Growing up in a large family, we had a lot of different cars, from GM, Ford and Chrysler (they were all Chevies, Oldsmobile, Fords, Dodges and Plymouths).

I grew up in the bread basket of America, and anything foreign was greatly frowned upon back in the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s (and kinda still are). The Japanese brands were making their inroads on the west coast and somewhat on the east coast back then.

Here’s the deal with EV subs. They can deploy buoys that are connected via cable to a power-ttansferral system that drives a generator.

Here’s my off-the-wall take:

Ford Fusion Hybrid.  If you were over 50, forget it.  If you were under 50 and fit, the front seats were good for 20-30 miles, while the back seats were good for five miles.  In this context, "good" means tolerable.

Interesting. My 2002 Accord coupe LX had firm cloth seats. They were relatively hard, but very supportive. I did many 14-hour road trips and never had a sore or tired back. I thought that was pretty good for a 2900lb sport coupe.

Those payload numbers go down as you add various accessories (and their "required" packages).  I'd suggest one checks the payload rating marked on the driver's door jamb placard.  Most are far lower than "advertised" payloads.

The good news is, I think this is the worst of the Hurricane Six.

And yet, the 1979 Dodge St. Regis was voted as greatest cop car of all time.  Go figure.

I’ll go with the Yugo. Or the four-door version, the Wego.

I've been to Dubuque a few times, Guttenberg and Bellevue, as well as Galena, IL.  It was all pretty through there.  Traffic was horrible east of Galena.

Black Hills aren’t bad, given pigtail bridges, tunnels and the scenic views of Spearfish Canyon. However, you have to drive hours of straight boring roads to get there.

There are some very scenic roads along the Mississippi River breaks, as well as some pretty drives in the northern part of the state when it's not full of tourists.

Handling:

I'd be interested in the manual Integra; however, wife would like an auto Accord.

Around these parts, the MAGA people drive Fords.  I think maybe because it's harder to spell Chevrolet.

Fair point.  However, I was referring to the interior, where the driver should be spending most of their time with the car.

I kinda miss the old days when a manual trans was the base transmission, not one you had to pay up for (in trim level, at least).

Speed doesn’t make much difference anymore. After all, a typical EV will smoke the GTI in a stoplight race.

Now if only someone would write an app that calculates coast down measurements.