With the national campaign now in full swing, John McCain is upgrading the Straight Talk Express (the funky mystery machine he drove around New Hampshire back when his campaign was hemorrhaging dollars and motor oil).

The bus has been replaced by a swank Straight Talk Express airliner -- because, really, what says "straight talk" better than a Boeing 737-400?

Straight Talk Express 2.0 is still a scrappy and irreverent vehicle, reflecting McCain's rhetorical style. In a 236.com exclusive, here's an insider tour of the flying marvel:

The Straight Talk Express also comes equipped with a paneled rec room, perfect for in-flight rap sessions with today's young voters.

The freewheeling, unpredictable discussions will be "broadcast on the YouTube channel that Generation X tunes into their MTV machines."