It’s actually the other way around, the CD6 platform was developed from the S550 Mustang. Read more

We have to find this other application now. Turns our that there are a whole bunch of Nissans that use that system and the nub is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Nissan-46512-H0101-Rubber-Stopper-Brake/dp/B00TNL826G

I dislike that black fake vent thing very much.

Ford does it on some of the EcoBoost motors like the 3.5 in the Raptor and the GT. Read more

I agree with Kristen. This blog is right. Read more

I have not seen it in person yet but the headlights seem too big. Otherwise it’s fine. Read more

I’ve heard lots of price ranges but at this point your guess is as good as mine. Read more

I’ve heard that TRW will be doing the airbags but have not been able to confirm yet. Read more

Based on my examination of the engine they had on display in Detroit earlier this year, it is very closely related to the RS engine. Read more

The six-foot bed for the SuperCrew was a typo. Fixing now. The bed delete option will be available and will likely be ordered by fleets for upfitting of toolboxes and such. Read more

There will be a new platform for Explorer and Aviator. Read more

Yep. There will be a new platform for the Explorer and Aviator. Read more

Yep, Explorer and its sibling, the Aviator. Read more

I think that it might be some sort of autonomous vehicle.

Inginirex actually noted all of them:
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The window switch part still stays the same so it can be replaced individually. It’s the modules in between that have been condensed. Read more

Since you asked.

Sure. I’m not saying that bespoke equals reliable. I’m saying that the Model 3 was designed for specific components from the ground up while the Model S was an exercise of pulling modules of the shelf from other cars and trying to make them talk to each other. Read more

I get where you’re coming from and the Roadster is significantly different in some aspects but if you take the motor and battery portion out of the equation there are not huge differences underneath.

The Roadster is a retrofit into an existing car and not one that Tesla built from scratch so it would be kind of pointless to look at what is shared with the Lotus since almost all of it is actually the Lotus. Read more