It’s like the designer/design team wanted to make a 7-series look like Dr. Hannibal Lecter in “Silence of the Lambs” when he's being transported, complete with straight jacket and muzzle-mask.

I think the problem can be traced back the fact that while the car is pretty Meh, it has the most awesome f**king name ever bestowed on a sedan. It sounds like it would slice a bitch in half over a parking space. It sounds like it’s rarety stems from the fact that it silently murdered everyone once factory assembly…

Yeah, exactly. A buddy of mine had one of these as a weekend car, same drivetrain as this one, back when these were much newer. Just totally underwhelming. On paper they look pretty good, but I’m not sure I’ve ever driven a car that felt as less-than-the-sum-of-its-parts as this one. Motor didn’t sound great, didn’t…

Having driven this generation SLK i feel i have to tell you the driving experience is closer to a steam roller filled with heavy cream than the MX5. It is also the only car ive ever driven where i feel i am way to big for it. 

With respect, If you had an idea about what you were speaking of you would realize that yes, tied up is the correct term. I am not a fan of billionaires, but there are rules and actions that would prevent him from removing that much money.

“Tied up” is exactly how you would describe it. There are various stock sale timing stipulations built into the issuance of stock as compensation for hitting Telsa milestones, just like any other CEO. Then there’s the fact that a mass sell off could trigger a fire sale of Tesla stock in a fear of “no confidence” from…

Fair point, but if he tried to suddenly could liquidate $30 billion worth of TSLA it would almost certainly crash the stock. He could probably pull it off and TSLA would likely recover but if he can find someone else to pony up the dough why wouldn’t he?

Thank you. I’m getting sick of all these articles (in fairness, not just on this site) which act like the uber rich are sitting on giant piles of cash. This article and all of the tax-dodger ones a few weeks ago are like nails on a chalkboard to me.

Musk doesn’t have $170 billion. Yes, he’s filthy rich, but come on here, he doesn’t have $170 billion. When you guys say shit like this, it undercuts your argument. It comes off as you being disingenuous, so what other things are you being disingenuous about that I might not realize?

I’d rather hear some sass from a company highlighting how fucking pointless these stupid Nurburgring records are.
“Congratulations on your useless record. Now try building a car that costs less than an emerald mine, and lasts longer than a Kardashian marriage.”

So now whenever my wife calls my GTI the Fascism-Mobile I can cough and point to her Highlander? Sweet.

I agree. While it’s easy to say “but Toyota supports politicians from both the left and the right” the Big Lie isn’t just a difference of opinion about which policies are best for this country, it’s is an assault on democracy itself. Believing the Big Lie is delusional, but spreading the Big Lie as these politicians…

Yep. The maps of where these reps live and where Toyota has plants is just going to be the meme of Pam holding identical pictures.

Why? Toyota knows that it’s wise to make sure they have parts coming from every state, every district, and (hopefully) a enough government contracts to help keep them resilient

I believe it is entirely appropriate to judge members of Congress on that single issue. Sedition is pretty straightforward.

Honestly, I’m not surprised at all. Not one bit. Just look at the states where Toyota’s US manufacturing facilities are:

Mississippi. Texas. West Virginia. Tennessee. Kentucky. Missouri. Alabama.

Toyota has the most complex and widespread supply chain in the United States of any automotive manufacturer, and it’s not even close.

This is irrelevant because MB owners never track their cars. In 7 years of tracking my car with several different groups, I have never seen a Mercedes of any kind out on the track (except a promotional lap at an F1 race over a lunch break, which doesn’t count). I have seen a number of GT2RS being driven very well by…

Ring speeds is exactly what killed the MT in most high-performance cars, which has trickled down the line of even basic sports cars.

‘Ring times are almost as useful as top speeds and the tow ratings of big dick energy brodozers.