Part of it is all the NHTSA mandated safety requirements and CAFE standards, which then the cost of these are getting passed down to the buyer as expected. All new cars must come with a backup camera, whether you want one or not...that’s going to cost you extra.  

Status.

We have friends who live a in a large town/small city in Belgium. Their daily driver is an Escalade ESV. It’s absolutely hilarious to watch them navigate.

Don’t Ford and GM both have operations that make cars inside of Europe already? If they imported American cars, wouldn’t they just be competing with themselves?

Better looking than the MB E63.

Martini striping the halo.

You’ve never tried reasoning with a toddler, have you?

Not a question, but RE: the seats. I don’t know if it made it to the Buick spec, but the ones in the Opel version of this car have a seal of approval from the Campaign for Healthy Backs, which is supported by doctors and therapists in Germany, so maybe they just need some breaking in, or they’re supposed to be like…

You guys want to play some basketball?

Purple Rain, bitches. Who wants pancakes?

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yes i agree! my kid’s soul automatic my mom got for her is fun. (kid and i wanted a manual but if grama is spending the money you take it)

Just some guy in the back dropping the bombs out an open window/hatch WW1 style?

When they first announced they were thinking of getting rid of grid girls, I was in complete agreement. Why? Because having them was pointless. Sure they held the driver card or umbrella, but honestly, they were and are not necessary for anything. There cars and the drivers are what I’m looking at, not the “grid…

Children can’t complain on twitter, so they perfect for exploitation.

Emissions “cheating” would be much less of an issue if the EPA would run real world cycle tests rather than strapping vehicles onto a 2WD dyno. Hell, maybe then the fuel economy estimates would be closer to the real world. Next, they need to have emissions regulations that are actually achievable for the given fuel,…

Counter^4-point*: Naturally aspirated is a really expensive path to big power.

Counter-counter-counterpoint: Naturally Aspirated are better than both superchargers and turbochargers

And lots of people who were in the market for a car took advantage of the year end sales.