looks bad.

Especially if shitbox is written in the same script and color as the FedEx logo.

I’m also pretty sure Acura doesn’t have any hybrids in the lineup which is batshit seeing as their competitors are killing it and Honda has been a staple of hybrid technology as this article points out.

My point is that even if you want to make a pedestrian-centric city it still ends up being designed around cars first because the accommodations take legal precedence.

So here’s the thing about Tesla and CEO’s in general- their job is to make the stock price go up and stay up. That’s it. The stockholders- effectively the owners of the company voted to pay out the CEO twice. IMO if the stockholders ratify the CEO’s pay that was approved by the board then it should get paid. I don’t…

Some of it has to do with accessibility. We have (thankfully) pretty good laws in place for people with disabilities. Unfortunately requiring people to walk or bike everywhere within the city greatly impacts people who use wheelchairs or walkers. Wheelchair capable vans at a minimum are minivan based, but some are…

Everything on the outside looks great, but for $12.5k I want the original seats, steering wheel, and shifter. To me when you add aftermarket stuff it deducts from the price instead of increasing it.

With the Hemi and the Hellcat shelved it would be pretty optimistic for them to dust off an ancient v10 and put it back into production as it would have to be so choked out with emissions equipment to the point of being noncompetitive.  I think the I6tt has a lot of potential from a tuning perspective and i can see…

Is bee floundering a bee that is acting like a flounder?

This is probably the only Nissan I would consider buying at this point. With the big question marks coming from Toyota on their 3.5tt having metal shavings in the engine, Nissan is the only player in the Japanese full size BOF SUV that doesn’t have a recall.  I think if they had kept the Titan alive with this engine…

I’m sure the tires were designed with economy in mind to get the best range.  Dodge has plenty of experience putting rubber band tires on performance vehicles that weigh a lot so they would be fine.

I like to the Dodge has 2 engineers that are secretly keeping the V10 updated just in case.  Ford gave us a second GT for goodness sake.