cheap(ish), Toyota reliable, and a droptop.
I mean, the first American crossover as we’d recognize it was certainly the XJ Cherokee as I count all lifted wagons as just that, lifted wagons.
yeah, this is kinda wild. hasn’t the 2.7L engine family been in production for years now? what did they change for the Bronco?
Is that where I can complain about how UGLY the new Blazer EV is?
I went on a trip to the East Coast last month and out of the metro systems of DC, NYC, and Boston, the MBTA orange line was by far some of the crustiest rolling stock I had to endure. So while I’m not surprised, this is disappointing.
hey, Loewy was French
hey this is Jalopnik, the only reason I clicked was to discuss engine specs ;)
this is puzzling. As far as I’m aware, the only 2.3s of this era were the high pressure turbo T5's since they needed the thicker cylinder walls/lower displacement. This implies that this car either has a T5, or the 2.3 has had the turbo forcefully removed. I’d like a more knowledgeable Volvo guy to come in and… Read more
If we’re playing the ‘first’ game (outside the scope of the 21st century) then the Rancho in 1977 previewed all that way early. FWD only, based on a family car (Simca 1100), practical wagon body, pretend SUV aesthetics. I don’t think either the Escape or Aztek pioneered anything new beyond that except maybe changing…
It seems that they’re just going off the tired cliché that ‘the S-Klasse has all the tech your car of 20 years from now will have, but today!’, disregarding the fact that actual progress from MB has stagnated and the only ‘tech’ that is being previewed is faddish and gimmicky.
whoops, the Plaid is less expensive than I thought; only $136k
that says more to me about the quality and staying power of Mr. Schreyer’s designs more than anything else