October 1995, while returning my niece and nephew to their rightful owners, the little buggers got carsick in the back of my new T-Bird on Angeles Crest. One did the back of the passenger seat, the other used my hat, which I discovered later (fortunately discovered before donning). It was fun finding a car wash…

Yeah, but starting at ~$42k and $65k for the V, I'm not sure it's the in the same league as the old family wagon.

The American Land Yacht Station Wagon...

How did I miss this QOTD? My answer is a DC3 dolled up as a Space Shuttle...

Thanx. I'll need to look into this as my 2000 F150 is about ready for replacement. As to Audi alloy, here is a pic of my wife's A8L after hitting a tree at ~45 mph. Not sure if steel would have affected the outcome.

So, is this alloy considerably different/stornger than what Audi uses in the A8?

Really? He said the problem was with his old truck. When did Ford start making Al boxes?

Obviously he never heard of these....

Interesting how it's all designed by sliderule, experience and TLAR (that looks about right).

~83 mph - powered by meat...

3.58 seconds at 386.26 mph - Hydrogen Peroxide rocket dragster.

Buckeye Bullet 2 - Hydrogen fuel cell 303+mph

Morphing bodywork. When in highly patrolled areas - least ticketed car:

You seem to have confused bribes for gratuities. These are simply tips to ensure prompt service and goods..... ;-)

I know you mean the axle line, my point was that the engine is much further than usual due to being an inline 5 rather than the usual V6 or larger. The drawing posted struck me as indicative of how extreme the engine jutted out from the front of the wheelbase. If I could have found a cutaway with the V10, I'd have…

I dunno, think that would work? ;-)

I see the front of the rim ahead of the rear main bearing in the pic. Almost all of the engine is ahead of the wheel and most ahead of the tire.

5 cylinder Audi seems like an excessive overhang... most of the engine is ahead of the front wheels.

Does this count?

The best performer? Mazda with an average of 28.1 mpg. The worst? Chrysler at 20.9 mpg because all anyone wants is Jeeps and Rams. Nissan (zoom zoom!) was up the most, hitting 26.2 mpg from 24.1 mpg the prior year.