Mazda’s reflex blue is handsome, without being over the top. Ford’s Lightning Blue is deep and rich.

What I need most is a giant map front and center. Here, Audi has nailed it. A digital tach and speedo are certainly needed, however I would like something new: an available power gauge, shown as a percentage. Nowadays both ICE and EVs frequently restrict power output. They are also implementing “overboost” functions,…

I was 11-years old and for some reason I cannot forget this commercial’s tagline. Just watched it for the first time in 30 years annnnnnd yep - that’s it.

About 90% are from Vandenberg, and they do both military and civilian operations. Occasionally they’ll launch one from a submarine and I think I recall a launch from an island off the coast. In addition to the fortuitous timing perhaps another key was the direction of the launch. This seemed mostly southward…

Looking back at it, I’m surprised there was no public notice. There have been some that have chastised people for not knowing what it was, but highly visible launches like this are very infrequent. I’ve got pictures of similar launches from 2005 and 2002 and I think there was one I missed, but on average visually…

Thank you all, and sure. This was taken with a somewhat old Canon 60D DSLR and a first generation Tamron 150-600mm lens I purchased to photograph the eclipse a few months ago. Cheapest long lens and totally worth it for my purposes, see (admitted noisy) photo below! I used a $50 Sony tripod and clumsily hand guided…

Ad-free because ads suck :) , but if Mr. Musk has a Model 3 he wouldn’t mind parting with I’d happily film every twilight SpaceX launch for years. Thanks for the compliments, and enjoy!

I got all those videos beat. I shot it with a 600mm lens from approx. 170 miles ESE. I’m so stoked about the details that are captured. The reddish color initially is the plume in sunset colors, then as it exits sunset in rises up into the sunlight @ 30 seconds I can see the vehicle itself! Would have been a 10 out of…

$20M is a pittance, and a bonus is not the long-term commitment to good paying jobs that Americans need. While it’s good to see American workers reap pay increases let’s keep it real:

I just purchased a new ‘17 and I’m enjoying it very much. My requirements were: price around $20K, automatic trans, sufficient HP, hatchback, 2-doors, sunroof strongly desired. I ended up with a loaded Turbo DCT for ~$21K before TTL (no trade-in). As a 6' guy I’m really happy with the Veloster’s door setup. In my…

If I may interject, I just purchased a Veloster turbo DCT with the same engine and transmission in that car. You’ll probably find the ECU and transmission programming fairly unrefined - lots of surges and hesitation without any corresponding throttle inputs, and the car can be EXTREMELY reluctant to downshift in D…

And then there is the $2000 upcharge for the auto trans. You don’t even get the OPTION of adding power windows on that trim either. They are making a killing on these.

Alpine makes a line of marine products and the head units tend to be silver. Would be a much better choice here:

And fuck you right back. A union full of barely-trained volunteers is supposed to be faultless champions of justice, yet an entire department of well-paid HR personnel who are likely experienced and educated in the field get no mention? See the quote in the article, “well, where do you go?”. That’s indicative of…

Yep, it’s based on the Civic. The location of the gas cap cover and the top of the front fender in the a-pillar are the clinchers. So, would this be an..........ACURA?

Is there a practical reason to fold the window down? Does it help keep the interior from getting dusty off-road?

I would head to YouTube. There are a number of clear videos from the LA auto show that depict the power canvas sunroof (which is precisely what it is), the removable hard top side windows on that same example and at least some of the manual soft top operation.

This, this, so much this. No a/c and manual roll up windows should be considered options - items that can be deleted by special order only for the hardcore bros.

I actually saw the BMW version of this car yesterday on California’s PCH (it trailed a test Mini and test Bentley). Celica wouldn’t really work given that it is quite a big vehicle. From directly in front it looked like a 6-series. It wasn’t until I saw it in profile that I realized it was the SupraW.

Mind if I ask a cooling-related question? How important is the amount of clearance between the back of your average modern radiator and engine-bay hardware? What about clutter around the engine bay in general as it relates to post-radiator airflow? There are a lot of aftermarket companies out there that offer kits to…