Apparently the diesel is the base model now.

...and if a Maxima isn't nice enough for you then get an Infiniti i35. Nothing says "Classy Maxima" than a nearly identical car with an analog clock.

I don't believe that personal vehicle ownership will ever stop unless there are massive changes to our infrastructure that essentially force people out of having their own cars. Sure there are people who will elect to not own cars but there will always be those who refuse to give it up (probably me).

What happens to all of the cars taking people to work, mall or whatever destination? They still need to park somewhere. Driving back home would mean your car is making twice as many trips per day (and thus, using more fuel). I think the scenario you're referencing would come out of the elimination of personal vehicle…

In my area, after 10 or 11pm many intersections switch from regular timed lights to a night mode where some flash red for all directions and others will flash yellow for one direction and red for the other. As they are normally timed intersections during the day there is no stop sign.

My biggest issue is flashing yellow and red lights. I can never tell whether a light is flashing yellow or red (at night) until I'm close to it.

I thought about the drop in engine weight (from a straight six since the V8 was sadly discontinued several years ago) but I figured any weight savings from the smaller engine would be eliminated by the secondary motor anyway.

It's an S80 rather than an XC70, but they're very similar (the XC70 is listed as having .4" less leg room in the rear). Granted, I'm tall so I drive with my seat pretty far back but this will give you an idea of how much room is in the back of Volvo's largest sedan:

Volvo is owned by Geely. Ford sold them a few years ago.

2wd 3.2L XC90 is 4667lbs.

I know, but it doesn't change the fact that the UK uses "mpg" for fuel economy ratings.

I would hope that it weighs less than a Yukon. If it weighs the same, or more, that would be a 1000 pound increase over the outgoing model.

On the plus side, the seats are incredibly comfortable. So even though legroom is a little low, especially with a taller driver, sitting back there doesn't feel like a chore.

"A small company" with an $11 billion backing by a large corporate parent. Volvo, as an individual brand, may be small but they were given a strong cash infusion from Geely.

Even my S80 has surprisingly little legroom in the back.

From what I've heard the T8 is definitely coming to the US as the top of the line XC90 model. The big question is whether a similar diesel variant (or any diesels at all) will come here.

Except for in the UK, which also uses miles per gallon.

I don't know why you find it unlikely. If you choose to not believe the obvious fact that a Trailblazer simply cannot lock you inside (the front doors) that's fine. It's pretty obvious the guy was just panicking.

From my experience many CPO cars aren't actually run through the tests and reconditioning they say they are. Most of the time if the car meets the basic qualifications they just slap the CPO title on it and sell it with the warranty. If any issues come up they're fixed under the warranty anyway.

I can tell you where the manual lock is in my car. I can also tell you where the manual lock is in various other cars I've owned/been inside of. Power door locks, at least in these cars, are an extra convenience on top of the manual operation of the locks. They don't replace the manual operation of the locks. Had he…