Recent content by WXman

As I sit and watch the years and decades roll by, it is quite comical to see the "green" rules and goalposts continually changed as leaders realize how unfeasible their promises are. There isn't enough money to pay for what they want to do, and middle class citizens are growing increasingly...

Will the Ramcharger, which is now called REV, ever see the light of day? I've been reading about it for years now. Are they really going to build and sell them?

Maybe Ford's announcement that the next gen Lightning will be EREV will light a fire under Ram's butt to get the REV to market faster.

This month's was easy. Next month's isn't. Plaid, no hard top, gold accents. Hmmm... closest thing I can conjure up is the Levi Straus Edition from the late 1970s. Those sort of fit the mold here. But who knows...

Has an average citizen even taken delivery of one of these yet? Vehicle of the Year seems premature when 1) they aren't on the streets yet 2) the version of the car we do have is complete junk. Let's reserve our thoughts until there are many of these in the hands of real people.

I agree. My only complaint with the Tradesman trucks is those door panels. The elbow rest will kill a guy. Plastic is way too hard.

I don't see station wagons making a comeback, so I'm guessing Magnum is going on the next-gen V8 engines. SRT6 is surely for the rumored hi-po Hurricane car that is said to be coming next year.

Something like this should have gone to production during the Golden Years. They would have been legendary in status by now.

I hope this car sells better than expected, and I wish them the best. But I just can't see somebody test driving a Mustang GT and then Charger Sixpack and taking the Sixpack home. I just don't see it happening. Like I've said a thousand times before, when it comes to this segment of cars...

I still think THAT truck would not do well in the U.S. It is way too similar to the Ford Ranger and to some extent the Chevy Colorado. There is absolutely nothing there that distinguishes this truck from the rest of the pack. Why should a buyer pick this up instead of a proven Ford Ranger...

To be fair, I don't think any kind of marketing they could have done would have saved Fiat in the U.S. I'm 47 years old and my entire life I've heard people make fun of Fiat. Fiat is synonymous with junk in the U.S. thesaurus. When you have a perception that's as deeply rooted as that one for...

I'd like to see Stellantis do with Chrysler what GM has done with Cadillac. They've really cranked up the dial on Cadillac's presence as the luxury performance brand. Sporty, yet premium. That's what Chrysler deserves to be also. But, alas we're talking about the company that's still using a...

From 100 feet, you would never be able to tell that's not a Ford Ranger. I guess if you're going to copy another company, the leader in trucks is the one to copy. Toyota used to do the same thing, until they got sued.

Or even an EREV. Scout is prepping an EREV right now that will compete directly in this space, and they are promising a $60k starting price. If you're standing there looking at the Recon vs. the Traveler and the Traveler is $7k less money with 300 miles more range, which are you taking home?

My first thought when I saw the doors off was, “How many thousands of dollars is it going to take to repair that B-pillar the first time somebody snags that door hinge on a tree along a trail?” 250 miles of range in perfect conditions, means 175ish during winter. And it STARTS at $67k? Are...