It’s perfectly fair to have mixed feelings about the Cannonball Run, to say the least. Some see it as a crucial part of American car culture, a rebellion against traffic laws. Others see it as a pointless and dangerous provocation. In truth, it’s all of those things and more, and I’m eager to see the full picture…

They don’t have to give away their cars anymore, like Nissan is doing now. That’s more what I meant.

Look at what Hyundai/Kia has been doing since 15 years, replicate.

A car sitting in a garage makes 0 horsepower.

Customer profile; small-time Texas oilman who will only ever buy American cars but whose wife refuses to be taken to the opera in a pickup, no matter how fancy it is.

I have a VW Alltrack wagon, which is on the smaller side for wagons, and we’ve looked at the Q5 too. It would be great to have the towing capacity of the Q5 but it doesn’t really gain us anything on the interior. I’ve had sedans forever, and the best decision I made was trading up to a wagon. I feel I get (almost) all…

75k on a q5 and got screwed by the bad fuel injectors.

Why would regenerative braking reduce tire wear?

Americans don’t buy wagons. Fuck them.

I am currently reading Ready Player One again so this was fresh on my mind.   

Came here to post this. B8.5 S4 owner here

Yup, another example is the Subaru Forester and Outback.  Pretty much identical cubic inches of interior - one’s longer and one’s taller.  Both get high 20's fuel economy, probably more due to the drag of the all wheel drive or else they could probably push both into the 30's.

Hell no !

It’sa $15k pickup, because the profits are wafer thin

old interior

This. An armrest cover made out of synthetic leather shouldn’t cost $400 plus bucks. Engineer common failure points to be easily replaceable, and out of materials that are more durable.

boosting the longevity of interior parts by 50% requires an investment in new material composition and design

from a bigger engine no less

Every day we stray further from the light of Soichiro Honda.

I miss the 90s, too, but good grief!