Looks like a bloated Toyota Highlander in the back. The rest I don't mind. I kinda dig the new super duty.
I like most of the truck but this grille option just looks butt ugly to me: Especially from directly in front like that photo. There are a few other grilles that look okay but could still be better.
It simply looks a bit too smooth and modern. I think as long as the proportions are right in person it'll look great. Better than the now outdated one.
Something I've thought about before: when you look at the list of current and former British territories (including Britain itself), the United States is pretty much the best one to live in as a car guy today. It was also the most fiercely independent from the beginning and it cut its ties with the crown early on and violently (declared total independence in 1776, won it for good in 1783). As a result, though there are still plenty of climate panickers and safety ninnies trying to ruin our fun, there's still a relatively decent degree of freedom for hot rodders here, helped by lax enforcement of some of the more egregious rules and a few remarkably tolerant and/or apathetic cops here and there. Elsewhere, however... Canada (near-total independence granted peacefully in 1931, total independence granted peacefully in 1982): Nothing concrete except for many localized bans on radar detectors, but they did play host to that one guy, what was his name, Bryant or something? The one who said that modified cars were more dangerous than explosives, then ended his political career by road raging a bicyclist to death in his completely stock Saab convertible. And then there was than incident in BC or somewhere where a Civic with over $10,000 sunk into it got crushed, apparently because the inspection sticker fell off which clearly meant that some of the parts might have been stolen (which is bureaucratic idiocy on an epic level, but may not be what some people made it out to be at the time). After that kerfluffle, I'm not sure how bad things are there for real, but still, who ever heard of crushing a car for no inspection sticker? At least they don't make it so hard to import JDMs, for what that's worth. Australia (still a part of the Commonwealth, as far as I know): Speed cameras everywhere that ding you for 1 klick over, can't drive a V8 or a sports turbo until you're 18, car laws seemingly written by people with a seething hatred for all forms of fun and enforced with extreme prejudice by traffic cops who seemingly have the same affliction. Recall the journalist who got pulled over and his completely stock Mercedes-AMG press car gone over looking for offenses. Also recall that this is the country where, in the early 1970s, public panic and media furor caused the manufacturers to halt planned lines of multi-hundred-horsepower supercars - this, in a country that had delimited desert roads at the time where those cars could have been wound out legally! (As I recall reading, that was actually part of the reason people got so worked up over it). New Zealand (don't know, but probably same as Australia): Low speed limits and more heinous anti-fun laws, including the one where "deliberate loss of traction" can get your license yanked on a first offense. Singapore (know it's independent now, but don't know as of when): Mandatory 100MPH speed limiter for all cars, except police cars of course. Don't know if it's legal to remove the limiters. England itself: Fewer egregious laws relating to the cars themselves, but more than made up for by speed cameras everywhere and widespread climate panic, safety ninnyism, and a general attitude that speeding is tantamount to attempted murder, backed up by a justice system that's absolutely merciless with regards to moving offenses (remember the guy who drifted around a roundabout in the middle of the night, months later a video of it surfaces on the internet, suddenly he's in court being told they're taking his license away and he's lucky they didn't just lock him up) and insurance companies that charge extortionate premiums on anything that's modified, has more than four cylinders, or doesn't have a back seat, at least when driven by someone under 25 or so. Oh, you can get those premiums reduced, if you install a spy box that squawks to HQ and gets them jacked right back up again unless you drive like That Guy all the time. I don't know about Hong Kong, Ireland, or any of the many tropical islands that once belonged/still belong to England, but eh... what do you think of my theory?
I think it is pretty much this way in all civilized countries. Plus you haven't really looked at European countries where they have private traffic police and just look at the fines they hand out in France. It's equally worth noting that both the UK and Australia have a thriving car scene, I am sure many of the other countries you mentioned do too.If the laws really were that bad they wouldn't be able to exist. You can blame it all on the British Empire if it helps you sleep but it's the same in most developed countries outside of it. It just so happens that most of the countries that were in it happen to be the more developed ones today. Equally many countries that were in it but aren't developed such as Iraq and India were in the British Empire, India isn't generally regarded for its strict road laws.
I guess in some respects yes, especially with the way holden is. However I was more referring to the car culture scene which at least from an opposite side of the world view seems to be doing pretty OK, with car meets and events attracting ever larger crowds than ever before as well as many small vehicle parts/tuning companies. But feel free to correct me on that. Either way that isn't a result of the motor laws preventing something from existing. It's the result of businesses moving elsewhere which is due to many complex factors.
Just to correct Shotgun chuck on the no V8 or sports turbo for 18+. This is only half correct. In New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland, Anyone on a Provisional 1 (red) or provisional 2 (green) licence cannot drive vehicles with a power to weight ratio of 130 Kilowatts per tonne or has an engine performance upgrade (piss weak law made by piss weak people who obviously don't know how to drive themselves). Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia, Northern Territory and Tasmania don't have this law in particular. There is an application for an exemption form, though, which i'm considering applying for.
Honestly after hearing all of that i think here were i live is the best country to drive fast cars. The only enemy is the tüv wich is like the mot but in germany because alot of performance stuff isnt legal. Also were i live espacially we only have 5 police officers and i now 3 of them because we went to the same school so they never stop me. When im in a bigger city they stop me alot but usually just to ask what car im driving.
Wow I'm happy to live in the US then lol. I'm close to getting a 385hp v8 at 18, but I could've bought it when I was 16. A friend of mine has the i4 ecoboost mustang, another has a Miata, another has 5.7l Ram, and another has a v8 challenger. Insurance is high for the states, but perfectly legal to own. My state also doesn't have inspection or emissions so I could bolt on nearly anything I want.
I could chop my exhaust off before the cats then slap a supercharger on and no one would bat an eye. A lot of cops would probably get a kick out of a supercharged crown vic.
Yeah, I am not so sure too many coppers round here would be all that enthusiastic about seeing a modified Vauxhall Astra Diesel
What would your police do if they cant keep up with your car here in germany they would just give up because the fastest we have is a 3 series bmw wich doesnt go over 220?
They have helicopters. In reality the police over here generally choose not to take up a close pursuit if someone is driving fast. By putting more pressure on someone who is feeling they tend to drive faster and put more people at risk. SO they slow down and give them some distance so they are less likely to crash and follow them with the helicopter and cars at a distance. At the end of the day with thermal imaging cameras on a helicopter its very unlikely they will lose you. Most general police have cars that get pretty good fuel economy. But the highway police are decked out with BMW's, Mercedes, Land Rover's etc. Then they also have faster teams in certain areas of the country that have Subaru Impreza STI's and Lancer Evo's.
It legally has to let 70% of light through or its illegal, and strong colors are also banned. Mines a fairly dark purple --- Post updated --- They can issue you a court summons too, they don't have to catch you, only clock your speed
A buddy of mine owns a tint shop here locally. In Illinois 35% is the legal max, but that doesn't stop alot of people from getting 15% or 10%. I didn't even know you could get colored tint. Funny enough, I don't own a single vehicle with any window tint.
