we took the kids on a road trip around colorado in one of those this summer and there is simply nothing that beats the comfort and convenience of a minivan. 

Once you realize they’re good for moving yourself and all your crap around (and you accept automotive anonymity) it’s liberating to know the van is the right tool for that job.

The devil finds work for idle hands.....

Yeah, Erik may be cooped up in his apartment doing nothing but work.  That will take a lot out of you.

Great Wall Motors. “Let’s Places Go!”

Extreme, unhelpful positions exist on all sides of the spectrum. I am a dedicated centrist on almost every matter. Which also means almost everyone thinks I’m a dumbass.

You act as if people with wealth are morally or ethically obligated to spend it fixing the world. They are morally and ethically obligated to not stamp on the rights protecting other citizens from their influence, their wealth from the government/citizens taxation, or to not exert undue influence that would negatively…

Thats how I will pitch it to my wife.

The original Viper looks like a Neon that was crudely widened and flattened in MS Paint.

~2 million EVs were built last year, worldwide.

I drove a neon for a time...

Seconded. I had one (2012-2018 era) as a rental for a couple of days, and it really did its job exceptionally well. Comfortable, enough room for a big guy, juuuuuuust enough grunt that it wasn’t embarrassing, a right-sized cargo hold, drove well....you get the picture.  Toyota has this package very well sorted, so…

“Maybe these RAV4 buyers didn’t know that they could get an interesting car instead.”

I’m an interior engineer for Ford and based on what I’m seeing, it’s still all new tooling and work for just about every interior panel. Each surface has been modfied, which basically means that you have to go through the design process again with only a few shortcuts. The only things that are staying are the hard…

I definitely see a lot of common hard points, but I also see a 2020 car rather than a 2005 one. 

What the fuck are you going on about?

As I’ve already mentioned numerous times to plenty of people. The original 240z, 260z, and 280z were all nearly identical cars, with emphasis on a bigger motor. Most of the cosmetic changes were negligible.

The 350z, 370z, and new Z are all clearly following that same path. The new…

Declaring that two cars look “basically the same” when they actually don’t is a celebrated Jalopnik forum tradition.

Lets play spot the difference!

Please don’t release it with that plain square grille Nissan... this took me 10 minutes, I’m sure it can be updated at this stage:

Isn’t Michigan a state with no vehicle inspections?