I agree with everything you said Tom. I would add the one most important reason though, the Mazda3 shows early on in a driver’s life that even a compact “economy” car can be fun, and that you can and should always drive something you enjoy.

I can give you the wind thing, but outside of that there isn’t really much issue doing something like this. The weight of a solar array compared to a car or bro dozer is pretty small. Something as simple as concrete footings are the bas of the supports, which they would have anyway, is plenty to support these. You…

All for it, and as others have mentioned, not coming back to a blazingly hot car in the summer is another benefit. That being said, most cities don’t have large sprawling parking lots because land = money. Would be good in suburbia, however.

I am all for this. Cincinnati Zoo where my wife and I go at least once every couple weeks has all of their parking covered in a solar canopy and they use it to power the zoo. It also is wonderful in the summer because your car isn’t baking in the sun. If you ever get a chance to visit do so it is an awesome and…

As an added benefit, you won’t return to a car that has been absolutely baking in the sun and/or the majority of your walk in the rain/snow would be covered.

I unfortunately never had a chance to own a 3 series but have driven every model since the E36 over the years either on test drives (I almost bought a 335 M-Sport back in 2014) or borrowing/trying out cars from friends and family members. The X3/4M comps were extended test drives and track time at BMW events.

Great move by Porsche. Whether you get the hybrid or not, the Cayenne S will be quick. It will be the buyers choice whether that quickness has a V8 burble, or cost savings at the pump.

An Evo X and a Cayenne S E-Hybrid have 2 completely different target buyers. Plus a “proper sports car” would be a Cayman Supra not a tarted up economy car.

Not sure anyone is cross shopping a boy racer vs a Cayenne.

The Nismo isn’t even worth $50 Grand, and with a manual. Fucking, automatics........

With dealer markups on “normal” Z cars being between $10,000 to $20,000 in some cases, this NISMO will join its brother in being bolted to showroom floors. I can’t shake the feeling that Nissan either wants this car to fail just so they can go back to cranking out Rogues and Kicks to buyers who don’t care, or is…

We are, as you mentioned the term crossover was never actually defined and laid out, just a generalization lol. I think in most peoples minds, they are what would have typically been a sedan, with a bit more rear storage and a big more ground clearance.

I would correct them if they said that to me as they walked over to their  - not a truck.

My parents’ Kia Niro is marketed as a crossover, but it’s really a station wagon. The height difference between it and their Accord is negligible when they park the vehicles side by side in the garage. The ground clearance isn’t much higher either. 

Crossover just = car now pretty much when not a body on frame “truck” based vehicle.

If you absolutely insist on buying a new vehicle, why not order it to your specs and be prepared to wait (unless you absolutely cannot)? For something popular like a Sienna or a Maverick, what are the odds of being allowed to purchase the car you ordered in advance?

ha - true - but I figure they may not be reading this website : )

The problem with a 1-3 year old car from Honda, Toyota, etc...is that you will pay almost full retail price. 

Yes. I was exactly the guy described in this article. I had deposits at two dealerships for an AWD Sienna LE. My deal-breaker criteria were: 1) AWD (we ski all winter) 2)hybrid/PHEV 3)Big enough for a family of 4 and a weekend’s worth of ski/camping gear. The Sienna seemed like the only option that fit the bill (even…

Dealers are currently turning away EV inventory. Who are these EVs for, exactly?