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

If you're not part of the solution, there's good money in prolonging the problem. Read more

I mean, a payload rating is kind of dependent on brake capacity and power, right? So this infographic is basically saying don't fill your truck bed with water and then drive the SAE J2807 payload test. Park it and put some jack stands under the frame. Read more

For the record, 70% of both Texas and California are basically hot and empty with scattered rednecks and tumbleweeds. Shit's the same, yo. Read more

I'll be up front here with some of my biases: I think Tesla makes a remarkably well-engineered car. I don't think it's perfect, but I do think it's extremely impressive and easily could be an early example of what the future of automobiles may be. I've also only had the chance to drive a Tesla very briefly, and have Read more

Will the surplus of internet media outlets usher in a new era of FUD articles to drive pageviews? Read more

As usual, the answer is Sienna.

"They're doing great now, but wait until the big boys start making electric cars." is a sentiment that has been shared about Tesla for as long as I've known about Tesla. I get the feeling that in 10 years, people will honestly be saying "Sure, Tesla sold 3 million cars last year, but wait until the big boys start Read more

So, when's that going to happen in the U.S.? Well, Ford Motor has sold almost 583,000 cars and trucks in its home country so far in 2014, so Tesla has its work cut out. Read more