American consumers have ZERO discipline and are all about instant gratifications, and people in sales know how to capitalize on that. I won’t even call it an abuse of the system, because it’s not. If you’re dumb enough to pay the price they are asking, then you can’t blame them for wanting to cash in on American…

Not to stereotype, but Italy is where the Mafia originated. The Mafia is known for using the trunk as an additional passenger compartment. I’m pretty sure this was a measure intended to increase the comfort and enjoyment of trunk passengers.

“...the American lawn is one of the greatest mass brainwashings of all time. How we all voluntarily signed up to spend untold hours growing and cutting a non-native monoculture of green which we lace with poisons to kill plants and insects never ceases to amaze.” - Bill Heavey

While I agree about the underwhelming performance, it wasn’t that bad in the context of the time and the VTEC system was innovative then. It wasn’t really about the power, though, as much as being a daily drivable supercar, which was unheard of at the time. I think it was also meant to appeal to a more select audience…

God forbid we use weight and fuel economy to tax commensurately with a vehicle’s damage to infrastructure and the environment. I, for one, am grateful that the government is finding ways to essentially subsidize my coworkers continuing to commute in their FERD 3500 MASCULINITYWAGONS.

I would feel a lot better about this if they made vehicle weight a factor as well. If we are going to get into the nitty gritty of taxing people based on how much they use the road, then it should account for the exponential increase in wear applied by heavier vehicles.

Until EV marketshare becomes significant enough to really dent gas tax revenue, this seems a solution in search of a problem. Right now, the biggest problem with the gas tax is that it’s been the same since the early 1990s. Yes, EVs get a free ride, but we are already giving people up to $7,500 cash to buy an EV. If…

Why buy this- which looks like a Honda Accord- when you can buy a Honda Accord- which will be a whole hell of a lot more reliable

So, why aren’t people buying these? Honestly, because people are dummies still smitten with crossovers and SUVs, for some reason. I don’t get it. You wouldn’t really be giving up anything with an Arteon over an SUV you weren’t planning to off-road (and, let’s be honest, most buyers won’t even drive over a curb).

This just goes to show the stupidity of the American consumer and how easy they are to exploit. Even at $80k this thing is overpriced, but evidently people with too much money, or way too comfortable with massive debt, are lining up out the door.

A Man Card is an imaginary thing that you forfeit when you do un-manly things like hire someone to fix something for you, be a vegetarian, read books that aren’t by Tom Clancy, care about the clothes you wear, and buy a minivan. IE, something assholes say to feel better about themselves. 

where The Powers That Be began regulating muscle cars out of existence—but he hopes it won’t take decades to recover this time around.

A cheap car with a Ferrari engine and F1 inspired gearbox? What could go wrong? Oh, everything? The first service you will have to do might cost almost as much as the purchase price? This is one of those cars that falls into no-man’s land. It’s not collectable or has enough status for the rich who buy them to hold…

Dude, chill. It looks fine. If it looked futuristic you’d bitch about it too. 

Abarth or GTFO.

The monolithic design with few, very precise lines demonstrates character and gives the car a modern appearance. The BMW iX is bold and yet clean and elegant.

This was my comment on your previous post regarding this monstrosity:

The only way those cars make financial sense is to make a Youtube channel about trying to fix them. But when Amazon bankrupts Dollar Shave Club, the Youtube economy will collapse.