I skimmed the article twice... what does this have to do with the Viper?

I consider myself fairly knowledgeable on most things Mustang, and I’ve never seen this.  I had no idea there was a King Cobra Torino.  And apparently it got the 429 to boot?

I mean, if it’s not mag-lev, is it really a monorail?

I don’t know why, but the two are tightly coupled in my head.

Yeah, fuck that. The only tool here is your weird obsession with not being associated with a scene that hasn’t existed in over a decade and no one outside of the auto community remembers enough to know that a stock-bodied Civic has anything to do with it.

a 30% bump in power (and more torque from the K series engines) will more than offset a few hundred pounds.

At least in the US, this generation Si was only offered in the coupe.

no one above the age of 19 could drive without looking like a complete tool.

The Supra may have the classic emblem but the 86...

Chevy will release the “Sierravangelical”, which simply denies the existence of dinosaurs and insists that all loans get paid out for the full term.

Fuck that. What a waste of such amazing, technical corners that are challenging and fun at still legal speeds.

My understanding is no, because people want a car that has the look of the image they’re trying to portray. It’s why SUVs and crossovers try to look rugged, sports cars have nonfunctional scoops and wings, and all hybrids look like ergonomic mice.

I’d also hope that engineers and designers wouldn’t bow to skeumorphism,…

Did someone say F15E?

The Edge ST is faster (by a good bit), stops faster, and corners harder than the Focus and Fiesta STs.

I’m not one clamoring for a Coyote-powered Bronco, but I can understand for those that have actual trail use in mind. An N/A V8 has the perception of less complexity and thus higher reliability when you’re in the middle of nowhere. Considering that at its core the Bronco is a retro vehicle, catering to a crowd that…

Here’s my race series:
—All parts used must be available on a current-year production vehicle. Brake pads, seats, harnesses, and rollover protection excepted, but must only be useful for their specific purpose. Tires excepted, but must be a DOT-approved tire in an OEM-offered size for the wheel used. Where necessary to…

Yeah, the only way I could see that is if there was significant weight savings to chest-pound about, and even then I think Ford would find it easier to sell Broncos with 50 more horsepower than Broncos with 500 less pounds.

While I agree with you and my preference would be for unique SVT model names, Ford pretty much killed that with the SVT Focus and Contour.

Considering the regular Bronco already has the 2.7L Ecoboost as an option, my guess is that the Bronco Raptor will get the 3.0L Ecoboost from the Explorer ST.

I don’t believe there’s “no reason”. A ‘69 Ford F100 with a load of wood and four-wheel drum brakes isn’t going to travel safely at 100mph, and people don’t have good enough lane discipline for large speed differentials.

I ran under the assumption that it was based on the type of road; 25mph for residential, 35 for throughways, 45 for multi-lane throughways, 55 for single-lane highway, and 65 for freeway. And then that speed is adjusted after based on traffic data, under the assumption that some percentage (I believe 85%) is…