We’re never going to see gauges again. There’s a reason why they’ve become ubiquitous, even on economy cars: they’re so much cheaper than gauges.

Foxconn is Taiwanese, not Chinese. It even says so in the damn excerpt. It should also be noticed that they manufacture electronics for everybody, not just Apple.

The Koreans all are slightly derivative in their styling and I suspect it’s intentional. It’s just enough that at a glance their cars evoke an aspirational brand, but when you look again the differences are enough to make it distinct.

These things are cool, but around here they’re driven by obnoxious cunts who’ve “upgraded” from sportsbikes. You know, they’re the kind of guy who’s always in too low a gear and revs incessantly at every stoplight. So, unfortunately, my visceral reaction when I see one is negative.

I feel like this article applies to nearly all consumer goods.

The concept itself was lame, but I don’t see many people losing sleep over this. On the other hand, I can understand why Subaru’s marketing team would want to distance themselves from it. It’s one thing when you’re a clothing brand like FCUK, desperately trying to look cool. Or some random guy in Asia who thinks it’s…

No. I mean, seriously, who cares?

This just demonstrates the desperate lack of creativity by marketing teams.

You’re absolutely right, but companies regularly make ostensibly sensible decisions that end up harming them in the long run.

As others have mentioned, PC upgrades are incredibly easy, especially with modern case designs. Hell, even in the 90s it wasn’t bad. It’s just that back then you needed a screwdriver for everything, wire harnesses were fiddly and you were constantly slicing up your hands on an unrefined stamped steel case. The hard…

Companies have been building cities and towns for a good 150 years. Wikipedia has a list of something like 100 such towns, within the US alone. There are at least as many in China, and I’m sure more in Europe.

$500 is cheap for a yuppie with more money than sense. They just need to offer it in a variety of woods and promote it in the right interior design magazines.

It doesn’t take much for an established automaker to restore success. I’d argue it takes more effort, or an extraordinarily unusual set of circumstances, for these companies to fail completely. It’s a recurring pattern with some car companies that they flounder due to complacency or whatever, then make a concerted…

Although American expectations for horsepower are ridiculous, the CR-Z really was severely under-powered for the sporty image it was trying to convey. The problem wasn’t that this engine was available, it’s that they didn’t offer a more powerful option. Alternatively, Honda could have given this thing 4 doors and…

I’ll take your word for it that you legitimately need a larger vehicle. That said, I’ve never understood the American penchant for gloating about wasting money.

In New England is seems like the Mini and the Golf are the only small cars the upper middle class consider socially acceptable. Maybe an i3 if you want to pretend you’re too hip for the suburbs.

It’s a meme for a reason. It’s all about percentages and Land Rovers consistently prove themselves to be unreliable.

I implore you not to buy gadgets with microUSB.

Surviving the warranty period is not a a benchmark for reliability. A competent, reliable car should be able to hit 100k miles with no problem. Persistent issues under warranty is downright ridiculous and worthy of never considering that automaker again.

Cars back then didn’t have expressive faces, so this is a non-issue.