Not to mention that as they become increasingly common it will probably become increasingly expensive to insure non-autonomous vehicles. Those who choose to manually drive, regardless of history, will suddenly become “higher risk” drivers. I imagine that will help speed things along once the technology becomes mass…

Audi isn’t the only manufacturer that does it (I’m pretty sure I’ve seen the Grand Cherokee do it as well). I think the Model S dims the light instead of shutting it off. It’s because there are regulations stating that during the daytime, you can’t have a light brighter than your turn signal on at the same time unless…

Helmet laws are applied at the state level however. They’re more akin to traffic laws than industry safety standards and thus more appropriate for state regulation.

Sadly you (and I) will be waiting for awhile. After the S90/V90 they’ll move on to updating the 60 range the year after and then the 40 range the year after that. Then, and only then, will they start to consider additional models such as a low volume coupe. They haven’t actually committed to replacing the C70 yet…

Under the hood will be a 2.0L 4 cylinder engine. There will be no T6 or V8 stuffed in sideways this time around.

It won’t be RWD. It will be FWD/AWD as it’s built on the SPA platform that underpins the XC90 and will also underpin the new S60/V60/XC60 when they are released.

At the very least, the 5GB is now a threshold rather than a cap. Crossing 5gb means you’re eligible for network management, meaning they’ll throttle you at high load times, but they do not automatically slow you down once you hit 5gb like they used to threaten to do.

Has Volvo actually stated they are selling Chinese made XC90 and S60 models in the U.S.? Last I heard the S60L was the only model being exported from China as it is a model made specifically for the Chinese market. The XC90 and S60 for the U.S. market are built in Europe.

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That definitely doesn’t happen anymore. Does your e46 not have automatic headlights? The E90 family definitely shuts everything off when you turn the car off (or, at least once you open the door). Headlights are the only thing I’m not 100% sure about because most people just leave them in automatic mode. I don’t know…

Even if you don’t eat or drink in the car, a lot of people transport drinks in vehicles. I carry two water bottles to work with me each day and my current car has no space to hold either of them so they end up in a tray in the trunk. Many people in North America also eat fast food, or stop for coffee on the way to…

It’s even worse when there are Harley festivals. I know people who actively plan to be out of the city when they occur.

Private prosecution is either very limited or outright banned in most states. An ordinary citizen, in most jurisdictions, cannot just file criminal charges against another individual. They can only present what they have and hope the DA’s office decides to pursue it. That may work in some rural areas where there isn’t…

Even easier would be if there weren’t bystanders. People stand at the exit for the sole reason of seeing/encouraging people to do burnouts. Without the bystanders there’s no reason to show off, which would heavily reduce the number of incidents. The people there are getting exactly what they want to see.

My friend had a Mountaineer back in college. She was oddly afraid of someone in her car murdering her (should have had an S80) so she always left the rear seats folded flat so she could see everything behind her while driving.

My guess is that because it is a seating surface they have to include the belt to avoid liability. If the center console extended and divided the two seats they wouldn’t need to worry about the extra belt. Since someone could technically sit there with one leg on each side of the console they need to include it or…

Based on sales numbers it seems the A7 is indeed the preference for most. It’s outsold the CLS since its introduction (not hugely, but it outsells it) and it probably outsells the 6 Series as well. Unfortunately the numbers I looked at don’t differentiate between the sedan and coupe versions of the 6 Series but given…

I rarely see the 6 Series in general around here (I can count maybe 4-5 times) but the MB CL seems to be very popular with black males in the sense that out of all of the ones I’ve seen, only one had a white male driving. That doesn’t mean that “well to do” black men only buy the CL around here, just that the CL seems…

None on the western shore of Lake Michigan either (at least, in Chicago and Milwaukee). Something similar happens around Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin though I think the “lake flies” are smaller than the mayflies featured here.

I don’t think that’s true. The S90/V90 was always supposed to be SPA and why wouldn’t the C70 replacement be SPA as well? If the S90/V90 is getting a different platform, a RWD one at that, I can’t see them making their target of releasing it next year. Plus, it wouldn’t make economic sense to put two comparatively low…