Really just riffing off of the Big Lebowski, but substituting “Chinaman” from the actual quote to fit the context.

Also, Dude, Jap is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.

That ground clearance on the sedan looks a bit high. Also, kind of a Dodge Avenger look to the rear doors. Hopefully the interiors aren’t nearly as miserable.

I think the only real answer is Recaro. Because racecar.

Neutral: I feel private ownership has little to no threat from the autonomous pool model. The biggest threats are to taxis and to a lesser extent public transit and rental fleets. There still will be a desire to own your own vehicle, autonomous or not, because it’s yours. There is a lot of freedom available when you…

The International LoneStar. I personally prefer the Harley-Davidson LoneStar (because of course it exists) mostly because the headlamps are H-D motorcycle lamps rather than those angular things.

Neutral: M-City, already in place at U of M Transportation Research Institute in Ann Arbor. They built it for exactly this purpose.

“Headers,” probably. Exhaust headers.

probably more related to the fact that TARDEC, the research arm of the army, is in Warren, MI, and it was just convenient.

Too many design decisions around their product keeps the orders rolling in. There are other suppliers out there, but changes to the wheel, column, crash testing, government recertification on every single application...may as well wait until the next major platform revision to kick them to the curb.

The landau last worked on a late 80s LTD Crown Vic/Grand Marquis/Town Car. If getting a Panther of this variety, it would be a travesty to NOT be a landau.

too late to submit, obviously, but I think this one for the 2001 Kia Rio from the Washington Post was excellently poor. https://static-ssl.cars.com/kia/rio/2001/e…

Not to mention that at one point they ranked the Toyota Corolla a “Best Buy” while the Chevy(GEO) Prizm was way down the list. Both were the same design built by the same people at the same plant. Literally the only difference between the two is the badging.

Sidebar - is this Jessica Gaines from the great 90s Nickelodeon show, Wild and Crazy Kids?

Neutral: Not to fan the flames too much, and I have no other evidence than hearsay from working at a spiteful competitor at the time, but the story went that Daimler did the same for their Detroit Diesel engines for the 2010 change in heavy duty emissions. That and anyone could cheat the SCR system by filling the tank…

Also has on occasion taken place at the Porter County Fair in Valparaiso, IN.

correct.

Swass. Lots and lots of swass.

If it’s going to pay to play like some driver spots in F1, I’d imagine Pastor Maldonado and his Venezuelan gov’t money to swipe the coveted third spot.

I’ve got nothing against chrome per se, but it bugs me when it’s all attached to plastic instead of metal pieces. That shit chips away and looks god-awful once it starts peeling off. Really need to improve the durability.