I don’t know why everyone compares it to the Maverick just because they came out around the same time. The Mav is a pickup, for when you’re primarily concerned about truck stuff. The Santa Cruz is an SUV with a truck bed for the occasional time you need to pick up a grill at Home Depot (as a totally random example, I…

Amazing the article even gives the time of day to Manchin.

I think it wasn't mandated until 08 or 09. But the car had a sunroon and 6 disc CD changer so it more than made up for it. /priorities

Jeez. I wonder sometimes too. It’s wild how much our day to day driving relies on everyone around us not being asshats, then you realize how everyone around us ARE asshats and you wonder how any driver has made it over 25 years of age. Glad you’re still here and hope you got that McD’s.

Ooh, not just in QOTD, but first slide! I’m honored. (I did a particularly good job of telling the story this time, that helps.)

Autopian: Has an industry car designer sketching concepts the comments want to see, from what a dead brand would look like today to how a body style might look different with different design criteria.

*screams*

Early on into owning my last car, a 2007 Saturn Ion, it had just finished raining out, and the sun was back out. I was driving down a country road and wanted to open my window to get some fresh air, but was behind a semi cab kicking up a ton of spray into me, and going 45 in a 55. I waited for the striped lines for a…

Note that no carmakers have joined on the side of the AGs - just an oil lobby.

Interesting. Guess we’ll see what shakes out!

Android Auto and Android Automotive are two different things. Android Auto is the entertainment system phone projection that’s on the market today. Android Automotive is an Android-based operating system for vehicle displays - exactly what this is talking about.

Welcome to the new Jalopnik, where negativity and not integrity brings the pageviews.

In my own car? Nothing really sticks out. When I shoot used cars at work that detail hasn’t gotten to, I find some fun things. Not overly weird, but I now own a Meghan Trainor CD that I recognized more songs on than I would have realized.

Click Start Slideshow, then it’s available in the upper right.

Me: “Oh no he’s not gonna get it into crypto is he”

I mean, you act like the “List slides” button isn’t there...

It doesn’t need to be a wedge, but it could fake it a bit - the Ioniq 5 looks plenty chunky and wedge-y at first glance, and I’m sure that’s been aero’d to hell and back.

Here’s the thing, that’s not even a Jalopnik mistake. That’s coming from whatever publication they quoted.

I’m pleasantly surprised that everyone is taking you to task for your Speed Racer take rather than your Rise of Skywalker take (which I agree with).

God DAMMIT it is spelled brake! Make all the jokes you want about “haha the VW breaks” but a god damn auto publication should know better!