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Neither would be my first choice to drive, but the new Camry is quicker than the Honda and still gets 50 mpg. Their hybrid design seems to be extremely durable.  The new station wagon Crown would be a bit roomier and a bit slower but also a good choice.  A Model Y could be a really inexpensive EV since the prices have…

Could the Scout not be a Rivian product or a slight re-skin of one of Rivian’s models?

Sounds like Jalop’s pronouncements on how Teslas are the worst cars ever are not supported by real-life reporting about a car. Nothing caught fire, crashed into a police car, fell apart, or murdered any children. I bet the recalls it had were just over the air software patches that were done overnight too! Imagine if…

I had a G8 GT, and it was a fantastic car, but this is... a little unpleasant to look at and the overall theme I’d describe as “lumpy Cadillac.” But the face that Buick is still around, and Pontiac isn’t another grudge to hold against China.

Electric cars drive better and it’s as simple as that.  They are quicker, smoother, and quieter.  People who complain about the lack of “authentic” sound?  The sound of an ICE engine is not a natural sound, and tons of cars just pipe in fake noise anyway.  Why the nostalgia?  There is no “soul” it’s just uneven power…

So Ru Paul is cancelled for fracking? This is why the word “woke” has been turned on its head and made an epithet. Most of the gains that America has made with carbon emissions is because of fracking making cheap natural gas viable for powerplants.  That’s so much better than coal! Not being able to frack is why…

There is a lot in this post. If I run long, appologies.

Why is the Hyundai the car on the cover page. It gets 29 empg less than the Model 3 and costs more but is called “midsize” instead of “luxury” The Hyundai isn’t any cheaper. An M3P without the silly self-driving is 3000 dollars left after the tax incentive. 

I see a lot of modern Merkur / Siera.  (keep in mind this car is like 40 years old)

Imagine if you didn’t go to a car dealership to buy the car... and the price of the car didn’t include incentives, it just was adjusted to current demand. 

He means in the media.

For the record THIS is what a recall is. When a car has a production defect that can destroy the engine or transmission or cause an accident. A change in a software that alters how many pounds of pressure the windows closing is NOT a recall. A recall is not something that causes the seat belt light to stay on an…

There is no timeline, Godzilla at this point is a concept open to one-off interpretations.  Minus One was an elite version of that concept.  It has no relationship to Legendary or Shin and doesn’t need to anymore than a Thor cartoon and a Thor movie and Thor from Norse Mythology. :)

I hope they are able to vary the tone of the films over time. Minus One is SO GOOD. New Empire is IMHO is a kid’s movie and I loved taking my 8-year-old son. But 2014 was a REAL Godzilla movie, and KOTM was fantastic too. In general, I prefer the Godzilla movies that reference the classics or bring back old characters…

That’s not a bed, that’s a bucket!

This makes me wish Pontiac had made an Aztek with a bed.

This thing with a hybrid would be one of the best trucks ever made for people who don’t use their trucks professionally.

But they look cool!

Tesla is not abandoning Superchargers.