EV range is like pickup truck towing capacity, or off-roading ability. Everyone thinks they need as much of it as possible, yet it’s rarely, if ever actually needed. It just results in people buying vehicles that are compromised for their true needs to satisfy some fantasy about what they think they need.

The Air Force laughs in the face of all this 1000 mph at sea-level child’s play. Try 6,600 mph / Mach 8.6 for the “any vehicle sea-level speed record”. Holloman AFB Rocket Sled. Bonkers.

Why is Jalop, et al, seemingly so butthurt about the new Defender? Literally every piece so far about it is a thinly disguised BS criticism of it in some way or another.

Land Rover Defender pickup eh? Yah, would be a real smart move for them in a sea of cheap American and Japanese utility pickups. LOL

LOL

D3 is a great car. Although for $30k you can easily get into a much newer and still low miles D4. Used A8’s are the secret thinking mans luxury sedan. Very classy, rare, actually pretty reliable, and no one knows how old they are. They also seem to avoid the ghetto knackers yard that most end of life 7-series and…

This sounds very much like a Dodge Magnum SRT8, or it’s SUV stablemate the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8.

VW Atlas SE 4 motion w/tech pack. Job done. I’m 6’8” so know my shit when it comes to this sort of thing. I also drive, and fit very comfortably in my Audi A8L, Mini Cooper S, and TVR Tuscan S.

What would be fun, making logo kits to change Mercedes into BMW’s or Audi’s and vice versa. Or even offer reverse snob options and make economy brand badge kits for prestige brand cars. A Ferrari as a Ford, Mercedes as a Mazda, BMW as a Buick....the possibilities are endless!

The “Giving birth to a Porsche 911” angle!

Nice vid, factually lacking.

Car showroom nuptials....about as classy as a rat with a gold tooth.

It’s unbelievable, shocking, and jaw dropping in equal measures.

“Autoland” is not just your local car superstore.

It’s a Clarksonism

Whatever we do see/hear from there happened 1500 years ago, and it will take another 1500 years to send them a message using our current technology. If it is a life form of sorts, it’s unlikely to still be there....

So cars have parking brakes that in 99% of cases act on the rear wheels alone. So if the car falls off the jack, why is the car running you over a risk with the parking brake firmly on?

As we all know, a van is 100x more suitable for a family of 4+ than any other type of vehicle. They’re just not cool at the moment. But as with all fashions, the current SUV/crossover madness will pass, and I look forward to them becoming pase and “so 2010's”. Don’t worry people of Jalopnik , Minivans and Wagons will…