Hasn’t this been a problem from the beginning of international soccer? National teams can’t buy their way to success. They’re wholly dependent on a sufficiently large population with a strong soccer culture and good, forward-thinking management. Being a wealthy nation definitely helps.

Good idea, but awful design... I can’t believe that Toyota managed to make a box ugly.

I guarantee some marketing wanker was responsible for that 42. The people who actually design and build these cars would have known that record was aching to be broken.

I still think the Continental is a nicer-looking car. But that’s not taking anything from the Century, which is lovely. I’m surprised that Toyota still employs designers capable of styling something so reserved.

People are inconsiderate assholes and when the authorities get involved they react like they’re fighting oppression against the man.

If nothing else, I’m happy to finally see an American company designing a truck that doesn’t feature antiquated styling.

I disagree. A lot of guys can spot an Integra Type R from a mile away, even as sedate as the car looks today. Years ago a friend was considering buying one and changed his mind because of the attention he got during the test drive.

There already is a ton of telemetry inside planes. In fact, people were able to track MH370 on FlightAware. The problem is that something happened on that flight which the transponder to be turned off at the same time the crew stopped communicating with ATC.

Like all new forms of travel, it starts out as something for the super rich, but eventually becomes affordable to the masses. At least, I hope that will be the case here.

C for effort, F for execution.

The feature is annoying as hell because when I turn off Wi-Fi I want it to stay off. I don’t want the phone getting on Wi-Fi when I arrive at work and I don’t want it wasting the battery constantly looking for available networks.

Ehhh.... I think the new 8-series looks quite nice.

The problem is that some would argue that more extensive inspections would place an unfair burden on the poor. I’d argue that good driving habits and safety should be paramount. However, it is true that the United States doesn’t have the extensive and reliable public transport systems of countries like Germany or…

That’s not unique to Alaska; I’ve seen garbage work like that in Connecticut.

The sad fact is that if the Stinger had a hatchback, sat 4" taller and were clad in tacky bodywork consumers would put up with all kinds of crap to get one. The niche for a sporty sedan is full, but it seems like there can never be enough SUVs and crossovers. The average consumer doesn’t seem particularly troubled by…

A lot of in-car systems still feature somewhat antiquated skeuomorphic designs, but Tesla really takes it to the other extreme. Tesla’s design is muted and featureless to the point that it’s hard to identify any details at a glance. It isn’t just the lack of colors and contrast; it’s that the whole interface seems…

I don’t give a shit about yet another bloated, generic SUV. What I want to know is if we’re ever getting the V40 in the states. A few months ago I saw these in Asia and they look fantastic.

It looks like Hyundai was influenced Infiniti, but managed to produce a design that looks better than the inspiration.

That was an era when a sporty car had 150hp, if you were lucky. People today bitch about 200hp in the BRZ/86. It’s more than enough to have a good time, but your average “enthusiast” wants to be a stop light warrior and only pays lip service to good handling. If they did appreciate good vehicle dynamics, we wouldn’t…

I assume the iPad 2017 is a supported device. I’m not doubting it will get iOS 11, but I’m not seeing it on the list.