I used to live in Germany, and while your points on frequent traffic and construction are absolutely true - you’re ignoring one basic fact (without which you wouldn’t have much of a post, so I understand the motivation): You’re always responsible for driving according to the conditions, meaning traffic, construction,…

I love these cars!! $40k is a tall ask, I wonder if they’ll take the bits of string and the $40.25 in my pocket?

Fuck this, I’m not dying in Florida

Yup

Riffing on the entirely rational Aston-Martin suggestion: dial down the cost a couple of clicks, and turn up the value a bit with a Jaguar XK Coupe. There is no better automotive buy than a thoroughly depreciated Jaaaggggg...

One is for Ramming, one is for Dodging.

That’s because us Danes are da bomb.

One small step for mans, one giant leap for Le Mans kind.

You’re right. They should’ve called it LaKarma. Then it wouldn’t be weird at all. Just ask Ferrari.

“Why I’ve built electric trucks in New Haverbrook, Ogdenville and Brockway!”

Peasants just don’t get it.

In their (the “hurrr durrr” commenters) defense, I’ll paraphrase Dodge’s own Tim Kuniskis (Head of Passenger Cars – Dodge, SRT, Chrysler and FIAT, FCA – North America):

Dear ‘Murricans on Jalopnik - please stop being stupid. Can You? Please?

That’s a different way to look at it.

Mystery solved:

Its an automatic...trust me.

I assume there will be electric versions of the A, B, C, and E Class eventually too. Those are then usually followed by the engine size and the gasoline type.