the AWD version of the challenger weighs about 200 lbs more than the RWD version. the Mustang weighs about 3650 lbs. I’d gladly take the 5.5% increase in curb weight for 100% more drive traction.

I realize that this may be an unpopular opinion, but why isn’t there an AWD option on pony cars? Pretty much every other car of appreciable power these days at least has it as an option, if not standard. Somehow, the ‘legacy’ models get a pass.

so you’re playing with mix designs in a lab.

you’re not a physical engineer. you’re probably something like software or EE or possibly a mechanical that never leaves his cubicle. willing to bet you never even looked up at the underside of a bridge.

your grade changed in about 15 seconds, so you know...

so a guy in a Focus RS who paid mark-up for the joy of owning (or leasing) this econobox with a blown head gasket has a high likelihood of having paid more for his car (with mark up) than the guy next to him in an Audi S4 or a BMW 335ix (that bargained down) ? That’s HYSTERICAL!

while I honestly feel terrible for the large population of flat bill wearing bearded millennials left without their daily transportation, I must say I’m not surprised. Ford engineers have a long history on the truck side of carving 1/100th of a penny of materials to a disastrous end. That they would skimp on a cheap…

I’m not saying you’re wrong, but who else is qualified to make the assessment?

correction: there have been 23 bridge failures that you know about. You have no idea how many ‘near misses’ we’ve caught over the years. It’s getting worse out there, buddy. When the silver bridge collapsed, it forced everyone to scramble and start to fix bridges. Pins and hangers were a scramble fix after Mianus,…

I can’t stand Bangle when he talks. He just drips with arch mage level D-Bag arrogance that I can’t stand. I also can’t stand his take on the 5 series and the 7 series. That being said, given the current state of BMW concept design, I’d take him back in a heartbeat.

yeah, you are supposed to believe that. even with the frame issues, Toyotas have the best rust protection in the industry and they’re generally dead-stone reliable. I have a 2002 Tacoma with 170k miles on it. I could put a sign on it for $8k today and see it leave my driveway before the sun goes down tomorrow. I also…

welcome to the world where having a truly powerful car makes everyone else look weak by comparison. the toughest part about these cars is NOT using the power. Learning that restraint is a useful life lesson though. ;)

so let me get this straight:

nope, it’s hit-and-miss over the years and persisted through at least the YJ’s. I had an 83 CJ-7 “Jeep” that received a new tub from a 1994 Wrangler “Joop”. It was always hit-n-miss on what you’d get based on how old the dies were when the tub was made. We used to do this swap a lot back when YJ’s were still readily…

the Jeep CJ’s had this problem, too.

not the sticker on the car, dude, but what it actually costs to make. Materials aren’t worth anything on a product like this. It’s all labor, logistics, and paperwork (testing).

I have an S4, which, for all intents and purposes is pretty much the same idea. Believe it or not, it’s harder than you’d think to get a decently sized sedan with AWD, a bruiser motor, and a stick shift.

do people still buy single cabs?

that dude is definitely planning on getting lucky with the driver in the back.

Isuzu makes a fantastic cab over chassis in the NPR series.