What I really want in a truck is a mid-size coupe that drives like a car with an 80" bed and enough towing capacity to haul a small bike trailer or sailboat. Basically, a replacement for my El Camino. The extended Colorado has a 74" bed which is close but it's too short to haul a bedding set with the tailgate up. It…

It's funny that you call the LS a truck engine used in cars when most in the truck community rag on GM for using a car engine in its trucks. Ford is the company that used a truck motor in the Mustang for so long. The LS is a lightweight motor that has small external dimensions and a low CG which is perfect for cars…

They don't need to get angry and/or violent when the car they're supporting is faster than anything else in it's price range by a mile.

Same thing as far as most are concerned.

The report says that we need to spend $120 billion on highways and bridges between 2015 and 2020, while spending at all levels of government is just $83 billion; we need $43 billion for public transit, while it's currently at a dismal $17 billion. Today, our road system scores a mere "D+" grade when compared to the…

Every athlete at that level is a loud mouth and a dickhead to the other team.

If 16th in the world is a D+ then there's something wrong with the grading scale. U.S. infrastructure isn't great but these reports are usually compiled by Civil engineering groups that have a financial interest in more infrastructure investment.

Not NASCAR!!!

I heard the South Pole logistics were conducted out of Christchuch, NZ. Do they have another base?

Ten years ago, people went to an average of five dealerships when buying a car. According to consultants at McKinsey, Via the Freep, that number is down to 1.6. Why? Because people can just look up that shit on the Internet, meaning that they can get rival quotes without leaving their home or office or bathtub or…

He's playing the ball, which is the primary thing you do in this game. You should never comment on the rules of football ever again.

The last MS Miata made 36 more horsepower than its sibling and only cost $800 extra.

You're probably thinking of mid-size sedans when you say that (or Ferraris, but that's a different world). It's because they keep putting bigger and heavier engines up front that throw off the balance of the car. It's not hard to make 100% more power for cheap when you produce an unbalanced FWD car with 30% more…

There's a guy in my neighborhood with one. I first saw it parked outside the grocery store and didn't recognize it until I got closer and heard the V8. The styling is way to bland for me to believe that it's worth $50000.

Price is important too. The only other true roadster in the $25k price range is the Mini, which has FWD, 208 hp, and weighs 450 lbs more. The lbs:hp is 12.7, which is 1.5 less than the new Miata. Is 50 extra hp worth FWD and extra weight? I'd say no.

It has 35% more power than the NA with only a 6% increase in weight for under $25,000. That's damn good. Anyone who is disappointed was never in the target market for a Miata.

Reviews are now trickling out of early drives of development prototypes of the 1.5 liter 2016 Mazda Miata, but it appears that the spec of the car that we're getting here in America is also being confirmed: How does 155 horsepower and 148 pound feet of torque sound in a car that weighs around 2,200 pounds?

The NA Miata made 115 HP and weighed 2070 lb and it has been tracked more than any other car in history. 155 hp/2200 lb isn't pathetic, it's exactly what this car needs. 0-60 time is meaningless in a cheap roadster.

Ford still pays auto workers the most of all the domestic automakers at around $59 an hour, it is thought that only Mercedes pays more.

As we discussed a few days ago the actual pay rate is around $30 an hour.