They get the information from state registration records.

You do realize that every corporation uses lobbyists to some extent. Lobbying is completely legal, and a business could be sued by the shareholders for not trying to protect itself if it refuses to lobby for or against government action. Lobbying is also used to educate the politicians who are drafting and passing…

I actually passed one of those on I-65 South last weekend. Coming up from the back it looked like a Heavy/Super Duty truck due to the bed, but then I did a double take as I passed it.

The Explorer Sport Trac was built on the Explorer platform not the Ranger platform. The Explorer went completely away from the Ranger platform starting in ‘02.

The SS is on the older, heavier Zeta 2 chassis while the ATS/CTS are on the newer, lighter Alpha chassis.

The Buick Lacrosse is on a similar platform and has an AWD option, but it still obviously has a transverse engine.

The vast majority of those models are V6 models with the occasional R/T with the small (<400 hp) V8. Chevrolet sells the V6 Impala which directly competes with the V6 Chargers and 300s. The SS only competes with the SRT8 models. The numbers sold of those is more in line with the number of SS’s sold.

Every time I see an article regarding the SS on this site there always seems to be an underlying theme that the car was a failure. I believe that is far from the truth. Quick searches from interviews prior to the car’s release show that it was never meant to be a volume seller. It also is well known that this…

In most cases, CEO pay is quite miniscule when spread evenly among the number of employees in a company.

That makes the XC60 perfect for the average Jalop.

This is the only car in which my head was sticking above the top of the windshield when riding in it.

It’s a way to build a brand. The market is saturated with $40-50k cars. Nearly every brand makes some kind of vehicle in that price range. With the market being so full people are just going to stick with what they know. However, the super-luxury market is more open to newcomers as long as they have a “gimmick” that…

Considering that the median house in LA goes for $570k compared to $327k in Plano for arguably more house, considering the overall cost of living difference, considering the lower taxes. Apparently 3 out of 4 people thought it was worth to move. That’s more decisive than many run away elections.

These cars are the halo cars of the brand. They want to sell them to people who will actually drive them on occasion which brings exposure to a brand. What they want to avoid are people who will store the cars away for all eternity hoping to sell it at a massive profit 20-30 years from now. It would be akin to someone…

So it’s approximately 34.4°C out where you are. It definitely takes less energy to heat the building to 70°C (158°F) than to 80°C (176°F). ;)

I know there is a lot of love for winter tires on Jalopnik, and in the correct climate they do work much better than All Seasons. However, winter tires are not practical in all scenarios. Where I live its not uncommon to have snow and 60-70°F weather within the same week. And the average winter temperature is usually…

6.5 inches in length and 5 inches in height is as much and sometimes more difference than class size differences. The Impala is 7.5" longer, only 1.2" taller, and the same width as a Malibu. Park those cars side by side and the difference in size is huge.

It’s “luxurious” because its expensive. Never mind that it has the exact same feel as the plastic in a 1999 Cavalier.

I would say that you still have some reduced performance in your cooling system.

Unfortunately she probably doesn’t own the car yet because you don’t sign the final paperwork and do the title transfer until you take delivery. What she currently has is a paper trail saying that the dealership agrees to sell her the car in question at a specified price. The dealership might be “technically” within…