5th scares the shit out of me.

OK...Lost me again.

You lost me at hello. Cargo and interior volume are not enthusiast metrics and the RAV4 engine is an abomination. It was clearly designed to never exceed 3k. If you push it, it not only sounds like somebody getting the recycling ready, the torque curve just falls apart.

No thanks GM.  It’s very easy to keep my phone up to date and I prefer to use the apps I prefer.  If I am torn between a car with proprietary tech and a car that lets me use my phone, guess what will make the decision for me?

“But you are just stating my point. None of the entry level and medium level Mercedes are called Luxury.”

“Actually many countries in Europe, like in France or the UK, call this segment, the premium segment, not the luxury segment. This is reserved for rare and super expensive car, like I give you, the Class S, but definitely not a Class C.”

“And please, let’s stop call a BMW or an Audi a luxury product, this is a premium product. RR or Bentley are luxury products.”

“So for someone like that, the Mazda could be the sweet spot. Nicer than a Toyota, cheaper than a Mercedes.”

“tesla is premium not luxury. same with lexus and audi and infiniti. at least bmw and mb dont share platforms with more pedestrian models.”

Never let a pedant chap your ass.

My stupid phone auto corrected affluenza and my stupid self missed it. 

“This is the natural evolution of our society’s constant demonization of drinking and driving.”

Damnit all!!!!

Don’t get me wrong. If I owned a Rivian I would wheel with it. However, I would spend more than a week getting to know its capabilities before pushing my luck and I would not base my understanding of its capabilities on a marketing video. I’d probably never slam it into a snow drift because you never know what is…

I read this elsewhere.

Are politicians a great place to start our workplace standards?

I suspect the insurers of the show have something to do with the decision.  Killing talent is an expensive proposition.

“What’s wrong with the carburetor?”

I’m not missing anything. When significant corporate malfeasance is being litigated eliminating variables makes little sense. What happened happened, let the courts and jury’s make their determinations without filtering the event.

Interesting...