That’s always my go-to leader in this category!

Seems like they’re talking about higher ground clearance with four wheel drive.

On the one hand, one ought to respect “Authorized Personnel Only” signs. But on the other hand, the “overnight airport madness” is real, and can drive people to do some really weird shit sometimes. I’ve been there, but I usually just put my luggage on one of the moving walkways, then chase it by running the wrong way…

Damn, that is no way to die.

Proof that the best off-roader is a vehicle that you give zero shits about.

A fine is just the entry fee if you have resources (I.e. money). Jail time is a different kind of punishment, one that might (won’t, but might) give someone pause that wouldn’t notice the loss a fine would incur,

This guy would have just sent it:

I know Ryan, good stuff. The last part of the trail would not have been suitable for any Subaru model. I had a 2 inch lift and 33 inch tires and I hit my rock sliders more than once. If you really knew what you were doing, you had made suitable mods and you were a very skilled driver you could make it work, but not…

Honestly it looks like a Subaru Wilderness with X Mode would do that just fine. Have you SEEN some of the trails people take those over? Other than height clearance they are very capable unless you want to do some steep/very rocky climbing.

Fun fact about this trail. Its weak sauce up until the last mile and a half. When I did it, the rangers said most people drive to this point, park and walk and we say people doing that. The last mile and a half was pretty fun.

Man you guys have THE definitive technical article on AWD and you didn’t link it?

But the 911 doesn’t time-travel.

I mean, I currently drive a Cadillac and would be interested in the Optiq, perhaps, except that it’s at least $14,000 more than my XT4 was and makes it far more difficult to use my phone with it.

You can’t reach into the bed from the side. The tailgate doesn’t close automatically. The windshield is absurdly flat and large so the big windshield wiper fails. The pedals fall off until you bolt them back on. The unpainted stainless is so hard to clean that half of buyers are wrapping the vehicle. The door handles…

Steering issues, accelerator pedal recall, ride issues, wiper issues, and having to “wash” my vehicle with isopropyl alcohol to name only a few off the top of my head. I won’t even get into the issues of people getting hurt on the sharp edges or unnecessary cost cutting measures that make a $100K vehicle feel cheap as…

We had a family member visiting with a Rivian. The closest charging station was at a Walmart off a busy road. I don’t think most people want to hang out for 2 hours (or more) at a Walmart, hotel, or gas station. It is not just charging availability it is also charging speed. All those quotes of 10-80% in under 20…

Time for a refresh of EPA and DOT regs that allow manufacturers to build large and overweight vehicles.  I believe even the IRS has something on the books about heavy vehicle depreciation...not commercial trucks, but mass produced consumer suvs and pick ups.  That needs to go as well.  The gas guzzler tax needs to…

I have a 2023 ID.4 and have absolutely experienced this, fortunately it wasn’t at a critical time, but in moving my hand across the steering wheel I’ve lightly brushed a capacitive button and have accidentally disabled the adaptive cruise while driving. A physical button would absolutely not have registered anything,…

It deactivates when you hit the brake yes, but it is still On, such that pressing the Resume button makes the car accelerate to the last set speed. Step 1 is On/Off. Once On, the functions available are Cancel (does the same as pressing the brake), Resume, + speed, and - speed. So if you exited the highway and pull…

if it were easier to lose your license people would hopefully pay more attention to the 2 ton death dealing machine theyre piloting. and if they cant grow up and learn, fuck em. they shouldve given it the respect it deserved and they can go without. it wouldnt take long for everyones habits to change one they saw all…