Honda & Nissan overlap. Acura & Infiniti overlap. I am not sure Nissan has any competitive edge in EVs to justify this. Mitsubishi is also in the conversation, but it is not like their EVs are major volume plays either. They would be better license platforms from Tesla, Hyundai/Kia, etc and tuning it to their…

As someone in NJ that has had these fly over their homes several times, they are large. We can see planes in the sky landing at PHL airport frequently. We are close enough to Virtua Voorhees Hospital to see their helicopters in the sky. These are the size of a small vehicle (think Geo Metro) and propeller driven.

I…

Based on the leaks, it looks like it folds down in to a center console and back up for a bench. Anything that adds utility like this or the way Honda Pilot’s 2nd middle seat folds away and stores in the trunk is great!

To be fair, who else has a factory that big or produces cars like that in California to compare it to? I think it would be relevant to know how much emissions per vehicle produced does the Tesla factory in Cali emit compared to the other OEMs in the Continental US, no?

2015-2019 Subaru WRX. There is a 2015 in Syracuse, NY w 140k miles for $13k: https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/46c037d9-5a2d-43f0-99d8-a35892da0eaf/
Negotiate as you can find 80k mile versions for $2k more: https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/48e5f8f7-1915-4263-84e8-037838dd5681/

I thought the Ford D4 was an evolution of the C/D3 which itself was based on the 98-16 Volvo P2 architecture (hence the transverse V6 FWD/AWD layout.) So the following were all platform mates:
Flex
Freestyle
Explorer
Taurus
Lincoln MKS
Lincoln MKT
Mercury Sable
Mercury Montego
Volvo S60
Volvo S80
Volvo V70
Volvo XC70
Volvo XC90

Correct. Single turbo. HP and Torque I was ballparking. 

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!)