A ton of mainstream offerings still use twist beams. People just don’t care enough, and the design is crazy economical. Look at what’s being offered these days: body-morphed basic transportation at varying above-basic pricepoints. Even most guys wearing ///M or Porsche apparel to match their car couldn’t tell you what…

As long as there are antique vehicle exemptions, this makes enough sense. It assumes a viable use-case for the vehicle, and allows for a degree of overlap with ‘unsustainable’ use. By strictly limiting quantity, increased demand will only drive the price up until the usage fits the desired profile. Similarly, with old…

I’m with you. I rode around plenty in the back of my BIL’s FJ Cruiser plenty, and it was a squat space; I have no experience, though, with the 4runner. Chevrolet missed a massive mark with the Blazer, and Toyota has cornered the space because the story is similar with most other automakers. Crazy to think that even…

As far as the platform goes, 2005 is when the FJ Cruiser kicked it off. I think the ‘unkillable’ factor looms large in most buyers’ minds vs. Explorer, which is where the BOF construction and under-stressed, rudimentary powertrain put it ahead. It’s relatively big inside for its footprint, which is not particularly…

I only get to drive every few months these days, typically when repairing my mom’s aging car. That first statement should be prefaced with ‘sadly,’ but every time it’s like a damned death match of cars and motorbikes barreling into my path, or even at the side of the vehicle. I’ve never been in an accident, but this…

I see scant few B-bodies rolling around these days, mostly clapped out ones. The transplants in the city are pretty well aligned with the Subaru target demo.

I don’t think there’s any added weight, though there’s more length. However, the power ceiling is higher than the 392 by a longshot, and this car was a 6.1 hemi to begin with (which is down 80 hp on this).

RENISIS was LEV-II cert.

Mid-to-high 12-second car?  I mean, it’s all relative... but that’s in line with an M2 iirc

Agreed. In ‘89, T-bird would have still been a ton of car (well, two) at a much higher price. At the end of its run, it was just about the last of the breed. Suspension and chassis were superior to the status brands; comfy as hell, but still gave way to the Cobra R IRS...

Thought it’s clearly a compliance car? Unfortunately, smaller automakers bear a higher relative burden...

The E39 was probably the first of its stablemates to come with all of the right ingredients. Double control arms in front (rather than the barebones MacPherson) and multi-links in the rear, while the car was lighter than the predecessor due to alloy engines (which were torquier, in turn). They also added R&P steering…

A value performance car cuts costs elsewhere to maximize performance? Ugh, so overrated.

I saw “close to $40,000" put out by their online media pages. I wonder if a cheaper version with the Frontier engine is possible if demand is much weaker at that price point (probably not given the FM platform already has all of the peripherals for the turbo).

My AOD/Essex wound up relying on 2 gears. Made for exciting right-lane driving on the Beltway with no tach!

CVTs, DCTs, and torque-converter autos preferred alike, in sport compact cars of all drive types? Telling result.

Yowza, is that more than 2 equivalent 12a cars?

How exhausting. Again, and in conclusion, I was criticizing the manner in which the distinction between Polestar and Volvo was framed by the author in his article. That is all there is to it.

It would be a boon to anyone reading more ado about nothing here.