Nope; Volvo ran an assembly plant in Halifax through the late ‘90s.

I don’t mind how it looks externally, but do mind the compromises it forces driver and passengers to make. This makes the quarter windows in our FJ Cruiser feel expansive.

Torch’s first rendering is the best option, though. Don’t @ me.

“it’s extremely hard to explain to people”

I always viewed it as a supercar - same tech, same costs, etc - but one that inverts the normal supercar qualities of sacrificing all efficiency in the name of outright performance.  

Came here to kvetch about the bloated rockers; thank you for saving me the time.

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I haz sad.

That said, as a fan of Italdesign coupes of that era/ shape, really like how this show car’s shaping up. Probably as close to the nouveau Impulse I’ve long wanted but will never actually receive.

It’s standard on base Unlimited four-door models, but base two-door Sport (not Sport S) models do *not* have it as standard equipment. A/C is listed under available equipment in the brochure itself.

bing-fucking-oh.

“I know the Thomas Built Bus company is not far from me at all, based in High Point, NC.”

I can’t imagine one that works would be all that hard to find - and even if you were forced to buy from the VW parts counter, a one-time $12 charge is still cheap.

“I know all too well the heartbreak of finally finding a diesel pump, paying for fuel, and finding out that the nozzle won’t even fit in the tank.”

Wouldn’t a $5 funnel you keep in the under-floor cargo cubby eliminate this pain point?

“With PIN to Drive, you have to enter a four-digit code before you can drive”

I’m not the biggest fan of the exterior styling, but...really wish this would come stateside. My wife loves her FJ Cruiser, but we’re soon to be in the market for something minivanish. We do frequently have a need for some ground clearance and a pair of driven axles, yet want the flexibility along the lines of what’s…

The funny thing is, they were actually pitching a factory-made package for the TZE that was targeted explicitly at realtors, basically having it serve as a mobile office and client transport in one (not-so-small) package. Need to find the few photos I have of it at home.

I have a 1/18 scale GT diecast by Minichamps; best feature is the lamps are connected together and roll up and down together. 

I’ll also note that trying to find headlamps - or modern replacements- for the later first-gen cars is a bear. The early USDM cars with the lift-up lids had 4x6s; the lids rose so as to clear the upper edges of the lens and not obscure the beam pattern. The ‘88 and ‘89 cars use 4701/4703 3x5s.

Newer 4x6s are a dime a…

Owner of an ‘88 Impulse, here. The answer is Isuzu. Pop-up sunroof was standard on ‘88 and ‘89 cars.

This is essentially the exact same thing on the original DeTomaso Mangusta.

Euro spec: sexy fixed headlamps (flush on the show car; quads on production)
US spec: large round headlamps that raise oh so slightly for FMVSS purposes.

Do I want to use it as a primary key? No.

Do I want to use it as an extended-range remote start, given the radio range of GM’s RKE is shit? Yes, and for that, it works perfectly.

“... Volkswagen’s heritage collection starts at the strangely late date of 1950.”

It does? Distinctly remember seeing a KdF-Wagen within the VWoA corporate museum in Auburn Hills in the late ‘90s. 

...which is odd, as Porsche has a Type 64 body shell in its own museum...