Sadly, no it would not. GM has had great engineering, but often, not the fortitude and long term thinking to bring new fruit to full fruition.

It’s time for a change of name to “Autowoke” or something similar.  I come to jalopnik to read about cool “Cars” not be further “Woke.”  I know your corporate overlords shove this crap down your throats but to write an article about a “Nazi car” as magnificent as the 540k without discussing the car itself is too much,…

My vote for my worst engine ever? Take a time warp with me back to 1976, Chevy made the Vega and Pontiac had their version called the Astre. 2300cc of engine dung. A linerless aluminum block with a cast iron head that weighed about 40lbs LESS than a small block chevy. If memory serves this engine made about 72hp. It…

Impressed with the effort HD put into this fine machine!! For the first time in, forever, HD makes a machine that appeals to me. 

Excellent questions! I also would love to know the answers to them.

LOL, when the assembly line gang can’t tell the difference between them you might have TOO many choices in the segment. Just sayin’ and chuckling!

I own an S4 with the 4.2 V-8. The engine is not related to the W8. The Audi engine remains in production today in a 4.0 twin turbo form, notably in the Audi RS6 uber wagon. The cylinders are not staggered as they are in the W8 block, with each bank having four cylinders in line.  

6/10 Quite a few new cars don’t have spares or jacks. They have a can of fix a flat and an air pump.  In fact, some vehicles list the spare as an OPTION. 

4/10 My son and I have redone several wrecked cars and I can tell you that for most vehicles the bumper reinforcements, the cover and even the grilles are not that pricey. Of course painting adds cost but what REALLY costs a lot are the sensors and recalibration after installation. Another thing that drives up these…

3/10 Early steering wheel airbags mostly did NOT have a horn switch behind/under the airbag cover, a design issue long ago resolved. This horn on the stalk was one solution to this problem, another one were buttons on the wheel spokes. The Ford stalk confused a lot of people, most folks naturally gravitate to pushing…

Have to see it in person, but I actually think this LOOKS better in pics than the Escalade.  Lincoln is another matter.....

Excellant points. And with most folks leasing these, well in the terms of a lease that issue will become those problems will become the next owners issues.

Cold weather kills EV range. In some scenarios they cut it almost in half from ‘Rated” range. A range of a little over 200 miles is NOT going to cut it for me. My daily round trip commute is 104 miles in ALL weather and currently (ha ha) there is no charging at work. Factoring in weather degradation, and bettery aging…

To be totally fair this problem will likely never be seen in the Big Bronco. There’s marketing hype, and then there is reality the customer is left with.Like it or not, the sport is much less robust than the big Bronco- all marketing hyperbole aside. Its real mission is to take some of the Bronco hype and translate it…

Jeep Scalper

Hiawatha!

1 GM has ONE BEV on sale now, which is on recall due to catching fire. In terms of TODAY they are WAY behind. Future product can be evaluate WHEN it is PRODUCED. Dog and pony shows may wow wall street, raise their absurdly low valuation, but it won’t matter if they can’t produce solid product that people buy with…

That a Genesis merits consideration and comparison to a Bentley is a major win for Genesis. Truly the Genesis will likely be the better vehicle for an owner with higher reliability, lower purchase and maintenance costs. BUT the Bentley is a Bentley after all, and that seems to be worth a lot to those who can and do…

As one who loves the understated Audi aesthetic I like this BETTER than the Taycan.  C and D found that the Taycan range is very similar in actual driving to the Model S Tesla. A much richer interior ought to sway some.  Very very nice. Maybe in a few years after depreciation slashes the value a bit.....

Actually, correction, make that drive Through proctologists would love this setup.  Just one thought, how do you activate the anti skid technology?