It’s not unusual for people who grew up in socialist countries (esp. Eastern Europe) to lean towards the right-wing politically. I’m sure Russian coal-baron Gennady Ayvazyan worked very hard. His partner in the coal business is Iskander Kakhramonovich Makhmudov, who should be familiar as one of Russia’s top…

Every billionaire is a policy failure.

The owner is one Gennady Ayvazyan, a Russian coal trader (and probably a douchebag).

People who own yachts did not achieve success honestly.

That sentence you quoted didn’t strike me as sour or jealous at all. It is you who is reading way too much into this.

Also, this yacht has insurance.

1st.Gear, Ford shares are also down because of a $1.7 billion product liability verdict from a Georgia jury on a 20 year old truck after some octogenarian driver got a flat tire on the highway and lost control, killing himself and his elderly wife.

This is why I quit driving my Bugatti. Too much of the wrong kind of attention.

Not sure how to feel about this. I’m all about eating the rich, but to damage such an engineering marvel for a watch doesn’t sit well with me. But on the other hand, Chiron owner is Kuwaiti, who gets stipends from their government and has likely ‘earned’ his wealth from the backs of ‘legal slaves’, aka foreign…

That kind of gas mileage is absolutely unacceptable nowadays tbh. Maybe the turbo 6 will help more than I’m guessing it will, but sub-12mpg from a new car is absurd and should bring guilt to anyone driving such a vehicle. Toyota has also been known for letting their trucks live a long time in the same generation…

He was talking about the overwhelming number of protein shake farts in the driver’s seat.

This truck will probably be bought by some asshole who gets a little thrill every time other drivers react like he’s a real cop. That’s a shame, because at $13k I think you have a pretty good base for an overlanding rig or other adventure vehicle. Nice price. 

Completly agree. Other than the beak I thought it looked good. I still see a few every now and then.

I’m always surprised the original ZDX never took off. It must been only a couple years too early to market. The corporate Acura beak of the time certainly didn’t help, tho.

The guys who are always predicting the end of high-powered ICE vehicles is right around the corner remind me of the guys who are always predicting a market collapse is right aroung the corner who remind me of the guys who insist that hyperinflation is right around the corner (and no, 8% inflation is not…

This clip aired in 2009, right after the global financial crises. If anything that clip just proves how wrong we were and still are about hi-po ICE models. Jeremy was/is famous for his fear mongering and the “war on cars”

Gran Turismo was my automotive education in Middle and High School. The Panoz Esperante, Suzuki Cappuccino,  Fiat Coupé, TVR Tuscon, and many others that I had never heard of until playing that game back in like 2002. Plus, who didn’t love ripping around in the 787B?

Believe it or not, what was considered luxurious 50 years ago and what passes for basic transportation today pretty much overlap. Want a farm workhorse? Buy an old one.

Land Rover’s website has their three families broken down as:

$250k?! Why can’t they focus on the lower end models? We’ve had ridiculously quick EVs for a decade now, and their 0-60 stats are almost irrelevant now. 2, 3, 4 seconds? I drove an i4 M50 and an iX 50 at a BMW event and they were plenty quick enough.

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