realistically Nürburgring lap times are totally pointless anyway and add no meaning or value to a car

It seems like that’s exactly what they intend on doing. 

There is Virginia, too, for example, where you can be sent to jail for speeding,

1st: At what point does someone at Apple pitch the idea that they probably shouldn’t try and make a car?

No dice:  part of the appeal of these cars is doing it yourself. Also, never buy someone else’s project, let alone a car assembled by some average Joe. 

The 911 goes from 3126-3790 so...

One that has stuck to it’s roots even if it has meant very unfortunate business sense over the years.

The Sienna minivan. I’ve got one kid and I’m already licking my lips thinking about getting a Sienna whenever we have a second. Power sliding doors, power lift gate, room for kids and our animals, all while getting 36mpg. 

4th: The cars will be positioned in a similar segment to rival Porsche and higher than BMW

I’m having a hard time getting on board with that being “a great design.”

Which would be reasonable if they marketed it as such. Everyone else is calling similar features adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, SuperCruise or BlueCruise. Tesla brought this investigation on themselves by calling their features autopilot and full self driving. 

I always imagine they would have if it had sold better. That’s just my head cannon though. 

I’m not sure what trucks you’re getting under, but wedging isn’t a thing you need to do on most of them. The spare is going to be just as dirty as your other tires. Changing a flat is never going to be fun in nice clothes. 

Came here for this. This is the best and most correct answer. To add to your list:

I’m a fan of how trucks do it. No reason to require cargo removal.

Agreed. 2005 wasn’t long enough ago for this to really be a hot collector’s item yet. It might have some value in 2050. 

Lotus: light and nimble. If they ditch that formula, they’re just another commodity.

I feel like a broken record saying this on so many QOTD posts, but the MR2 Spyder. It didn’t sell well because it was a huge change from the previous generation and didn’t have much available storage. It out performed the Miata for less money. It was a 2,195lbs, mid-engine, rear wheel drive sports car in the low…

Is that supposed to be a peppermint?

is like preferring Coke versus Pepsi.