I don’t get all the hate. I see any number of current CUVs reflected in the profile of the Caliber. Fits right in with today’s market.

I saw a Ford Tempo on the road the other week and it blew my mind. That’s another totally forgotten car. Thankfully.

Just thinking about aftermarket support, available accessories and resale value, the Audi A5/A4 Allroad is likely the better choice over the VW Arteon. I’m kind of embarassed to admit that I’m a badge snob, and I’d rather not have to explain what the Arteon is, and why I’m not driving an Audi.

But we’re talking about the world’s largest car maker here. Toyota has the resources for engine development, if they want to do it. Mazda somehow is able to develop a new inline-6 and they sell fewer cars than BMW, at a way lower average price.  Let’s see if it sinks Mazda, but at least they’re trying.

How can they live out paramilitary fantasies then?

True, which is why I expect the ratio to be pretty high. But I wonder if that ratio is published anywhere, perhaps a gas retailer industry database?

“Last year’s ratio of around 16 EVs for every public standard charger is likely to worsen to approximately 32 EVs per charger this year, with significant regional variations...”

You mean Tesla autopilot will let a car get airborne? Brings new meaning to the word Pilot.

Try going shopping with the family to a variety of stores in a pickup. Unless you have a locking tailgate and tonneau cover, you can’t put valuable things in the bed while you shop in other stores. If the rear seats are occupied by people (like family vehicles are used), that’s your only option.

Lets keep speculation and stereotyping out of this. I drive a pickup (as do gazillions of other people) and don’t like being smeared. I also drive a Miata.

Ya, for all the data Amazon/Google etc. is collecting, they’re not too good at suggesting programming that I really want to watch.

I see you’ve figured this out. Well done.
Now go put it into practice and laugh all the way to the bank.

I tend to agree, but the aggregate sales of all their brands is likely higher than if only two brands were offered. If Chevy was your only low-mid price choice from GM, some (many) people wouldn’t buy one, because there’s too many around, or their neighbour has one, or.... some other odd psychological reason. Choice…

Its relative though. WRC courses don’t need 36" tall desert tires. Relatively standard /50 series tires would have plenty of sidewall for trucks on gravel.

I used ‘Trophy Truck’ more as a way to illustrate my comment. I know WRC courses don’t need desert trucks with 24+” of wheel travel, and the trucks would have to be much different. Keeping production based race trucks road legal would be the easiest part of the process.

If the FIA/WRC adds a 4x4 Trophy Truck class, then they’ll make some headway in the US. Who wants to watch a bunch of wheezy 4-bangers?

Unless you are (or have relative that is) an Audi mechanic with lots of spare parts, I can’t see why you’d drop $30+K on a 15 yr old timebomb. There are so many other ways to spend that dough.

Who’s the original American maker of the Crafter?

Nikita surely knows about Novichok.

Burn baby burn!