EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk

Elon Musk knows how to pile it high and deep. He has been promising a $25,000 Tesla since 2020. He promised people could buy a ticket to Mars on one of his rockets by 2029 – and since we’re not quite there yet, maybe he will deliver on that promise....

The power made by today’s engines – especially the small ones – is inarguably impressive. Some – with the boost provided by a turbo – make as much or even more power than most of the V8s found in performance cars like the Mustang GT and even the Corvette back in the ’90s. The current Mustang GT’s standard 2.3 liter four makes 315 horsepower and 350 ft.-lbs. of torque.

Gas prices are going down – the current national average is just under $4 for the first time in months. In my area – SW Virginia – it is possible to buy gas for $3.75. This is good news, but in the same sense that it was good news – in Orwell’s 1984 – when the chocolate rati...

If you’re into cars you know who Jeremy Clarkson is. In case you don’t, he is the legendary BBC Top Gear host who became a legend via his always humorous ride-and-drive monologues. He was also one of the very few latter-day car journalists who publicly sneered at the Safety Cult and its enforcement division, the government.

I have written a number of articles critical of Elon Musk’s “free speech” social media grift – which I say is just that because it isn’t free (assuming you want more than a few people to know you’ve spoken). You must pay a recurrent fee for what is styled “reach.” Even then, your “reach” is subject to being limited via completely obscure parameters known only to Elon and his ...