Yup! The revised grill is the major story here. Praise Jebus, it seems Aston Martin can actually take criticism and respond like a mature company.

Am I crazy to think that if the coupe launched with the classic still chrome wire grill that it would have had a better reception? The grill on the roadster looks waaaaay better than the gaping koi fish abyss that’s on the coupe. Completely changes the whole essence of the car imo.

Here’s your side by side proof that old is better.

I thought for sure it was a troll... and they were going to bring out the “real one”.... I’m literally shocked at how bad this is.

I will be happy to go on record that I think this is one of the top 5 best looking cars of this decade.

Counterpoint - how much politics do we want to see slip into an automotive journalist website? I don’t care if the Mustang driver had an abortion or not, I just want to see it fishtail and crash, and then read some reviews of new vehicles coming out.

This response is why I can't take seriously the otherwise well-penned one above it asking us not to see our opponents as sub-human, and to trust that they too want good things for the world. 

You would be fine with this ad if it was for the Democratic candidate promising to piss all over the American dream.

“Real companies” don’t “pay the freight” they do exactly what Ford is doing because it’s smart business.  

Not to mention that with such a long horizon, that $105M total is really just $64M in present value (@3%). And while the tax revenue will go up over time, the abatement will stay about the same and be a bargain in 30 years.

Fine. Tell Ford—and whoever comes after them with an idea to do something here—to take a hike.

I’m not a fan of corporations demanding things of cities and states.

But this property has been sitting vacant for decades. There has been no evidence whatsoever that it would be refurbished and used again. So your options seem to be to accept the measly little bit in taxes they get now or give some sort of a break.

And…

If they do not get a tax break, they will most likely not move forward.

So, you’d rather buy one from China...?

Then what the fuck are the governments doing with the 20+% they’re taking from me already?

While I understand and empathize with your sadness, I don’t think I’d go quite as far as to say that everything is bad. I have compiled a short list of things that are good:

That would be extremely good and not dumb

I totally agree with you. Rustic is in. Look at all the well-heeled, soft hands driving Defender 90s, Broncos, or Raptors. People love to look like they could skin a bear and survive in the wild, even if they’re allergic to pine cones and gas station door handles.

Recently I say a red Cayenne GTS with BFG KO2s (and a…