Youch, didn’t mean to strike a nerve. I worked for one of the last Suzuki car dealers in the Northeast when these came out. There was nothing really wrong with them, per se, but there was really nothing about this car that could make it stand out from the crowd over any of the other, more popular, midsized cars we…

This car was Suzuki’s US swan song after years of mismanagement under the thumb of GM in the states. It’s painfully MEH, but coming off of years of being forced to peddle rebadged Daewoos after GM acquired them in what I can only imagine was a drunk, 1:00a Amazon purchase, it was actually am optimistic light at the…

I don't think data will be that horrific of an issue to manage. It's no different than current security camera systems. There's enough storage for a set length of time, after that, the oldest data gets overwritten. If you need a certain clip permanently, you save it to an external device. Three to six months worth of…

You know, I was kinda digging the side profile, esp the reversed C-Pillar, then you posted that image of the front. There’s a fine line between wierd/quirky and straight up fugly.

What? Ford had been using multiple electronic control modules in their seats for nearly 20 years. Any vehicle with memory seats has all the memory and adjustment functions for the seats, mirrors, and steering column controlled by the Driver’s seat module. Heated/cooled seats are coordinated by the dual climate seat…

I know what you were trying to get at here, but that was often the case, back in the day. Don’t forget, this was long before the concept of a luxury SUV was a thing. I know for a fact that many a dead animal carcass was brought home sprawled across my grandfather’s Buick Riviera.

Automatic headlamps, preferably like GM’s that default to automatic every time the car is turned on. Too many people drive around with no lights on and no clue.

That was my first thought, a Z24 w TURBO badges and lettering everywhere. Then he brought up the tidbit about it already being sold as a Monza in China. Now I just really want a Monza. 

Ok, This is ripe for a list. Worst superhero vehicles. The Volare is def on the list, but what about the time 007 had to stop by Enterprise while his Aston was in the shop?

GM used to do that. There would be a chime if the signal was left on while the vehicle was moving. IDK if they still do that or not.

I mentioned this in the article about the Model S’ “Yoke”, but I feel the main issue isn’t that the stalk went away, it’s how it was replaced by touch sensitive controls. The main controls of a vehicle should always be physical controls, be it buttons, levers, dials, knobs or switches. This is to encourage muscle…

Ok, you make some good points, but the tailgate, really? You mean the same tailgate domestic manufacturers abandoned in their full sized wagons 30 years ago? It’s not exactly a groundbreaking innovation. It might be handy, but if it was something the market demanded, it would already be in other trucks by now.

Nope, not going for it. I’m not even here to defend the van itself, whatever it was, but you can’t spend years bemoaning the sprawl of full sized crossovers and SUVs, chanting, “Just buy the damn van!” And proceed to crap all over one. Of course it’s forgettable, it’s a van. The entire marketing strategy of the…

If you've ever driven a car modified with a yoke and a steering ratio that requires more than one turn between steering stops, you would know how awful the setup is for everyday driving. So, as someone who has used a yoke, yes it is horrible. Granted, I haven't used this specific one, but the videos above clearly…

I don’t think the issue is the steering wheel mounting as much as it is a capacitive touch button instead of a physical control. Watching the video, there were multiple instances where the touch wasn’t registered on the first try, or at all. Even when it seemed to function as designed, you could notice his thumb…

The whole cheaper thing is exactly what all of the gushing is about. It’s been over 10 years since there was a pickup truck on the market for less than $25k, much less well equipped under $30k. This, and the Hyundai Santa Cruz are reforming a market segment that had been written off years ago as unpopular and…

Clearly you haven’t been following that closely. It’s been known to be a unibody FWD base vehicle since before the official launch. It’s ok for you to not like it, Ford still has plenty of Rangers and F150s they will be more than happy to sell to you for up to 2x the price.

I deal with it all the time where I work, but it never fails to gross me out having to pull shredded rodent chunks from a blower motor. Rodents love making nests in Climate duct inlets. Then they chew through the inlet screen or cabin air filter and land in the blower. When the blower gets turned on, the mice get…

You’d have to pay to use their ratchet straps as seat belts, but I’m sure a box can can fit a few of these in back.

Only if you get the hybrid. Safe money says the battery on the EcoBoost is in under the hood. The Escape and Escape Hybrid are the same configuration. Escape with conventional drivetrain has the battery under the hood. Escape Hybrid has its battery under the spare in the cargo area. The Maverick has a steel bed for a…