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@ViergangFuchs: The phrase I used was "slow-motion launch train-wrecks." Ford and Dodge have products that are going to come out despite the market, not because of it. Things will have changed so dramatically between the time F-150 and Ram were essentially finished and the time they launch that knowing of their… Read more

@instrumentofaction: That's a contraption they call "The Claw." It's formed to the exact dimensions of the standardized NASCAR car body, and placed over each vehicle as it passes through tech to ensure that the body conforms to the required dimensions. Read more

Eric Stromer does AOL home improvement videos sponsored by GMC. He should stick to mending screen doors. Read more

@RyanB: You're too kind, RB. Read more

@milo_carrera: Put me down for +2. The car is originally a 351C 2bbl, now with CJ 4bbl heads, mild cam, and 4bbl intake/carb. Looks stock, though, down to the valve covers and 2bbl air cleaner/sticker. Read more

@cyanics: Size-wise, Tiguan's competition is going to be Compass/Patriot, Rogue, and the like (true car-based crossovers) rather than the "larger" small SUVs like CX7/Escape/RDX/Highlander. Read more

Sorry—first-day all-thumbs mistake. Fixed now. Read more

Thanks all for the warm welcome. Read more