Ransom E. Olds was a badass, too. Problem being, you only get executives with egos like that when they also majority own the company. Once it's board selected, they go with the inoffensive milquetoast white guy, with the greying fade haircut and two-piece suit.

most car designers have a phobia of 'white space', hence creases, vents, and cladding.

One of those creations that you can tell was well thought out. Usually extremely difficult to get that through pictures, but it's really, really well presented.

Great. It's like Git'R'Done for motorsports.

Surprised the track safety guys actually let you race instead of flagging you down for "aggressive driving".

Came for the DIY, left slightly disappointed that it doesn't have any wow factor like a pop-up TV, shelves, minifridge, etc.

Kart 2 Kart in Novi?

Like manufacturing itself, complexity is proportional to flexibility squared. Too many options would drive the costs up, as most costs are from implementation, not materials. You've blown up economies of scale, production control, and standardization, let alone the fact that fewer and fewer people care to bother with…

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I think it means force limiting; you know, so the window doesn't decapitate your toddler, dog, or dog-toddler.

I've seen better examples (rebuilt drivetrain using factory engine components and original quadrajet) for 8-9k less recently. The best things this has going for it are the droptop + M-21 manual, but you'd have to really want them to pay a 10,000+ premium over a hardtop or automatic convertible.

I still think Lutz is just phoning it in anyway. In reality, he's waiting for the VIA trainwreck, so he can publish a book about how everything turned to shit.

Any word if they're going to do a special color vote like how we got the green/silver "Veridian Joule" on the Volt? A Green variation of the diamond tri-coats could be awesome.

My parents bought an '89. I remember driving some highway in Tennessee when I was 5, there were no exits and no shoulder, so I had to drop trou and deficate through the rear sliding window.

Why does everyone think 18-25 year olds bleed enough money to afford things like this? Just because you can finance the car and have an DTI of nearly 80%, doesn't mean you can finance the insurance and registration/tax costs.

You're assuming that the PR folks don't have terrible attrition rates and a giant revolving door. A lot of people do the PR -> Journalism, or Journalism -> PR moves, many of them multiple times through multiple organizations.

So their success is ruining their success?

Dubious. Unlikely that Chrysler is going to tag a render as "Preliminary sketch". At best, this might have been from a marketing focus group or something.

NO. I have never seen ANYONE prove flushing with cleaner/chemical products is a good thing. I do know that doing such has been grounds for warranty claim denials.

Wide Jeep is Wiiiiiiiiiide.