Yeah, the dude absolutely seems like the right pick here.

Why are you thinking that?  The new CEO runs Lexus AND Gazoo Racing. He’s responsible for the more fun Toyotas.

Seriously?

Maybe they were looking at least efficient EVs in the most expensive electricity areas, and comparing that to a Prius in a cheap gas state.

This title made me not want to read the article, and after attemping to read the first sentence I gave up and now posting my comment.

During my stint in the Navy I was a technician for an aircraft called affectionately “The Hoover” (a S3 Viking) it had two very large Pratt and Whitney engines attached to it that had the same safe distance.

“The coming age of EVs will only make things worse as the heavier cars are harder on consumer tires and brakes”

So if we consider the ‘average’ car of 2023 to be a FWD based 5-seater CUV with an MSRP of $30-$35K (base + a few options) with an available Hybrid variant and styling that is neither too bland or too aggro, I think the Ford Escape fits the bill.

SELL US THE e YOU COWARDS

Equally generic owners for the most part too.

In Texas, the answer is truck. Sure, they have different pictures on them, but it’s still just a sea of trucks.

Sienna is the correct answer for a family, they are built for exactly this. 

We have three young kids. Car seats have gotten so massive we can’t reasonably fit three across in anything normal, so the eldest is in the third row and the two younger ones are in the Captain’s chairs in the minivan.

Only thing wrong is the hunt club.

Your truck is for muddy boots; it is for beer runs and cigarettes; it is for hauling mulch; it is for going slow; it is for towing your shitty trailer, with the finicky tail lights; it is for going to pick up parts; it is for windows-down, no air-conditioning; it is for throwing your crap in the back and getting…

“...because other people’s choices are not my own”. Okay, but other people’s choices do affect you. The flip side of this is that you have no responsibility to other people, and those two thoughts are completely destructive of any sense of social cohesion and belonging, and I hate to be dramatic and generalize, but…

Who knew the Canyonero would end up with a cargo bed?

the token reds and blues are getting old, imo.

Globally, 39% of all new cars were white. BASF says that’s because of “its classic, timeless beauty and high resale value.”