So they built this because the Cadillac Escalade EXT has been selling so well? wait....

Can confirm item #4.

Maybe it’s because I have kids and have to sometimes disguise my swears... Ha!

True, which is why this gets a pass. I think “F” can work well if you manage to win with it. I submit the Jaguar F-Type for your consideration.

Can confirm. Had one for almost 7 years and the rust was starting to win the war. Now, it was a non-garaged car in Chicago, but still... Sad. I loved everything else about it. Except the super wonky clutch and the driveline lash...but other than that? Perfect.

MmKay....well that was a bad idea. F is one of the few letters in the alphabet that connotes negative vibes. S is another (shit). I guess it doesn’t matter...it’s not like they will change it.

Isn’t it apropos that the entire division would be named “F”, which corresponds to a Failing grade in most countries? Toyota needs to pack it in and move on...or restart from the ground up. They didn’t try to reinvent anything when they showed up with Lexus. They just made great luxury cars for prices way under Ze…

Yeah, I get that, but I think in practice, it causes more annoyance than the extra 1 mpg. But regs are regs.

Can this *possibly* be useful in anything besides a diesel truck (meaning small rev range and big torque needs). I haven’t experienced more than 8 gears and even that seemed excessive...

^^^THIS. All day THIS. So good. Keep this up and you’ll give DeMuro a run for his money.

...and if it fails, they can blame it on the “young, inexperienced design leader” and he will be so ashamed he will quit the industry and go into hiding.

There might still be a 1989 Ford Taurus LX running around out there with the 48489. It was Dark Sand on Beige Velour and it had a digital dash and the 3.8L OHV V6 with 140 horses. If you push the 5/6 button, the trunk pops. M E M O R I E S.

Is anyone going to point out that the clothes used to be well made there, and now they are just cheap shit that wears out in a season? My wife used to shop there, but has moved on due to extremely low quality.

The first (and only) time I saw one driving around in Europe (I think I was in Frankfurt at the time), I nearly had a heart attack. It was so amazing. I couldn’t get my camera out of the bag fast enough to get more than a couple of shots of the rear. So awesome. So low. So Francaise

Dafuq is this thing? Does a TV come out of the maroon part?

That is a fantastic story and I am in awe of your car. So so so nice.

Honda forgot how to do interiors like 10 years ago. My 1999 CR-V is so much better than this. So was my 1990 Acura Integra LS.

Would be interesting to see how FanBoost works if/when it costs money. If it were $1 per vote (like some sort of Kickstarter situation), it would be extremely lucrative. Also, I think people tend to vote for underdogs, so I think there is a high likelihood that it could actually boost low-rent, losing drivers and…

We need a pool to place bets on how long it takes for him to crash it. I say 12 days.

I love *EVERYTHING* about this except the price. You can get a REAL low-mileage E36 M3 for that kind of money. This will always be a car that needs ‘splainin’. That said, it will probably also keep its value simply because it’s so rare, and extremely well put together. I say CP, but only barely. At maybe $12k, this…