I think it’s more that he just doesn’t care about the rules. That became obvious with all the direct sales vs dealerships stuff years ago.

You’re not wrong but it’s also quite obtuse.

The only thing I don’t like on this truck is the random kick up at the back of the rear door’s window line. It doesn’t carry in to the quarter glass like on other SUVs and CUVs with that styling feature.  It just ends awkwardly.

Other full sized SUVs and minivans are doing fine in this test, even some of those on older platforms. The Odyssey had a Good rating and even the ancient Sienna gets an Acceptable driver’s side rating.

The “hockey stick” you mention is usually carefully placed where it causes the least distorted appearance in color/reflections between the body and bumper.

Gotta fit the blind spot monitors and other sensors in there somehow.

Did you talk to any designers before writing this?  I can tell you that in the last 3 programs I was on this line was HOTLY debated.

Regarding the Tundra, people really do think they’ve held on to gold, and don’t seem to think that age matters as long as condition is equivalent to a newer model. When I was in the market for a used truck a few years back, I looked for a first gen (2000-2006 models) Tundra, but ended up with a 2003 F150 because for…

Raph is still there though, and he gets a bit absurd sometimes with his suggestions.

They must have run out of whatever they have been on.

Many cars drop both mirrors.  My last 4 have.

I think a lot of them will still quietly support him if a (perceived as) far left candidate gets the Dem nomination.

They’re bragging about 100 trees? Like ten times ten? They’re bragging about that? Is that a joke? The 4,000 is a lot, but 100 is like planting some rows of shade trees around the parking lot.

Studies are showing time and time again that cost is king when selecting flights.  People overwhelmingly choose cheaper options when they are paying for it.  It’s even part of the reason why we don’t have faster flights (the other is the sound barrier).  People won’t want to pay more to use more fuel to go faster.

I don’t think FCA wants anything to weaken the legacy, heritage, and prestige they spend a lot of money on trying to convince the public their current JK models have.

The logic here is that:

You can’t just arbitrarily increase production volume of an existing line. You also can’t easily up size a line for a much wider and taller vehicle if it wasn’t originally spec’d to fit it.

This is absolutely the right answer and basically what I’ve been explaining to people who have asked me about it. That 3+mm thick stainless steel is actually 5x as thick as a lot of exterior body panels on typical cars and trucks (which are typically made of fairly soft, weak steel on cosmetic surfaces), and has a…

Part of the point is that the Model 3 pre-orders were 10x that high.

I can’t wait for Elon to moronically reply and say “That diagram of the Tesla powertrain on the top left is incorrect because it had 2 rear motors” and then be lauded by all his blind fans.