I sat in one with the bamboo (I think) and I thought it was pretty nice, granted this was a transitional period and things like a keypad really don’t make sense in a mostly touch enabled world. Still pretty minimalist but the wood was enough to make it feel reasonably luxurious and interesting. At the time it was way…

Had one.

Amazingly, it was the interior that let these down for me. In most Volvos I enjoy the Swedish minimalism. But these are just Swedish dull.

don’t make it out to be worse than it is, andrew - those tires are only flat on the bottom.

This makes me irrationally angry.

This is why radar guns are DUUUUUUMB!

I don’t think it marshknute was comparing them directly, just that MB’s interior design was more distinct/classy/droolproof.

“Draw me like one of your Accord Coupes”

The exterior looks amazing.

Was there a car article in there somewhere????

Its a 2009-2013 Suzuki Grand Vitara dash

Call me crazy, but I kinda wish more CEOs would just give it to me straight like that.

Canadian drivers: annoyed by left-lane hogs, but too polite to shoot them down.

If only we could find a car we knew his son would think is cool, that’s also fast and has a reliable toyota engine. How will we ever dream up such a car.

They all use 4cylinders now. 3 engine options: Turbo 4cylinder(T5), Turbo/supercharged 4cylinder(T6), or turbo 4cylinder + hybrid(T8).

Hybrid has had some teething issues, but the twin-charged(T6) and base turbo (T5) have been pretty solid by all measures.

Also, the older 5 cylinders were NOT from ford! Those were…

Sorry, but the 288 EVO wins the ugly trophy.

No A/C means driving a good bit of the Summer with the windows open. How would you keep your Fabio-esque locks from flying everywhere without the constraint of a handy hairband?

No problem. I just called my time guy, and he's credited you with seven new minutes, to be implemented on March 16, 2015. You'll get them at 5:41 pm, and they'll end at 5:48 pm. I added the extra two minutes as my way of apologizing for all the suffering you've undoubtedly been through. Hang in there; we'll get…