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Today's cars are better in almost every way than the 1960-70's. Safer, faster, easier to drive and better on the environment. (No more breathing horrible smog, exhaust, lead (autism, learning disabilities) like every downtown had in the 1970's). Most 1960/70's muscle cars are overrated today...

I'm not a fan of turbos, but the twin turbo 6 seems like a powerful engine. At least Dodge is trying. Depends on how they price it if it will be a success. I think the ICE one is a great. I'd buy one if I had the money. However, I don't think they'll sell many electric ones. The nice...

At least they're around. Restoring cars in the 1990's wasn't much fun. Before internet, before cell phones (yeah, some rich pukes had them, but not many). The few aftermarket companies, Hemmings and local papers had very few items. Junk yards didn't know what old cars they had so you had to...

I like the design, however engineering is just another nail in the death of Mopar. Stellantis is having issues with electric vehicles, so last month, Stellantis, Volkswagen and Renault formed an alliance to hopefully lower the prices. Mopar - A very slow, painful death. 1998 - Merged with...

This week, Toyota lowered the price of its Toyota Mirai by $40,000. From $52,000 to $12,000. Toyota also gives a $15,000 hydrogen fuel card, so car is technically free. Problems are 1) It runs on Hydrogen. 2) Some Hydrogen fuel stations are closing. 3) There's few Mirai's remaining for...

Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C. Worlds largest diesel engine. I stand corrected. Finland is a silly place too.

Americans are driving tanks...We're a silly country. (Medium Sherman tank vs 2021 Cadillac Escalade, but true for Ford F150, Denali, RAM, Hummer etc.)

These youngsters don't get that having optional choices doesn't = fail. Back before the "jellybean era" which started in the 90's and continues today where most cars look the same inside and out, auto manufacturers had a wide variety of cosmetics, drivetrains and packages. Almost 1/3 of people...

1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst - $270 per yr. Full insurance but 4 mo in storage. (in 2022, I was only paying $180). 2013 Lincoln - $430 per yr. Full ins (2021 - $320) I'm not complaining since I live in a cheap city but I feel bad for others. Other than inflation, I found out new type of fraud...

1) Why would Cummins install "defeat" emission devices for customers? 2) How did Cummins think they can get away with doing this for 630K vehicles? 3) (I'm paraphrasing) Cummins acted as "Yeah, we'll pay 1.67 Billion, but no big deal. It doesn't hurt us at all" That's weird too. I guess...

It's a beautiful CANADIAN bridge. Anyone know the story of this bridge? USA didn't have much to do with it other than almost 30yrs of delays and trying to cancel it. It's crazy how much control some billionaires have over us and state governments. To finally resolve it, Canadian govt said...

I'm glad I'm almost 60 so I don't have to deal with future's new tech. Every year for the last 30yrs, average of 40,000 dead, over 2 million to the hospital each year. Sounds like a war, but its vehicle crashes in the USA. New tech isn't reducing crashes, I think its causing them by false...

Thanks Mike for the info. Yes, hydrogen has problems, however hydrogen has much more potential than the glass ceiling of batteries. The more power they squeeze out of batteries, the more dangerous they are. You see this in the real world. The more electric cars, the more electric utilities...

Technically, the longest production vehicle ever made was the Cadillac Series 75. GM said the 1973 Cadillac Series 75 was a "9 passenger sedan". Never termed a limousine although that's what most people used it for. And it was a production model, not a stretched version.

I'm sure most of you have heard of drive by wire which replaces any mechanical connection of the steering wheel to the tires which came out in 2020 and now is standard on more 2024 cars. (Tesla, Lexus, Ferrari, etc). Its actually a Toyota invention but Tesla seems to be taking credit for it...

There's just too many major problems. Hoping they will solve these but engineers have already said electric cars are as safe as they can make them. Ship set afire shipping electric cars. - Sure it happens with gasoline vehicles too, but they're able to put it out....plus they're not breathing...

Thanks Mike, I didn't know some of that stuff. Still you have to agree batteries are just another stop gap measurement. Lithium - If all vehicles were lithium, run out in 150yrs with another 150yrs digging deep into earth...still 300yrs is pretty good. Hydrogen - If all vehicles were...

I apologize. It's my negative style of humor. I don't want to make anyone mad, just trying to be funny. ...but you have to agree some designers just come up with silly useless ideas? In pic, air vents are solid so you can't move them by hand. You have to do this....That's just silly, more...

Maybe its just me? I've been looking for a new car. I feel new cars are more dangerous (due to all the distractions built in), more work to operate and makes everyone's life slower. I know modern cars have much better suspensions, frames, rust prevention so that great, but todays goofy...

Thanks for the info Mike. Not saying you're wrong but where did you get that info? Because energy density of batteries is far lower than hydrogen. I agree with you that making hydrogen using the electrical grid would be very inefficient...but batteries are already very inefficient. Hydrogen...