In case they spill their Starbucks on it.

I’m not sure what he’s complaining about here.

Not sure why he didn’t get that Truecoat....

It’s not turbo lag, that doesn’t even really exist anymore. Ford programs its truck transmissions very, very far in the direction of fuel economy, which makes them very excited about shifting up, and very reluctant to shift down. You can correct this simply by putting the transmission in sport, pushing the tow button,…

“I immediately had an Xpel ppf coating put on all the paint and a ceramic coating put on over that.”

Ordering a car you have never driven is in line with another rule I have, which is to never buy a new car in its 1 year of production.

Yup. Elon will attempt to save face by saying the Cybertruck spurred the development of an electric truck industry, but that Tesla no longer sees the need to produce a vehicle in that market. Then expect him to announce a more practical--and conventionally appearing--electric SUV to sit above the Model Y.

Agreed. When I start looking for an EV, the Rivian is currently at the top of my list since I’d like to get a truck. The Cybertruck looks to goofy for my taste.

The first concept car I truly loved was the 1988 Ford Splash. Something about it struck a chord in my 6-year-old heart.

meanwhile, Rivian already has electric trucks on the road

Hard to do when reliability mostly functions as folklore.

Because the trucking industry has good lobbyists who know where to spread the cash and get results. The only reason it’s legal is because of a legislative carve-out.

I’m not sure if it’s just me, but car prices have made me maintain, clean and insure my fleet like they are the last cars I’ll be able to afford. When I bought my truck 6 years ago, I assumed I’d upgrade when something better came out.

I have a nice idea how to fix this “problem”. Exactly 5 minutes before the qualifying/race starts a coin is flipped. The coin decides if the oval is going to be driven clockwise or counterclockwise. The cars cannot be modified in any way after the direction has been decided.

This,

As someone who prefers GT racing, this is very funny to me. You want a symmetrical setup? Force compliance through track configuration. Stop making left turns the only turns, eliminating or at least mitigating the advantage of an asymmetrical setup. You wouldn’t even have to change the track exactly, make everyone pit…

“This didn’t sit well with NASCAR for a lot of reasons. It creates further deviation from the Cup cars’ real-world counterparts...”

Complete amateur take on this, but I feel like I’ve read tech write-ups that say the dog-tracking actually provides net-aero-positive gains on an oval track.

Aero is a consideration, but it isn’t the only consideration.

Looks like a Nova going down the highway.