Three out of the five are being (or have recently been) replaced by new models (Colorado, Range, Tacoma), so a) it’ll be interesting to see how the newer models do in the next round of tests, and b) it should be no surprise that the Frontier did the best since it is, by far, the newest model that they tested.

FWD, as well?!  ND

It appears to be FWD, as well?!

If you/they don’t want to wait for “the dumb 2.4 gallon gas tank rule to change” all Mazda needs to do is to market it as a plug-in hybrid and not as an EV with a range extender. If 85% of your range is coming from an internal combustion engine, you’re not driving an EV!

Owning an older BMW i3 with a range extender (the REX rarely gets used since we don’t do road trips in it), I think that Mazda is “barking up the wrong tree”. A REX adds complexity and made/makes far more sense when the main batteries were less efficient/came with less capacity. If people are going electric, they want…

The V-8 is labelled “Displacement on Demand” so it’s probably one of GM’s ill-fated V-4-6-8 AFM versions that have been subject to lawsuits. Combine that with the near inability (space) to service the engine and the low miles I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a ticking time bomb.

Around St Louis, the two preferred options seem to be either expired temp tags (many times, by years, if not months) or no plates, at all.  Since Ferguson happened, traffic enforcement has been severely curtailed.

Do/will they offer memory settings for different drivers? Adjusting the mirrors will be a royal PITA if they don’t!

I live near the Missouri-Illinois state line. Local police chase people across the line, in both directions, all the time. Jursidiction never seems to be an issue. Once they’re caught, they’re just brought back across the line, to “face the music”; the other guys really have no interest in keeping them, especially for…

Why weren’t both officers attending the training classes? If they were running drills/scenarios, the dog would’ve/should’ve been part of the real situation, and if they’re doing classwork, the dog could just chill, inside, like most other service animals.

Nothing. We a) bought a used i3 a couple of years ago and b) installed a home charger and it’s been a great SECOND car. It’s quirky and great around town. But for road trips or winter driving, ICE is still the way to go.

Sliding window (in a window), like the back window on current pickup trucks?

Given the small number and wide date range, I would guess that it’s related to other supply chain issues, where the trucks were produced, stored offsite for several months, brought back to get the last few parts installed, then shipped out. It was probably as simple as not being on the “real” assembly line, followed…

Around here (St. Louis), it seems like it’s either a full-size, crew-cab pickup truck or a clapped out Asian sedan rocking expired temporary tags.

One, that “solution” looks pretty stupid - at most, it might be able to shade just one person.

Different price point and audience . . .

You may have these backwards, on the Taco: “overall length measured 212.3 inches, both for Access Cab-equipped pickups with the 5-foot bed and Double Cab trucks with the 6-foot bed.”

‘65 Corvair - learned a lot about oversteer and how to hit 50 in 1st gear (2-speed Powerglide).

. . . and it’s gone!  (obvious NP!)

Unless it’s a Toyota, anything over 150,000 miles and $10,000 is going to be questionable. Even a Toyota with 200,000 miles will be questionable above $10,000, especially if it’s going to be a daily driver. And anything with more than 150,000 miles has moved beyond being any sort of classic or viable project, so price…