That was reserved for the samurai class. Common villagers were simply sacrificed to Godzilla.

It wasn’t so long ago that major US brokerage houses were busted levied a miniscule fine while admitting no wrongdoing for gaming the mortgage backed securities market and completely decimating the world economy to the tune of millions of jobs and over 22 trillion dollars. The criminals in that country wear suits and…

I agree. It would save automakers a ton and open up greater market values to new manufacturers. And we’d get more cool cars.

Neutral - relax regulations on custom cars and kit cars to include handbuilt low volume productions that can skirt some NHTSA safety standards.

“... The engine is slow to respond and wooden, and it’s connected to the accelerator pedal via twitter.”

Neutral: The answer is simple, but it’s one nobody wants to hear. Deregulate. Cars are so expensive to build because they’re so heavily regulated. I’m not saying I’d buy one, but that is the answer.

#3 The Equinox.
The Chevy Equinox? That whole sorry POS should die in a fire.

I hear Baltimore is pretty bad, what with unregulated pedestrian traffic and all.

If you liked it you should have put a lien on it.

This.

Oh, yeah, the design was meant to be one giant exercise in virtue signaling. That’s why the Prius sold and all the hybrid versions of existing cars didn’t. Nobody wanted to buy it unless everyone withing 200 yards could immediately see how much better they were than other people.

It is a car studiously engineered to suck every last ounce of enjoyment out of driving.

First I read an article saying manuals are not always the answer (yes they are) and then I read one defending the Prius (The exact opposite of the enthusiasts car)? Is today April 1st or a do a couple of writers need to turn in company assets and update their resumes?

Nope Prius deserve all the hate simply as the Hollywood “I care symbol”. They weren’t actually good for the environment* but if you had one you were good in Hollywood’s eyes. It was the second biggest cult in Hollywood after Scientology for a time. At least now they can drive cars suited to them in Teslas. Actors…

I never had a problem with the Prius as a car. It was an important first step towards the all electric future we’re working towards.

Zero cars have souls.

Sort of like “forcing” renewable energy has driven costs up?

Oh, wait...

And it will lead to the mass adoption of the battery powered lawn mower, enabling suburb teens of tomorrow to oversleep peacefully.

“Basically all of Europe is looking to ban the sale of gasoline and diesel enginecars within the coming decades, a move that would leave the U.S. in the dust—”