Aside from the Z cars and GTR I have no idea how Nissan stays in business...or for that matter who buys a Rogue when they could have any other small suv, who buys a maxima or altima when Toyota and Honda both make better cars for that segment, who buys a Titan when you could get a Toyota, GM, Ford, or Dodge of better…

I mean, those are wonderful ideas, and I am very pro nuclear, but many things you suggested are hard to do because we live in a country with special interest groups.

Hub motors are the future of EV, I remember when orbis debuted their kit a few years ago how awesome it was. They took a FWD civic and made it into an AWD with just hub motors wired to a battery pack/controller that was slaved off of the throttle. Wheel motors cut down on the number of drivetrain components and…

Ford has a long history of making dumb choices, passing on VW, the Edsel, the Bronco II, the Pinto, the Mustang II but worst of all...becoming a car company that doesn’t make cars (aside from the mustang).

UHMPE Ropes are so cool! I used to sell them, and they are fascinating. They are “as strong as steel at a fraction of the weight” but they also have other awesome features. They do not “snap” like wire rope or traditional synthetic rope, when they reach a failure point energy is transmitted along the entire length…

Golf Sportwagen TDI

Also, nuclear energy and more efficient cargo ships would cut emissions.

I don't even know where to begin. You are right that in built up urban areas this might be a good idea. I'm all for it and would like to live in a place where I could actually utilize public transit. But! I live in Houston, home to urban sprawl and in cities like Houston and LA where to get from here to there always…

My cetane gland just went all tingly

Truefitt and Hill

Truefitt and Hill

So many OSHA violations, just so so many.

Took a C-130 on my way into Afghanistan and took a C-17 out of it. The c-17 is massive but not quite as impressive as the c-5. I will say this though, compared to the jump seats on a c-130, the seats on the c-17 felt like heaven.

1988 Porsche Slantnose Ruf Cabrio...felt like Miami vice