It's the same tired old formula that, unfortunately, continues to work in America: driving an overpowered, gas-guzzling super-truck means that you're young, macho, and can go the distance in the sack. Right. Why doesn't Ford also say their trucks also function as a non-prescription cure for erectile dysfunction?!

And, of course, the other Ford implication is that if you drive a car that gets good gas mileage and has relatively conservative design, your either old, cheap, poor, green-freak, liberal, or homosexual (pick any).

Personally, I've never needed to use my car to stop a jet. And the speed limit seems to be 65 miles per hour (max) anywhere I've driven in the past 5 years. Once I've accelerated to that speed, I doubt my car is even using 1/4 of its overall power, so why would I need a 500 HP monstrosity?!