It’s stupid on something like the Equinox yeah. It does make sense though on PHEVs that have multiple hybrid/ev modes, and makes things fun on actually sporty cars. I like the DNA switch on my car, it’s not displacing anything else important but is easily accessible to put it into sport mode.

They weren’t in the study. Neither were Jag, Alfa, or Maserati even though they’re all still pretty mainstream brands with plenty of used stock out there.

Both my last car and my current car shut off every time you come to a complete stop including at stop signs and in creeping traffic provided the conditions were right (not too cold, car’s warmed up, etc.). I completely agree that in heavy city driving you’ll save some gas, but everywhere else it’s an annoyance. In…

I live in MN and had to street park a couple of winters in Minneapolis. It’s a pain in the ass to shovel but it does work, the few times you get that much snow it takes about the same time as it would to shovel a driveway, about a half hour or so to get it out.

I’ve never bought a cheap car for a few reasons. First is really a problem of my own making, I want it to be at least a bit fun or nice to drive, I don’t want a super basic vehicle taking up the space that could otherwise be filled with something I want to drive.

Not so sure they can ever revive Chrysler, especially if they separate it from Ram and Jeep. Aside from losing cost-saving parts and platform sharing, the damage has been done in regards to their reputation and they’re fully in the Nissan realm now, making okay cars but relying on being able to approve the only people…

Oh man these are great looking cars. I really hope the regular version is reliable so we can buy a heavily depreciated one in 10 years.

Or, you know, a shovel...

It only gives a measurable gas savings if you’re regularly driving in traffic that’s stopped for long periods of time with no creeping forward. Meaning true traffic jams on the highway, or city driving with gridlock. It’s annoying to the people that it saves little to no gas for, where it’s shutting off repeatedly for…

Oh man the Onstar one I 100% agree with. I know someone who thought up to a couple years ago that GM was the only car company that made safe vehicles because they had Onstar and tried to influence everyone else on their purchases. When questioned about why not use your cell phone, I got two answers: what if you’re…

Well, it’s not four times rarer than the Veyron or ten times rarer than the Ferrari F40 though. They imported 128 of them but they were also sold all over the rest of the world for years. It’s like a Motorex R34 Skyline. It’s only rare because it’s here, there’s thousands of them elsewhere.

I did drive one hard once, we had a Gen 3 I think on the lot for sale and I took it out for a quick shakedown before customers came to see it. Like I mentioned above they’re light, which is where the relatively high limits come from, but there’s no composure or steering/pedal feel, which makes even a spirited drive…

Very cool car, I’ve gotten to drive a couple of these very short distances and it’s a wonderful powertrain. Shame on that ebay motors generic rear wing though, it really doesn’t fit the car and is not something you want to see on something so low mileage it could be collectible.

Never said they don’t have their place, just that it’s not in any way a fun car IMO. And the original point was they’re hated because they got to be a status symbol for people acting as if they were doing the world a favor by driving a boring car because it was efficient.

Porsche is right but also incredibly hypocritical at the same time.

If you get fun out of hypermiling, great, but just because someone doesn’t like that doesn’t mean they only care about 0-60 times. I’ve driven every generation of Prius except the first and current, and to me they feel like the epitome of appliance. The trim is thin to keep everything lightweight, the gas engine…

Jay Leno had a quote on about the Prius about a decade ago that sums it up perfectly. I’m paraphrasing because I can’t remember it exactly but basically Prius owners act like martyrs because they gave up driving something that’s even a little bit interesting to drive in order to save the environment.

Honestly every EV should be leased, and it’s also the reason why manufacturers are hesitant on them.

I know ‘80s lower end cars like this are a blind spot to me, but this just looks like a stretched Cavalier convertible IMO. It may be a bit distinct as a hatch, but the notchback and the convertible don’t look at all unique. Other than being coachbuilt, is there anything really special about this or the 200sx in…

There’s one thing about this case that’s weird to me, the fact that she only wanted to apply at two banks. I get that some people don’t realize that multiple finance applications for the same thing in a short time period basically only constitute one hit on your credit (and inquiries is such a small portion of your…