I’m pretty sure this is fake news. The Ford Saetta debuted at the 1996 Turin Auto Show which was held in June. The first generation Ford Ka as we know it went on sale 3 months later. That’s too short a time period to compltely re-design a car and completely re-tool a factory/supply chain. Also that concept car has a…

Safety is the reason why your DD should be a modern car with up to date safety systems. You might be a good driver, but others aren’t and it’s others that will get you. If you do get a classic, get it as a weekend car (I did).

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No. You’re referring to Tesla’s existence as a company, I’m referring to Jalopnik calling the Model S prototype and Musk’s master plan vaporware, that all happened circa 10 years ago.

Every time I read about Tesla’s successes on Jalopnik I think back to 10 years ago when all the editors called them vaporware.

Are Gladiators selling? I very very rarely see them on the road which is a shame.

...almost 20 years ago now. How de-risked does a market segment have to be for Aston Martin to join the party? Honestly the DBX should have come out at least 5 years ago.

Then there’s the looks. Woof.

FINALLY cars are starting to look like the cool future machines we were promised as kids.

I’ve been wondering about this. What segment of outdoor gear would you say is the hottest. Hiking stuff? Camping? Bikes? Canoes? Fishing? Assuming people are buying gear to support their newfound interest in an activity (active mountain bikers don’t need to buy a bike since they already have one, for example), I’m…

If you consider the average age of the new car buyer, most people are old enough to remember the Bronco so I don’t see that as being an issue. True the car will have to sell based on merits, but it looks like they’ve got that one covered.

The new models also come as pandemic-weary Americans look for safe ways to get outdoors, Grueber added.

One look at the new Broncos and it’s pretty easy to understand what it is.

Very well put.

To compete with the Wrangler. This competes with the 4Runner.

Fleet sales to rental car companies is a notoriously low margin business. Retail sales with fatter margins is much more preferred.

Just note the Emerald Aisle is a crap shoot of whatever they feel like putting in there that day. Some days you walk out and it’s a pretty good selection, some days it’s all minivans, some days it’s all Nissans, just depends however DIA is very heavy on the 4WD SUVs so your odds are pretty good.

Try National Emerald Aisle where you can choose whatever is on the lot. The DIA location is full of 4x4 SUVs because they’re popular rentals during ski season. Fall back would be the pickup trucks that typically dot the lineup. Actually last time I was in Denver they had Jeep Gladiators there. JEEP GLADIATORS!

“Rental only” doesn’t sell 140k units last year.

Here’s a Ranger upgrade Ford should offer: The Ford Everest. With this they could kill the rental-only Edge and instead offer something way more in line with buyer tastes (rugged, spacious, durable, 3 row SUV).