http://jalopnik.com/the-ford-focus-rs-is-the-first-u-s-car-with-winter-tir-1759646552
The Ford Focus RS Comes With Winter Tires From The Factory
For the first time in North America, you can order a car from the factory with winter tires, and the new Ford Focus RS is the first car to get the...
http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/this-cheap-looking-lincoln-town-car-has-way-more-power-1759268618
This Cheap-Looking Lincoln Town Car Has Way More Power Than A Charger Hellcat
Fast forward to October 2014, when I finally decided to mate the Cobra powerplant to the 93 Town Car ... :thumbsup:
He...
http://jalopnik.com/i-was-the-first-person-to-publicly-crash-a-2016-chevr-1705084839
I Was The First Person To (Publicly) Crash A 2016 Chevrolet Camaro
Plus, what could go wrong, I thought? While I’m not a pro racing driver, I have years of on-track experience, both for my job and doing HPDEs...
http://jalopnik.com/i-drove-a-challenger-hellcat-and-i-almost-crashed-it-1753762683
I Drove A Challenger Hellcat And I Almost Crashed It
... And this is how I ended up on a twisty road in central Pennsylvania last weekend, trying to regain my composure after I almost ran off the road.
I...
http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/the-mechanic-is-not-ripping-you-off-by-charging-a-marku-1752095185
The Mechanic Is Not Ripping You Off By Charging A Markup On Parts
http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42079
Lost a friend and brother this weekend
This posting reminded me of the IIHS video below, and I didn't want to post it directly into that post.
This is a fearsome crash. I am wondering if ACC / Forward Collision Warning might help prevent...
http://gizmodo.com/why-we-become-such-assholes-when-we-re-behind-the-wheel-1752925126
Why We Become Such A-holes When We’re Behind the Wheel
:rant: :paddle: :barf:
:crazy:
:lol:
http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/ten-used-cars-that-can-kill-a-dodge-hellcat-for-less-th-1752856621
Ten Used Cars That Can Kill A Dodge Hellcat For Less Than $60,000
Beware The Joyriding Mechanic - Lehto's Law Ep. 2.14
Published on Jan 13, 2016
What happens when a mechanic takes your car for a joyride? What are the laws on this and what can be done to prevent it? There is a podcast of this video...
http://jalopnik.com/the-100-000-lexus-lc-500-is-the-most-badass-lexus-sinc-1752278150
The $100,000 Lexus LC 500 Is The Most Badass Lexus Since The LFA
Lexus’ 5.0 liter, naturally aspirated V8. The failing of this engine is that it’s a little short on torque for an engine its size, with 389...
for those of you who like all things engines :thumbsup:
except for the neighbors leaf blower at 7am on a Saturday morning :rant:
http://hackaday.com/2015/12/30/garbage-can-rc-car-engine-powers-ridiculous-pencil-sharpener/
Garbage can RC car Engine Powers Ridiculous Pencil Sharpener
http://jalopnik.com/this-is-why-you-always-always-clear-the-snow-off-your-1750971196
This Is Why You Always, Always Clear The Snow Off Your Car's Roof
This dashcam video shows what can go wrong if you’re lazy and you don’t clear that huge block of snow and ice off of the roof of your car—it can...
Anyone buy their car with arbitration clause? Seems I did :shrug: I was rather hasty in my car purchase, and after burning a couple of hours at the dealership, and going through a tedious stack of papers, this gem got dropped on me near the end of the process, and I hadn't given it any thought...
I was under the (false) assumption that the Mustang and F150 shared the same base EB engine, but that's definitely not the case. It is odd that Ford didn't just stick the F150 2.7 EB into the Mustang and tune it to rev. That's 5.0 level power, without mods. And on the Ford website, 2.7 EB is...
for you MT82 owners out there, who might need some light reading material for your Christmas :cheers:
the lines below are just snippets I lifted from the article to serve as Cliff Notes
http://www.rsgear.com/blog/2011/5/23/understanding-and-analyzing-manual-transmission-failures.aspx...
this has probably already been asked before, but is there a way to mod the base GT have its tachometer flash / turn red when approaching the red-line? I think Premium does this. Ideally it would be programmable, so I could set to 4000 while my car is still new. And maybe 5000-6000 after that.