In your first point, I at least understand where you were coming from - now you’ve completely lost me.
The context for the definition is obvious enough that it didn’t need to be stated... automobiles. Period.
Ergo; “How reliable is X automobile?”. Given all things are relative, CR has also added a reference being other…

Absolutely yes... because;

LOL... yep - was snickering all the way through the article and figured someone would’ve already put the spotlight on this in the comments section.
Actually, I felt right at home reading the statement, almost as if the author was Jalop AF... could’ve been lifted right from the comments section ;-)

...is that the truth got lost in the shuffle.

The Grumman LLV has a quaint personality to it’s oddity and proportion.

Yeah... my reaction to “their people” taken straight from this article.
And then again to your comment, and again to the irony, and again to hypocrisy and again to the blind ignorance stewn all through the comments section.

Straight from #10 in the article you’re commenting on;

Wow... just wow. The irony and hypocrisy in this article is just plain bloody impressive!
Kudos to you Mr. Harriot - you’ve actually shown me how truly self-absorbed and warped some peoples perceptions can be.

The Trump administration may be doing everything in its power to [sic] quell the tide of renewable energy, but the world is ready to ride the wave.

...but, man, patent copy is the worst.

You must be young and/or sheltered Drew... that, or I’m just old and jaded?
All I ever see in these constant articles about Donald Trump’s actions are reflections of the standard issue vanilla human condition... not sure I understand the complaining.

In fact, I can almost convince myself that watching Donald Trump is…

*cringe

Feels like your statement has a lot of contradiction... not arguing they’re trying to be separate entities but, for all intents and purposes, most consumers feel they’re awfully similar... that is supported by your own admission that they’re in bed with each other quite and build cars that are jointly developed.

^^^^^ this is also true

Suggest you re-read my comment in which I was explicit about diesel engines;

Wear and tear? You mean having your engine turned by the transmission rather than by thousands of pressurized explosions per minute is just too much for the engine? All those parts designed to transfer rotational force from A to B are suddenly unable to transfer rotational force from B to A? Bollocks.

My input; you’re actually demonstrating genuine logic here (unlike the poster you’re replying to).
Pads and braking components are cheaper than powertrain components so why save your brakes at the expense of the powertrain (unless brake fade or pad replacement is a genuine issue for you; think heavy haulage, track…

Another ironic post - the exact same could be said of your comments, no? Pot = kettle much?

They’re called “Engineers” and, generally speaking, not typically considered “stupid”... in fact, there’s a good chance you’ve admired and driven vehicles created by them?
My experience is those that categorise Engineer’s as stupid are simply incapable of completing the necessary education/qualifications themselves and…

Oh the irony...
I wouldn’t go as far as to say “it’s bad” but I’ll tell you all day that it’s ill-advised and unnecessary unless you have a justifiable reason to direct all that braking energy through your engine as opposed to the purpose-built/dedicated system in your vehicle?