But is it the answer to a question anyone is asking, at least in the U.S. Mullen, the Southern California-based company that is federalizing and distributing the K50, is going to find out. After all, many of the buyers looking for a hyper-quick electric sports car are probably holding their breath for the day Tesla actually starts selling the new Roadster.

The Chevrolet Colorado starts at just over $21,000, which is a great starting price point. However, the V6 is a $1,335 upgrade, the diesel is nearly $5,000, and an LT trim without any options is basically $30,000. A ZR2 costs more than a 455-horsepower Camaro SS. True, they may be expensive, but they are stacked with content, and a truck is always handier than a sports car. But there seems to be no more honest trucks these days.

Skilsaw is using STAFDA 2018 as a launchpad for the new Skilsaw Worm Drive Miter Saw. Yep, they put a worm drive on a miter saw. Many of us in the office have been wondering if they would target this tool since the introduction of their portable and heavy-duty worm drive table saws. We use the heavy-duty model as our primary model, in case you’re wondering.

The ubiquitous press brake is hard to miss in the world of metal fabricating. The panel bender, meanwhile, is not so prevalent. But maybe that is changing.

The mid-range RPMs coupled with the 40-tooth carbide tipped blade suggests that Hitachi meant this saw to do more than just rip rough lumber but instead gave it the chops to do harder wood and cleaner finishes. In fact, woodworkers will appreciate the 8 x 13/16-inch dado capacity.

Jason’s new 1991 Carrera C2 is a classic slammed custom. Jason went through the effort of replacing the front headlights, fogs, and amber corner lamps with OEM Bosch originals. The rear tail lights were refinished, painted, and cleared, paired with new gaskets, and installed to clean up the tail end of the car. The pitted and weathered windshield was replaced with OEM glass. After the restoration came modification, and first on the list was a set of AH Exclusive H&R coilovers. This allowed him to plant the the body of the car just over the pavement while retaining the the drive-ability and handling you expect out of a 911. After dropping the car, Jason added 5-spoke twist design wheels which are synonymous with Porsche.

Lay off the Ford cool aid. I have been hearing comments like that about the Ranger for years now. The Ranger will not be a top selling vehicle in its return. The truth is, the Ranger is too late to market and Ford won’t allow it to be successful in order to prevent it from cannibilizing the F-series.

We were told the car’s panels are all new from the A-pillar forward, which is fairly obvious. The look is all intent and menace, and the largest snake badge ever slapped on a Shelby informs lesser cars in front of the GT500 to get the hell out of the way. Meanwhile, the quad five-inch exhaust tips will trumpet an eight-cylinder raspberry to those it leaves in the dust. And those messages will resonate not only on the street, but also on a road course, thanks to a newfound focus on handling for what has traditionally been a straight-line thumper.

I received one as a Christmas gift from my wife so I wasn’t able to test it out until recently (once the weather warmed up) Started with a fully charged battery and a bucket of water using the hose attachment. Seems like I burned through half the battery trying to get it primed. It wasn’t until I raised the bucket of water higher than the deck surface did I get any water flow. Once flowing, pressure was sporadic at best….certainly not consistent. Pressure would change based on how I held the position of the unit. I then decided I’d try… Read more »

The problem I see or the challenge is I asked the OEMs, both the truck and trailer OEMs are more or less sold out for this year. The order books are full. No one will actually change the specifications of placed orders. So I think we need our sales efforts on the truck disc brakes focused on orders then from 2020 and onwards earliest. But that fits with our supply chain because the product is ready and we’re building up assembly capacity for disc brake, both the truck, trailer disc brake here for next year. But I don’t expect to see huge volumes 2020 for the truck basically.

And the R&D spend is what we carry in Haldex, but as also mentioned, we run the EMB development in a joint venture in China. The EMB — share of EMB will be reflected in the new technology reporting line going forward.

Pros and DIYers alike appreciate tools with the best performance, but we know that everyone reading this shootout won’t automatically run out and buy the top-rated tool. There are different varieties of “winners” once certain realities are factored in.