List a single competitor with a V6. I’ll wait. 

The SRX was longitudinal RWD, like a (true) BMW. The XT6 is a transverse V6 like a Chevy Traverse.

That’s because their focus is solidly outside the U.S.

Wow, we’re finally bringing back the MPV!

So instead of bringing us better Euro Fords like the mk2 Focus and mk4 Mondeo they spent R&D hours on developing this shit? Sounds about Ford.

Shouldn’t he love hydrogen cars? Hydrogen is almost entirely manufactured using hydrocarbons anyway and hydrogen cars have a 15-year lifespan due to pressurization concerns. Built-in planned obsolescence! They’re like gas cars but even more convoluted!

The I.D.4 is $39k starting, and surely there isn’t $30k extra worth of car here. Methinks VW is expecting folks to pay up for the retro tax.

No, it means you car won’t get stolen to do donuts at the nearest intersection ‘street takeover’.

Honda Passport

Oh boo hoo. If they’re that worried they should just ban the import of any cars under 25 years old—that’s how you ensure road safety!

That’s true, but not this much bigger. It was always narrower and lighter, too. 

Yeah it’s weird that the ‘4' is now bigger than the ‘5', though I guess the 4's more rugged persona fit the CUV theme better. Still, Renault’s making a mess out of their heritage bringing back numbered models like this willy-nilly. What’s next, an 8? A 4CV?

Yeah in like ten years. Surely it can’t cost that much to have one or two around. Or maybe buy a Sienna hybrid if it’s that much of an issue.

I still don’t understand why Tesla doesn’t do a fleet-spec Model S. Wouldn’t that be the perfect slot-in for the full-size interceptor role?

Because automakers are chasing any efficiency gains they can. These can cut nearly 5% of drag if well engineered, and the OEMs don’t care how expensive they are to replace—that’s more money in their pockets! Just thank the NHTSA that at least they’re still banned in the U.S.

YouTube would never touch cash cows like these. Just look at the SniperWolf situation and how much it took for YouTube to even remotely care. Regardless of Alphabet’s finances, YouTube still has to pull their weight; just look at how much they’re cracking down on adblockers. 

The older Equinox (and it’s platform mates) were awful from a reliability standpoint, but the newer Equinoxes aren’t actually bad (based on the several months I worked for a GM dealership last year). 

Are there actually manufacturers using Peltier cooled seats? I thought most were just ‘ventilated’ and blew air through the pores to dry sweat. I didn’t realize there were any that actively tried ‘cooling’ the air.

Also his whole dishwasher thing? Like I get that rationally and logically dishwashers are faster, cleaner, and more efficient, but that’s overlooking that in countless cultures ‘doing the washing up’ is an act of love and care that people do to show appreciation for each other.

Best counterargument against it that I’ve heard is that hydrogen isn’t a fuel, it’s an energy storage device. That means it’s lossy when produced (mostly from fossil fuels, as of 2024), lossy when transported, and lossy when used. All that means it’s pretty inefficient all said and done and you’re better off just…