It’s kinda bizarre how they got it back to front. China suppressed it very early on with their harsh lockdowns and essentially lived quite a reasonably normal life (albeit cut off from the rest of the world) while everyone else battled wave after wave.

Sigh...

Who the hell thought it was a good idea to create a track in a car park?

I’ll give a mention to Singapore. The metro is only 35 years old, but the network has grown rapidly and extensively since (and still being expanded) such that it is now incredibly convenient to get to most places by train alone.

God no. If your phone dies you’re screwed.

Exactly. The HR-V is exceedingly popular where I am, and a big part of their appeal is precisely because of its ‘averageness’. It’s a known quantity and that’s good enough for many folks.

Ssangyong Rodius.

First of all, these look stupid. Their proportions make them look like they’ve been squashed in the middle of a multi-car collision.

Coffee grinders too apparently

Complete Knock Down (CKD) kits and their associated assembly facilities are very common for countries with high import tariffs on cars. These are usually countries with a small domestic automotive industry, and the assembly plants help to create local jobs for the economy.

Peugeot also makes kitchenware and bicycles.

Malaysia.

All of them.

Mercedes-Benz and Peugeot/Citroen did try diesel hybrids later on, and it didn’t exactly take off. Here’s a good explanation why it’s not as great an idea as it seems:

I drove a Rodius once (it was a rental. Don’t ask). It is as horrible as it looks.

Padovani is the late wife of former team principal Fausto Gresini

The thing is, in motorsport, unlike other sports, one can easily switch ‘nationalities’, as it is a representative of which racing association and licence you’re racing under, rather than which nationality you actually are.

Ooh, please do it! :D

This is the correct answer. Pop-up lights are cool. Unnecessary, but cool.

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