What similar priced (or cheaper) & sized car will blow the doors off a 300? Yeah, it’s not exactly fast or a canyon carver, but it’s a decent overall package. There really isn’t a similar sized/priced competitor that either handles better or is faster that isn’t a Charger?

Not all of the 30k stolen Accords are are that specific year or even generation. But yeah, it’s still weird that a 24 year old Accords are the most common model year stolen.

Per this very article, GM has continually held the US sales leader title since 1931. Remember, this is US sales, not global. GM got passed quite a while ago by both Toyota and VW for the global title I believe.

I mean yeah, but they also get to avoid gas taxes that pay for the roads Tesla owners will surely use. So far all the dumb laws and taxes out there, this one doesn’t seem all that bad. As EVs get more popular, all states will have to find alternatives to the gas tax, this is one of those.

That actually had some serious performance over a normal Caliber. Sure, it was still a piece of crap, but at least it was a much higher performing piece of crap.

What about the Grand Caravan R/T? IIRC, literally almost no performance upgrades, mostly some unique molding & color choices; the only real changes are some springs I think.

Are we gonna get new Toyota commercials that now show their rear gear as pretty much the same size as everyone else?

I don't think that's true. Plenty of trucks without it here in NY, mine included. Tacoma's don't even have it available.

Maybe it will get a transmission with more gears to help fuel economy.

I think the biggest reason for the more boring racing is the shear size of the current cars. They’ve gotten truly huge and are currently longer than a Suburban.

I’m totally gonna be that guy....

Ok. Go with Casita then and still save like 30%.

Yeah, who in their right mind would get this over a Bambi or more affordable Basecamp? If you really need that low weight, save a ton of money and go Scamp & a separate utility trailer. The idea is cool, but pricing entirely ruins it.

I’m baffled by the investment choices of VW. Let’s make a not very competitive and expensive sedan! You know, to flounder in the fastest shrinking segment! Kinda like the Passat, but with a premium pricetag but not really premium performance. Let’s totally not make a truck for the US! It’s not like our US factory…

Does it look better without them? You bet! Can I think of a better idea that would still meet all the safety standards of the day? Nope.

Uhhhh, wasn’t the 4.7L not really all that much more powerful than the later V6 in the Prowler? I mean, exact power and torque figures are conveniently left out by the guys in this article who claim the 4.7 was an upgrade, but IIRC, it didn’t actually make that much more power and came with a significant gain in…

Is a brand new car outselling on that has been on the market for like 6 or more years that surprising? Especially when that new car is in a market that traditionally sells in much higher volumes vs the typically much smaller sports car market?

According to wiki, it’s only been available in cutaway or bare chassis form since 2015. So, technically......

The Ford E Series is even older (E Series goes back to 1992 with only relatively minor updates vs 1996 for the Express) and is surprisingly STILL available. But hey, you can now get it with the 7.3L Godzilla engine, so that is honestly really cool even if you can only now get the van in cutaway form now.

Yes, Dodge’s line up is old. But at least Dodge has had new updates, engines, trims, etc and hasn’t just been straight up kicking the can down the road like this. Also, Dodge has been having great sales numbers, so at least it’s working for them unlike Infiniti.