Automakers are also integrating vehicle settings and entertainment center together for one big reason. You will no longer be able to upgrade the infotainment system (else you lose all vehicle settings). What to do? Buy a new vehicle every 2-3 years so your infotainment can keep up with your smartphone!  Just the way…

For one thing, the e-motorcycles will let you legally go faster than 27mph, in case you want to ride it to a trail that’s 30 miles away, or you have to ride a 35-mph+ highway to get to the grocery store.

I think they’d make great trail bikes. Quietness is always welcome on the trails, and you can hear what the tires are doing on different terrain. Maybe even better throttle modulation for tricky stuff, if they do it right.

I wonder if some of this is in response to the Japanese motorcycle alliance developing e-motorcycles with exchangeable batteries? Once those big players get something lined out and throw their weight into the game, it will be a lot tougher for the small guys.

The eGTX is cool! With strong regenerative braking (if available), maybe it could also stop as well as it goes?!?

Correct!

Honda Odyssey

My take on the Thing is that it is not something really coveted by auto enthusiasts, but gets a big thumbs up from the general public.  Therefore, I'd lean toward NP for the general public, ND for auto enthusiasts.

Looks like a fun toy, something to be bought with fun money. Not something to be used as a primary vehicle. Would be great for running around the city or on the farm, but horrible for highway use or long commutes. Same story as Jeep Wrangler and Bronco.

Hmmm.... no BP stations anywhere near me.  Am i lucky?

If you weigh less than, say, 200lbs, you should be able to stand on an empty soda can and it should support your weight, as long as there are no imperfections (dents) in the aluminum.  Have a buddy lightly tap on the can with a pencil while you're standing on it, and it will instantly collapse.

Counterpoint: A fwd sedan with a summer set of tires and a winter set of tires will perform better, safer and with less expense than a typical AWD sedan. In fact, expenses can be significantly less if you are able to store the 2nd set of wheels/tires in your garage or shed, and swap them out twice/year. This is what i…

Hmmm, none of those are available here on the Great Plains. The only ubiquitous chain here seems to be Casey’s, which has good pizza.

NP for a nostalgia-rich wagon, but after deducting $1k for the modified engine (stock wasn’t much better, as those 390s tended to leak fluids), $1k for damages and $2k for being a Ford, i’ll go with ND.  Probably a NP for a Ford fan, though.

I think you are experiencing the same thing as many who are relatively new to trucks. Those of us who have been driving pickup trucks for a while (over 40 years now, for me) just don’t really care.

As others have said, minivans are much better at hauling lumber (and kids) than any pickup truck.

Any pre-1970 Big3 vehicle

Counterpoint on the color scheme: it looks like a tacky out-of-place afterthought.

Well, let’s see... in addition to the Brake Priority Logic...

1. All Honda automobiles manufactured since 2011 have Brake Priority Logic which closes the throttle if the brake pedal is pressed at the same time as the accelerator pedal.