The big question is, how long before internal combustion engines truly recede in numbers to electric counterparts?

May I finish my taco first?

Mommy! Daddy! Stop fighting!

Not like Nissan is doing enthusiasts any favors to keep us friendly to them. They make a sports car too expensive for most of us to buy, that is already over a decade old, and another more affordable one that isn’t competitive to its peers, and is also a decade old. They teased us several times with a small,…

Why do you have to crush my dreams?

I can’t help but think that Jeep putting this in the hands of journalists infers that we may see this as a body option in the next 12-24 months.

I’m excited as I love the proportions of it, hell, I’d take the standard 5 foot bed in a 2 door option. Land Rover once made a Defender in this style and it was lovely.…

Not entirely true. The block and head castings are shared but several specifications and parts differ.

-Different intake manifold
-Different intake cams
-Different pistons (lower compression on F150 engines)
-Different exhaust manifolds
-Different oil pump gears

You can still make excellent power with the F-150 5.0L,…

and cheap!

It’s a quandary. Do you support the blue collar workers by buying from a foreign corporation, with American built vehicles; or do you support the white collar workers by buying from an American corporation, with foreign built vehicles? Both options feed into the American economy in their own way.

That is the best thing I’ve seen all week. You look so happy!

Wife and I had a 2015 Sport manual. The brother’s is a 2017 Abarth automatic. He had to go auto but at least it is a pretty good auto, with decent programming for shifts. I’d like to get another Abarth 500 for us down the road (or an Abarth 124) with a manual. I’m looking at offering custom calibrations for their…

I can’t find a better picture of it from ‘The Search for Animal Chin’, but the Bones Brigade knew what to do.

You’re doing it right. Just convinced my brother to get an Abarth 500 as his year-around car, which will include snow; he is loving it so far.

This is a SOLID option if RWD and proper roadster are not the metrics.

Abarths are great fun, and they are reliable other than some pesky BCM issues with Bluetooth. They are also cheap, running $8-12k for 2012-2014 model. I’d hold out for a 2016 to get the better radio, but 2015 gets the better TFT gauges, that are…

Agreed. Get a high mileage S2000 for $10k, the AP1's are more exciting, even if the AP2 is an better car.

You’ll want to have some money set aside for the initial, I bought a used enthusiast car, and to repair the common failures, but overall not bad. It is a Honda after all.

Assume any example will need the following:
-…

Really not a fan of the 2-door Tacoma, they work better as 4-doors for me. I’m very situational on a per-car basis, but the price difference between cabs is minimal.

What is most-surprising is that the TRD Off-Road trim level, WITH A MANUAL!!!!, is only 36k, I’d have expected a stripper SR5 or lower trim given how…

I wouldn’t mind McLaren making a ~100k AWD GT/2+2) hatchback. A high-dollar, modern take on the Audi UrQuattro.

My final ticket, via the configuration site:
-Sport trim
-Gobi exterior
-Heritage Tan interior
-3.6L V6
-8spd Automatic
-Trac-Lok rear differential
-Max Tow Package
..Inc. 4.10 axle ratio
..Inc. wide track front and rear axles
..Inc. Heavy duty cooling system
..Inc. 240amp alternator
..Inc. tow hitch (surprise!)
..Inc. All-Terrain…

Really disappointed that the Viper Green isn’t available on the Gladiator. Gobi and Gator are looking like winners in the absence of the wicked green.