Not surprising in the least to anyone who has been paying attention to privacy laws and protections. It isn’t just car companies, it’s every company trying to do this. Our government has failed for decades to enact legislation to protect individual privacy because there is a lot of money that can potentially be made…

I want to say that we have seen similar things when solar reflections from glass (cars or buildings) or other mirror-like surfaces concentrate the energy from the sun in a particular spot. Wasn’t there a story about a car mysteriously melting in an office parking lot, and they later found out that the glass from the…

Come on, be honest. You aren’t only using it on “leg day”.

True. These “tests” seem hellbent on destroy the vehicles.

I have the sense that the “Let them fight!” gif from that Godzilla movie is going to be used an awful lot in the coming 4 years.

I’m not trying to pick on you, but there is a certain irony in the fact that you are going to the gym but then won’t walk the 40 paces to your car in the parking lot when you are leaving.

Oh, you’re one of those; someone who thinks that an inanimate material possession is automatically a tool for overcompensating a physical shortcoming. Sorry, can’t help you with that.

I mean apparently there is “Chad” and “Chad”, where one is good and one is bad. So I only assumed the same about “Kyle” and “Kyle”.

I can understand people not knowing that Mazda cancelled the MX-30, as it was only really sold in California for the U.S. market. The Lincoln Continental though, my guess is they just forgot it already died; just like many people forgot it even existed. 

As much as I’ve always liked the 300, I agree with this take. Chrysler was left out the vine to rot for too long. Chrysler is Lancia now, limping along with one model that only really appeals to a specific group of buyers. When Stellantis was formed there was an opportunity to inject new life into Chrysler by bringing…

What about performance cars? Are those not allowed in your vision for 2025? 

To be fair, EPA stated mileage and real world mileage does vary. Real world the Sienna has returned less than the stated 36 mpg, and the Pacifica hybrid has returned better than the stated 22 mpg. You can see real world user data at Fuelly.com (admittedly it is self reported data, so not entirely flawless).

And truthfully even with all that fancy leather, trim, and features, the luxury trucks just don’t ride as well as something like an S class.

I think on of Nissans biggest problems, not just for the new Z but more generally, is their dealers. It was actually a deterrent for me when I was considering purchasing a GT-R. I wasn’t going to plunk down that kind of money for the Nissan dealer experience.

I’ll agree that the Hummer EV is too big, too fast, and way too heavy. But let’s not lump it in with the Cybertruck, it doesn’t deserve that. 

Not just big, but also so angry looking. Why is it so angry? 

The Lincoln Continental was discontinued in 2020; you are 4 years too late to call for its cancellation, it’s already dead. The Mazda MX-30 was discontinued in 2023 (they only sold 100 that year); you are only a year too late to call for its cancellation, it is also already dead.

The Pacifica is still the only minivan that offers the completely flat folding seats that don’t need to be removed from the vehicle to switch between people or cargo on the fly. That’s a level of practicality that I wish other vans had; and I’m honestly surprised that nobody else has come up with a competing offering. 

More like $70,500 these days, as the manual transmission is only available on the Z4 M40i with the optional $3,500 “Edition Handschalter” package.

And to think that BMW cancelled their M1 revival effort in order to prioritize the monstrosity that is the XM.