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  1. Re:1.8ghz..... by biohazard99 · · Score: 1 · on Apple Is Buyer of New 64-Bit IBM Chips
    No such critter[0] at the moment for the Big 3 US auto manufacturers. The largest gasoline motors out are[1]:
    • GM 8.1L (494CI) V8 340 horsepower@4200RPM/455 lb.-ft. of torque @3200RPM
    • Ford 6.8L (414CI) V10 310HP@4250RPM/425lb-ft@3250RPM
    • Dodge 8.0L (488CI) V10 305HP@2800RPM/450lb-ft.@2,800RPM
    Now these numbers actually mean nothing side by side, you would have to look at the powerbands to see over what ranges the power is made. The Ford is a SOHC motor, which is going to alter the powerband/durability signifigantly. GM has some truly inovative transmissions that will affect power output to the road. On top of that, if Dodge builds a Hemi version of that damn V10, it could easily be the first listed 500HP@2500RPM/500LB-FT@2500RPM motor to ever slide out of Detroit.

    You can check their diesels on their sites, the dodge should smoke the other two with that cummins monster.

    [0]We are talking cars and light trucks here folks, so OTR/off-road/construction/etc motors aren't counted.
    [1]These are using the 1-ton truck motors off of their sites, 2003 model year. I wouldn't consider the Corvette, Viper, and Mustang to all be in the same class, and only Ford is making a RWD non-sports car, so it was the only fair way to compare the big 3
  2. Re:It not the eyeballs, it's the content.... by _Stryker · · Score: 1 · on AOL Beta Testing Gecko-Based Browser
    A quick search in bugzilla (search for Evangelism) reveals 1450 open Tech Evangelism bugs for things that work in MS IE and even older version of Netscape, but don't work in Mozilla. Many of them are caused by poor sniffing of the browser and use of old DOM such as layers.

    Take a look at all of the DaimlerChrysler passenger car websites such as Chrysler or Dodge. They all use layers and do not render correctly in Mozilla as a result.

    Now consider the fact that 1450 is only the number of such sites that have been reported and that are still open. There have been many reported sites that have been closed simply because the Mozilla team sees no hope of convincing the webmasters to change their site!

  3. Re:Probably Because... by Keith+Russell · · Score: 1 · on Why Do We Still Use Gasoline?
    There is no other explanation for 80+ MPG cars existing but not being marketed or alternative fuel vehicals existing but not being properly marketed, if at all.
    Sure there is: Marginal cost to the consumer.

    The US government and the Big 2.5 (Ford, General Motors, and the German subsidiary formerly known as Chrysler) have been collaborating on something called PNGV, the Partnership for the Next Generation of Vehicles (or something like that). The goal is for all three companies to eventually develop production cars that can acheive 80MPG, while matching the performance and capabilities of existing popular cars. The baseline models were, IIRC, Ford Taurus, Chevy Lumina, and Chrysler Concorde.

    Check out this page on DaimlerChrysler's Dodge ESX3 concept. It's the third generation of their PNGV concept, which has typically previewed the next generation Dodge Intrepid. The first ESX was introduced in 1996. It would have retailed for about US$80,000, 4x the cost of an Intrepid. The '98 ESX2 lowered the price to about $US35,000, and the new ESX3 lowers it even more, to about US$27,500. Not unreasonable compared to the market in general, but that's still around US$7,000 more than a typical 2000 Intrepid.

    Collectively, we Americans will not pay significantly more for environment-friendly options on our cars, unless there's a real fuel crisis to force us to. Nor will we sacrifice power for efficiency. Hybrids like Honda Insight or Toyota Prius are sold at a loss, in the hopes that they'll make enough inroads to justify future development. They make good city cars, but we won't buy city cars if we think we'll ever need to pull on to a freeway. We want to have our cake and eat it too.

    Every day we're standing in a wind tunnel
    Facing down the future coming fast     - Rush
  4. Re:caffeine is for whimps! by TheTomcat · · Score: 2 · on Jolt or Mountain Dew in the UK?

    I'm following this thread, because I was talking about Canadian Dew being weak, then the Moxie thread.

    Anyway, I must commend you on your choice of automobiles. "Some day..." (-: My uncle restores Mopars (including a SWEET '68(?) Road Runner, and a '69(?) Dart), and my father has a partially-assembled '72 Challenger in his garage. Somehow I doubt he'll let me drive it if/when it gets put together.

    Have you seen the new Charger R/T? I'm drooling.

  5. dumb names like Winstar? by LocalYokel · · Score: 2 · on The Corporate Lame Name Game

    You know, the one with the ant commercials and red blocks that make you think it's a Dodge commercial, but the name that sounds like a Ford minivan.

    Of course, they have that loopy logo that looks like a Meta key on an Apple, and of course the obvious similarities to the name of a Microsoft product or fifteen...

    What is Winstar, anyway?