Then again, some of us live in places where reversing lights are usually lit without brake lights...

Who uses their brake while backing up? Doesn’t that defeat the purpose of trying to move?

I think the issue should be why other car manufacturers don’t care enough about the people that buy their cars to give them some extra light when they’re walking to and from their car at night. Seriously, so the rest of you carry flashlights so you can see behind your car when you get home after dark? It seems like…

Calling them stop lamps is not the correct way to describe them though. When they are on a car is definitely braking\has the brakes applied, but not necessarily coming to a stop or indeed stopped, thus brake lamps is a better name for them.

“There’s the issue of America’s unilateral rejection of the amber-only rear turn indicator”

I prefer reverse lights, calling them backup lights sounds like they are there in case the primary ones burn out. Which, on a GM, is going to be sooner rather than later.

What we want is communication.

I am always here for turbo 924 shenanigans

Hasn’t anyone pull started a lawnmower or kick started a dirt bike?

Way back in my college years I was working at a big box hardware store to pay for school. Sold a bunch of crap to some dude, who came back in 5 minutes later asking me to call him a tow truck because his battery was dead. I had helped him load the stuff so I knew it was a manual. “Push start it.”

Jason posted this item 2 years ago

Cupholders are the new ashtrays. Cars in the 60's had 5 ashtrays at minimum.

I like that the hatch tent has a long and storied tradition of showing up on Pontiacs you don’t want to buy.

“Also, what’s in that box? Feathers? A tumbleweed? Some helium balloons? A Harbor Freight jackstand?”

Thank you. Of the first few comments that I’ve seen, I’m shocked at the high percentage of rational opinions. Usually Jalopnik is a cesspool of groupthink.

Bingo.

Way to distract from an important issue. Bring up a complete BS issue.  And you will note at least three of them have excellent views of what is in front of them.

There’s a difference between running over a bunch of people on a walking path minding their own business vs accelerating out of an angry mob that’s blocking the street and attacking you. Comparing these to ISIS is a bit of a false equivalency.

It’s the point at which your power output can no longer overcome the wind resistance you face. IIRC (and I’m not an engineer although basically my entire family are) wind resistance increases exponentially as it relates to speed, it’s not a linear relationship. So going from 170mph->180mph causes you to encounter a…

It’s ironic that we hear all about how dealers are struggling to stay afloat and I can’t get one to return my call or email. I’d like to test drive an Opel Insignia (I prefer to say that over Buick Regal TourX) before they depart the US, but closest example is about an hour away. None of the three dealers I contacted…