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

A friend of mine had a 440 Imperial. There was a lot of nautical terminology thrown about when driving it. Stuff like “coming about”.
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Best Wedge ever.  Who’s the loser to the left of him?

Plus, I think it’d be really cool if you got one with a big enough battery that could charge whatever little electric car it’s towing along behind as it drives. That plus some form of regenerative charging for the car, of course. Then, when you get to whatever campsite, you plug your RV in to the shore power hookup as Read more

Still my favorite wedge.

That type of seating only looks comfortable, it’s actually quite awful. The ‘92 Olds 88 I learned to drive on had bench seating at the same layout, and it was awkward as hell. The headrests come up to the bottom of your shoulders, meaning they are useless as headrests. The bench doesn’t keep you in place, so any turns Read more

Is it ironic that the photo used for this article shows Autipilot telling the driver to touch the wheel *now* or it will stop? (The white at the top of the instrument panel) Read more

Hey Matt, totally unrelated comment incoming. I just found your Youtube channel. You’re a gem, keep the good stuff coming! Read more

Screw that. You can fit 4 shifter carts with mildly tuned LS engines in the space of one car. Imagine, side by side karts blasting to work at 120 mph. Imagine the throughput gains. Gridlock would be a thing of the past.  Read more

In 1985 the U.S. chicken tariff was in effect taxing foreign made trucks 25% hence the $ 16,000.00 price tag.People still wanted and bought them though until Reagan put a quota on them and dealers started gouging consumers with a thing called additional dealer markup stickers for $2,500.00 and up.
I lusted over a 1996 Read more

This will definetly be a thing, altough probably as the middle of the road offer in terms of price. Not sharing your ride will be a premium you pay for. The cheapest will probably be shuttles for 5-10 people, they will find a way to squeeze you in. And if you can afford you’ll be driven in a big ass limo. Overall I’d Read more

The top on mine is removable, you just need a special tool called a Sawzall, and it can only be done once Read more

Matt, what’s the deal with the price? 499.7.0 I understand that 499 is Pounds, but what are the 7 and the 0?   Are they Shillings and Pence? Read more

What a wonderful vehicle. Not that I’m biased...

Volvo’s electric strategy is to offer electric variants of vehicles that are also sold with internal combustion engines, Read more

The photo caption “barely bigger than an instrument case” is everything. Read more

Actually what could save Harley is making mobility scooters for their aging fanbase to ride on inside of the Walmart. Read more