superfastmatt
Matt Brown
superfastmatt
Matt Brown is an automotive engineer, writer, and builder of unconventional things. Mostly vehicles.

I know it wasn’t a win, but I always loved Tiago Monteiro’s podium at the 2005 USGP. His only podium in a terrible Jordan car and only because there were only 5 other drivers. He’s 3rd and the only one on the podium, probably the only person at the track, who was really excited about the whole thing.

This might be one of those things that will seem dated. In 10 or 15 years it will look old and nobody will want one. Then in 25-30 years it will look the cool kind of old and everyone will want one. Read more

Bystander, telephone pole, brick mailbox, the dumpster behind Jamba Juice... They’ll hit anything, they are indiscriminate death missiles. Read more

Because EVs don’t have a big engine in the front of the car to take the brunt of a head-on collision, it could theoretically be a pretty significant weak spot for the car. Read more

Is there a reason this car doesn’t have the ridiculous wing on the back? I’m guessing the pointy nose would be problematic for crash/homologation, but how does Dodge keep making these Daytona Chargers without putting a bookshelf on the back? Read more

My all-time favorite cars, of any kind, are the late 60's F1 cars. They look like someone put a V8 in the back of a Kayak.

They should report these numbers in terms of countries’ GDP: Read more

...Karma did when they unveiled their solar roof in 2016—remember, they claimed it would “power the car,” which, of course, was bullshit. Read more

Fuck yeah, Chrysler T&C lyfe! Anytime I hear someone talking about doing a van conversion or camper van I always tell them to get a minivan. Way cheaper. Also inconspicuous, which has lots of advantages. I also camper’d out my T&C a few years ago and drove it around the country: https://oppositelock.kinja.com/in-defens Read more

Oh me too. And it is impressive weight and cost for a hand made car with things like seat heaters and A/C. Just being cheeky; cars never get lighter and simpler, and this looks like a great balance for a new car.  Read more

Dodge is good at the cognitive dissonance. I’ve always said my 2nd gen Viper is easily my favorite and least favorite vehicle I’ve owned.  Read more

Can you imagine? A New York City where it’s impossible to almost be hit by a car and then yell “Hey, I’m Walkin here!” Read more

I like to cover the whole spectrum.

I thought it was a typo but GMauthority says the same thing. It’s possible that the Z51 package also comes with front rotor cooling but not rear, so they put slightly bigger rear rotors to balance it at temp. It’s a little weird that they’re so close; it seems like it would make sense to use the same front and rear Read more

We need dual exhaust systems, one loud, one quiet, connected to a GPS and time-of-day based control system that seamlessly blends between the mean exhaust rumble and the quiet muffler for the car enthusiast who is also an inconsiderate moron who doesn’t realize or care that it is 1am in the middle of a neighborhood. Read more