I think these are both compelling offerings, but I also think the real issue here is that they are still 3 years away from being on the market. For most buyers Scout might as well be a completely new and unknown brand.

The more I look at it, the more I love it. Instant fanboy.

Agreed. They nailed it. I no longer want a Rivian.

A nice side effect of my dashcam is that is makes ME a more, umm, polite driver. Any time I get fired up by others’ stupidity, I think, do I really want to record my own aggressive response?  

Seeing the guy finally clock the dashcam and his face...

I would LOVE an XB. I think the Cube picked up pretty nicely too, but people were too divided over the styling. 

First Gen Kia Soul.

The Avenger in 2 door guise was really just a better looking Mitsubishi Eclipse.

2022 Volvo V60.

Most of the reccommendations do not actually afford him more space, they are either sedans or fastbacks.

I present the Oldsmobile Aurora. First Gen, a completely unique design and identity on a unique chassis only shared with the Riviera A futuristic interior that was genuinely nice. Gen 2, a blobby car on the ubiquitous chassis and design shared with other GM cars (Park Avenue, Bonneville, etc.), filled with the cheap…

The presence of cars in their lineup automatically ensures there’s a bunch of nicer looking vehicles.  Prettiest Audi?  All I see is another blob CUV.

That’s not saying much.

A few months ago, I spotted a 2005 Pontiac GTO for sale.

Chris Harris’ articles remain the apex for me:

One of the main reasons I left Jalopnik many, many years ago was the entire Cotomer Sevis saga...we all voted for it, everyone agreed and then the overlords just...made it all go away. IYKYK. But that was a great era.

Because we now know that you must always use a digital tire pressure gauge.

Gotta be when Travis got pranked by Jeff Gordon

Those from when most of the writing staff could actually write.

Any story BEFORE slideshows (which unironically this will become) and those with over a dozen backlinks to mostly unrelated content.