From linked CNBC article - that 25k figure is not valid:

Ooof this hit the nostalgia-bone hard. Seriously loved Grand Prix’s and Bonnevilles of this era. Saw the engine bay and let out a “hell yea!”

You sonuvabitch, I’m in!

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=4b15b01f59c94adfbf3e3ad18e2f680b

Agreed. This solution is known, Ford did their HW and most likely went with the most cost effective solution. Who knows what other constraints there were in this engineering problem.

WTF is this sorcery??? It totally changes the look!

I like it! Looks like a good commuter option for when my GTI either dies or retires to be a solely fun car.

I kind of like that he’s the antithesis to Hamilton’s polished super PC persona. Max is abrasive and doesn’t have a very pleasant personality. Max says some funny things, and doesn’t mince words. So many of Ham’s responses just seem like canned PR babble. Yea he’s nice (‘Great work by the team’, ‘these guys just work…

I had a ‘63 Midget I wrenched on for a while. It was such a simple machine, and I was surprised at how cheap parts were!

It wouldn’t matter if the nuts were missing though. Even without lug nuts on, there are still 4 studs to take the load of that corner of the vehicle. It’s missing the nuts, NOT the studs which actually carry the load.

That 48 Hz rear diff damper is a NVH tuning part, something that is tacked on as the vehicle nears maturity to reduce any unwanted driveline vibes that couldn’t be avoided with hard parts and transmission tuning.