Harley sells the past; old, rumbling (but comparatively inefficient) technology wedded to a cliche of badassness that harkens back to the careless and maladjusted ex-GIs of WW2 like the Boozefighters. The bandannas, the sunglasses, the scruffiness all scream “FUCK YOU! WORLD!” The appeal of that particular archetype…

This car is Exhibit A on the schizophrenic American car industry in the 70s. In the rear-view mirror is the muscle-car era of the 60s. And that 302 that makes 112 hp used to make 290 (*wink, maybe 320??*) in the Boss 302. The deliberately baroque sheet metal sits on a Wallow-Track suspension from a poorly-paid public…

Fair point.  And admittedly, I am not in that target demographic. 

100hp from almost 2 liters is not impressive, even if you take the Wayback Machine back to the 60s.

So, will the Bimmer-Leute finally quit bitching about Chris Bangle?

Simca was always underappreciated

Wouldn’t rubbing some baking soda onto the fat help it get crackin’? (maillard reaction)https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/mastering-the-maillard-reaction

Yes, I became interested in racing (back ~1967) because of the tech. You didn’t need to see the livery to tell a Lotus from a Ferrari. Can Am cars sported a variety of shapes and engines. Indianapolis was a splooge of different (sometimes wacky) tech. But today, cookie-cutter car series (NASCAR, IndyCar) and even…

Austin America

Thank you for the info. 

In the sedan market?  (Asking, I am genuinely uninformed.) 

I blame Carlos Ghosn

Officer involved: “I was concerned that the apparent kindergartner on the opposite sidewalk might be an ISIS agent in disguise so I confronted her. When her face showed a mixture of surprise and anger, I was certain she’d attack me, so I shot her nine times (I would have fired more rounds, but my magazine was already d…

The best (maybe only) memorable moment from the race was Toto Wolff’s post-race conversation with the Sky Sports guys. Toto is the only obviously human and sympathetic aspect of the Mercedes team.

How about the National Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing require teams to use relatively “stock” cars? (Yeah safety cages a la 60s Trans-Am series are OK ) 2.7 liter Turbo 4 vs.4 liter DOHC V-8? Kewl. (I guess my 6 liter pushrod Camry V8 would no longer be eligible. Oh, wait!)

If I could have cracked the cryptic Caddy alphanumeric nomenclature, I might have an opinion about whether this was a loss or an automotive meh! CTS, CT6, XTS; Detroit, New York, Detroit; who could be bothered to pay attention? M-B, Lexus, and BMW (hell even (Genesis!) sell luxury sedans. Who is Cadillac competing…

HOW can a super big mega cooperation like VAG fuck it up. . .?

“The ad falsely alleges that Biden promised to give Ukraine $1 billion in exchange for firing a prosecutor investigating Biden’s son’s company—a claim that Trump has made many times without presenting evidence. In fact, no one has been able to provide evidence of the claim which originates from a conspiracy-spinning…