“Occassional Cortex is irrelevant..”

First - nobody claimed there were 21 trillion dollars in subsidies. You and another poster just made that up.

On the other hand, it’s about the same price as a Volvo XC90 T6, which has a much nicer interior and a bit more torque & ponies (but probably less reliable than the Honda/Acura).

In addition to the Lexus and Audi, the MDX (especially as you cross into the mid-$50k range) is also competing with the Volvo XC90. And at the base trim, it’s close to the Mazda CC9's top “Signature” trim, which has a very nice interior (w/leather, real wood, touchscreen, etc).

Based on another source for the image (which shows it in a magazine, with Spanish text, indicating it’s in Mexico), it’s a 1984 VW panel van:

Not one comment? Really? I can't be the only guy who gets back hair removed... 

Not one comment? Really? I can't be the only guy who gets back hair removed... 

Thr criticisms of Cadillac being too "inside" GM seem close to the mark. Yes, Porsche is part of Volkswagen group, but they're not selling Jettas with fancier interiors. And after the first few years, Lexus wasn't selling up-trimmed Toyota's either. Having Cadillac lead the charge on fully-electric cars is a good…

What, no love for Magnavox and the Odyssey / Odyssey II ??

I like the CX-9 a lot too - and the "Signature" trim is really nice. I just wish that third row was a tad bigger, but it's fun to drive (sorry a crossover), we rented one on Turo when we were in Hawaii.

Um... Hyundai/Kia’s 2017 global sales were 7.25 million, compared to Toyota’s 10.3 million. Granted, that’s global (for each), but clearly their “entire lineup” eclipses Camry sales for more than two months. For the entire year, in fact.

For safety features alone, that’s nonsense. A 1994 Aerostar - which my in-laws drove for over a decade (literally, a mid-90s model) had nothing like the safety tech if a modern CUV (or modern minivan, for that matter). Better and more airbags, collision avoidance, automatic breaking, lane keep tech, blind spot tech,…

Actually, quite a few CUVs can tow 5000 lb, and more in some cases. Including this Kia, which is rated for 5,000. Ditto for the VW Atlas, and Volvo XC90. And others.

While the Transit Connect is an interesting vehicle, it's very far from the luxury, safety features, and options of a nice SUV or even a minivan.

I actually think the Telluride styling is very Volvo XC90-ish (others have mentioned the same thing). The Pallisade and Telluride are largely the same vehicle. I also don't like the Pallisade's style, especially the front, but that's purely subjective.

Yes, I had an Atlas (base model, with the laggy turbo 4-banger) last summer as a rental for work. Aside from that 4-cylinder, it impressed me with the quality of the ride, and the 3rd row was spacious. I would get the V6, and a better trim level, of course. I’ve never owned a luxury car, so for me, the interior was…

I’ve also been very interested in the Telluride ever since I first read about it a year ago. Details have been scarce-ish, except the New York fashion show “reveal” last fall, then the off-road rally event.

I would point out that modern self-driving software systems aren’t ”programmed” for each possible scenario they encounter. They are based on machine-learning models, which are trained against sample roads, in a way not entirely unlike how new human drivers are trained (except most of the training is virtual). These…

I would be very wary of saying that fully-autonomous cars will likely”never” happen. I recall as a kid, in the 1970s, reading that computers would never beat human grand masters at chess. In the 1980s, some predicted that computers would never be able to reliably read handwriting, or do voice recognition accurately.…

If you have to ask why the money would be refunded, then you simply don't understand how market forces work, and I'm too lazy to dumb it down for you. Also, anyone who claims that all government programs paid for with taxes are a"Ponzi scheme" aren't really deserving of my time. Virtually all economists agree that a…

It’s not about “trust”, it’s about legislation that enforces it. The Social Security system, while it’s facing a future of possibly reduced benefits, has properly paid out benefits for over 80 years. Our armed forces troops (and I’m a veteran) have been properly (if meagerly) paid salaries that come from taxes for…