This. It’s really weird because without the new models to compare to, previous generations look great. And, it holds true with every new iteration of the F150.

Gen 1 Porsche Boxster. That jelly bean, late ‘90s/early aughts design just didn’t age well.

I’m sorry I don’t see $30million. That’s superyacht money. The base car is 1/2 million dollars. The coachwork, wood work, interior design cost could maybe be a few million more. Let’s be generous and say the “all-in” actual costs are $5million - $8million.

“Advice that is technically true while also being useless.”

Nope. It’s a metaphor for insecurity. You’re supposed to assume that latte-drinking Prius drivers are secure in themselves.

You sent me down a rabbit hole. Admittedly I can’t find a source for that. It’s something I remembered from when they were released. That said, that was 22 years ago; lots of time to misremember things.

The question was “What’s the dumbest looking car?”, not “Justify why a car looks dumb.”

In that rear (top down) view, you can really see the seeds of the F-Type.

Governments should be creating a regulatory framework that’s Grid-to-EV positive, and providing incentives in the way of tax breaks, subsidies, and grants for grid build-out; just as they do for O&G.

It looks like a vehicle from a dystopian movie; which would be cool if we weren’t racing headlong into said dystopia.

“...glancing down at a gauge to be sure that you’re far enough away from the car ahead isn’t the best thing to do.”

Veeerrrryyy unpopular opinion incoming.

Awww. I like the Amphicar. I saw one live in-person last summer. I thought it was super cute. 

The single most inefficient thing you can do with a hydrocarbon is refine it to gasoline and burn it in a car. As the grid gets more efficient and more robust, the calculus will begin to include PHEVs. Notice that seven of the top 12 green cars are already EVs.

I know. Weird, right?

Counterpoint: many modern cars don’t make the full suite of safety features available on manual cars. Subaru’s Eyesight system is great. It has adaptive cruise control, lane-following, auto-braking etc... but EyeSight isn’t available on Subaru manuals. I’d argue that the safety tech creates a safer driving experience.

Which is really too bad. I saw the DBX 707 in Vancouver last week. It was charcoal grey and under the street lights it looked mean. It’s really good looking and it sounds amazing when pulling away from the lights. It’s a super SUV for adults; rather than disco-nightmare that is the Urus, or the bloated whale that is…

That’s a handsome car. 

A friend’s teenager once printed up 100 static-cling decals (this is important as there was no possible way he was vandalizing or damaging property). They were matte charcoal grey so they blended into dark colours really nicely. They said “I have a tiny wiener”. He stuck them to brodozer trucks, just below the rear…

My favourite is the glitter pigment that was specifically designed to cut him if he dipped his finger in it; as he did with the “pinkest pink”.