I agree! But the more you think about it, the more it makes sense. Honda’s Twin Turbo V6 is 350hp and 350lbft torque. Add some hybrid and rear biased SH-AWD, and you have an SUV built of the already silky smooth Ridgeline whereas all these large SUVs are built on ladder-frame trucks. Improve the towing capacity to…

Only one right answer: Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. 4 doors. 0-60 in 3.8. Fun to drive. Not as popular as the Mercedes, BMW, Audi, or other Luxury badged cars. It is smaller, but if you do not want to go fully electric, this is the only real other option besides a CT5 Blackwing.

Gen3 Passport was a 2-row Pilot. This Gen4 looks like its own product. BUT Honda would have done better with a bigger SUV in the Yukon/Expedition lane with Acura having its own Escalade/Navigator version. Just look at the Ridgeline vs Yukon here:

So a Bentley version of the new Porsche Macan EV. Similar to the Bentayga being a sibling of the Cayenne/Q7/Q8/Urus/Touareg (MLB Evo C/D) and the Continentals are siblings of the Panamera/Phaeton (MSB). Is this really surprising?

The VW Rivian plans were announced in June 2024. Scout’s plans to reintroduce the Scout brand in the US started in March 2023. Will they lean on Rivian for some stuff, sure. But to say this is all Rivian makes no sense. Especially considering the 800v architecture has been a Porsche thing for some time. Also these are…

I was really looking forward to the ID Buzz. 7 passengers (preferred 8 like the Sienna Hybrid LE+ AWD) and AWD, and ~ 280-300 miles of range for ~ $50k (the price point of a Tesla Model Y is what was being speculated).

Now no 7-pass and AWD.
Now MSRP is $70k+.
Now Range is 235 miles.

Its the form factor I want in an EV…

Cool and Reliable rarely identify in the same sentence. The Lexus LS is not cool. But it is quite Luxurious, and they are plentiful. For something more unique, I’d suggest the 2018+ Acura RLX SH-AWD (Hybrid). Its a decent drive (not as engaging as say a Lexus GS or Genesis, etc.) But has AWD, great MPG, and definitely…

2021 Ridgeline RTL-E under 60k miles for $25k. I’ve seen them pop up every now and then. Fully loaded. Great Trucklets. Close to Full size vs the Ford Maverick which is a tad bit tight for car seats behind the driver’s and passenger seats.

CoxAutomotive literally sells most of the dealers all their tools. Manheim/OVE. MMR. ReadyLogistics. So its based on transactions on their platform. It’s historic based. Not forward looking.

But to fair, MB dealers charged similar markups on the Gs, and LR dealers on Defenders, and Ford on Lightnings, etc. Every dealer…

Mitsubishi Lancer: meh car.
Mitsubishi Evo X FQ440: HFS!

SSR and L200 didn’t make the list?

I would really love some reporting on how Boeing was awarded $4.2B for this contract while SpaceX was awarded only $2.6B and SpaceX is saving these astronauts.

I really wonder about all the military spending and what our ROI on it really looks like by continuing to fund Lockheed, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon,…

The Buick Roadmaster. It doesn’t really belong because GM made the Buick Regal TourX which was every bit a modern Roadmaster (and they just didn’t sell in numbers unfortunately as they were awesome!)

The EV9 is the right answer. Wrong trim. You can find EV9 Winds that sticker for $49k . They are Long Range + AWD. This one has 148 miles: https://www.ecarone.com/used/Kia/2024-Kia-EV9-near-dallas-tx-477061a4ac18353a2a65c8d7572853e1.htm

Hybrid alternative: Used Acura MDX Sport Hybrid. ~29mpg. 48k miles. $25k. Pocket…

The problem is we do not have the complete supply chain for this yet. So we have to accept their will be material and supplies coming from outside until we can build the supply chain here the same way we are no longer trusting China with semi conductor supply chain and building that out here.

The EV thing is so political. But its part of a great foreign policy strategy. We can make all the Oil and Nat Gas we want, but we can’t control the total supply of the market. So OPEC+ can always adjust supply and impact prices.

If the EV credits went to DC Rapid Chargers as prevalent as gas pumps, we really would…

I say save the money and get a slightly bigger CPO Subaru Outback for like $23k: https://www.modestosubaru.com/viewdetails/cpo/4s4btacc8l3226197/2020-subaru-outback-sport-utility

Or even an CPO Ascent for $28k. With the 3rd row down, still plenty of space for a big dog to roam around: https://www.hanleesnapasubaru.com/i…

I am going to go out the opposite side of this and say:
+IF a human uses just his eyes to see the road
+IF a computer is trained to be at least as good as a human

That was for ground truthing their vision approach from how I understand it. Not to put in their fleet of cars. Hence why Luminar did not expect that to be reoccurring revenue.

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, FCA/Stellantis will have a hard time until they adopt the future while still having plenty of competitive products to sell in the PRESENT. No Stellantis US Brand Dealership has a complete model lineup akin to a Toyota/Lexus, Ford/Lincoln, VW/Audi, etc. Mazda and Subaru…