Or 1/4 of a mother-in-law.

Generally, rear seat occupants are safer in most crashes since there tends to be a fair bit of body structure behind them and fewer hard things like engines and steering columns to be pushed into the passenger compartment.

(runs to room, slams door, flings self on bed, sobbing)

The IIHS is an NGO without regulatory control. Automakers don’t have to design vehicles to pass the small overlap test if they don’t want to. They are free to merely meet the less stringent, federal requirements. Most, if not all of them do design with IIHS in mind however because of MARKET PRESSURE.

Not going to lie, the small overlap is my favorite test. It’s always insane to watch and it’s fun to compare models that compete in the same segment.

We’ve made a decision to put the Hellcat into as many models as possible as they are the only things that sell.

You know, Grumpy cat is our company mascot.

I know it is deeply frowned upon by some, but I’m going to say it anyways.

Pro tip: $ goes before the number.

Structural engineer here. The fact that this is the largest of the 3 (apparent) braces running across the short axis of the car to stiffen the frame rails tells me it has the most load on it (yes real engineering-ish). I’m having a hard time orienting the pictures with each other but regardless: corners are always the…

Wow. That last one. Right in the feels.

<ring, ring>

Wow, so much to comment on in this article (which is fantastic, by the way).

Yay! A fellow Buick person! There are literally dozens of us!

You cannot plate precisely with a slotted spoon, nor can you grab a single noodle to test it for done-ness. I also think scrambled eggs might be a bit annoying to cook with a slotted spoon, but I haven’t tested it.

Meh. Call me when they release the FrontTrak version with CVT.

How does one go about getting someone nominated for a pulitzer?

In that scenario, the Prius is hitting that speed backwards! Incredible performance

I was actually compelled to create a Kinja account *just* to let you know that this the most succinct and best written commentaries on not just the alt-right, but the GOP/conservatives in general, especially over the past decade. AND no insults, just honest observations. I think that this is the first time I’ve seen…

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