Depending on the size, type, and wind speed, it can easily reach into several megawatts sustained power draw.

Only $0.50? Down the street from my apartment is a Sunoco, which charges an alarming $1.20 more per gallon for premium, on top of which is an E15 mix like you mentioned. Utter insanity.

You are correct about the 2018 CT6 and Super Cruise; this is a prototype for that. I’ve spotted one in white near Plymouth/Northville in Michigan.

In most other vehicles (e.g. Ford) the emergency braking is a separate system that has it’s own settings for sensitivity and functionality.

I’m not 100% sure why, if I ever run into some of the people I knew I’ll have to ask. My gut feeling is once you get off temp/contract status the pay/benefits are actually very good, especially for Lafayette area.

I’m intrigued how much of this is the reason. I lived in Lafayette for 6 years, and the rest of my life an hour over in Kokomo. Many people were willing to drive the hour to SIA instead of working in town at the (unionized) Chrysler casting/transmission plant.

I suppose I should clarify: this is an example of a streamlined motorcycle, no car about it.

As a reference, a streamlined motorcycle not quite that size with a CD of 0.1 and ~130hp is capable of over 200mph. So I’d guess somewhere around 180hp is correct, and the CD should be somewhere around 0.1, roughly.

Also, in the news not long ago, GM announced a huge upgrade ($877 milion) to its truck plant for body shop improvements and assembly line changes.

I don’t believe it was a 675LT, the entire rear end was MP4.

What if Ford not only brings the Ranger back, but makes a Raptor version of it as well?

That’s probably true, I think that will be a big player. I think the other player will be the shift in automobile design towards more aerodynamically efficient body styles to increase mileage; interestingly, this works to decrease noise as well.

It’s been tested for normal cars too, but it’s much louder than the current acoustic glass offerings. Consumers want quieter cars, not lighter cars.

As a Purdue alumni, working on my second Purdue degree...

I’ve heard some rumors of the Ranger receiving treatment similar to the Raptor.

Having seen many a 350 and 350r in person, this configurator does no justice to the angry beauty that this monster has

Most likely these are made with a prepreg similar to that which Koenigsegg uses for their rims, and by using a thoroughly engineered lay-up of different weave patterns, these rims will certainly be stronger than metal rims, and have excellent strength in all directions, such as a quasi-isotropic lay-up.

The epoxy (often just resin, or matrix) can be chosen for many different characteristics. I don’t have technical details, but most resins are incredibly hard, and resist scratching really well. I would imagine that the paint/coating applied on the rim also improves this by adding another hard, thin layer.

Very interesting application of the spinning multi-tool in zero gravity, or the classic rotation of a book.

God I love the way the 350/R sound.