FWIW Apple doesn’t take a cut of those transactions since a ride is not a digital good.

It may have been an unfortunate(?) random occurrence.

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The car we are looking to replace is actually an R61 All4 Paceman S, which has just about the same rear seat room as the R60 (its bafflingly an inch longer overall than the Countryman). My wife at 5'3" can drive in a normal position with the kids seat behind her, but that’s it - theres no additional clearance.

That’s a good point... at least for ICE engines. Hybrid or electric cars in the downhill and deceleration scenarios would still be having their energy recapturing ability reduced by the added resistance of the road.

We tested out about a dozen different seats and got the smallest one to fit behind the passenger seat in my 997 911 when we had our first.

That energy is coming from somewhere though... how’s this system not increasing resistance to vehicle movement in some way?

Wondering the same thing... this sounds like one of those “brilliant” ideas like attaching a wind turbine to your car to generate power while your driving.

I do like both of those VW and was hopeful when they were announced, but sadly there’s not enough clearance between the rear and front seat back. I was hoping that they would have at least matched the Jetta’s interior dimensions (which is borderline workable with the kiddie seats), but it’s 2 inches shy of that…

I wish! Unless the backseat on the Crosstrek got waaaay more leg room with the latest revision it’s not even close to fitting a rear facing child seat behind a 6'+ driver.

Here’s the thing about the new Countryman - It’s the only AWD car available with a manual transmission that’s big enough to put a rear facing child seat behind a 6'+ driver. The back seat room is massive.

That’s incredible.

The best thing I’ve read all day

Until you have to clean them... but I still wouldn’t take them off my car

You speak the truth.

The new small frontal overlap crash tests are fascinating. This one is particularly spectacular the way the forces are deflected while the ancillary components disintigrate.

I like how he broke down each movement and explained how it worked.

Remember, it probably wasn’t just up to the management team, they had investors that were probably looking for certain multiples too.

I’ll sit here proudly (okay maybe not proud) and declare that while I loath the Compass, I’ve always found the (outside) styling of the Nitro to be pretty nice, especially in RT trim.

Its probably not a suspension problem alone - I’d bet that its a combination of large suspension travel, blown shocks and built up ice on the wheels/suspension. The ice throws everything out of balance and can limit suspension travel, combine that with a lack of dampening and you can get a really gnarly build up of…