The word isn’t really known as a slur in India. I had no idea people considered ‘gypsy’ offensive until I moved to the UK a few years ago.

Well, the EcoSport is getting a major facelift in its original markets sometime this year. Apparently a new one is only a year or two away, and it will likely be based on the Mahindra XUV300/Ssangyong Tivoli.

Those aren’t abnormal numbers for markets like India and China.

What’s the top car?

Sir, this is Justin’s article

They were probably in the Pacific to try and defend against a Japanese invasion of Germany’s Pacific colonies, like the Marshall Islands or Palau.

(@Ad_absurdum too) A few of the little Pacific Island Nations were German colonies before WWI. The sub may have been there trying to defend those from an allied (specifically Japanese) invasion.

Unless I’m missing a joke, VW is using Christian symbolism in naming this car. Like Christians believe that One God has three equal parts, VW probably thinks this one car has three equal qualities

The Hyperloop was just an idea Musk proposed right? He isn’t actually developing one, is he? I know that there are other companies attempting to get Hyperloops working, but I don’t believe Musk himself is. Man’s already got enough on his plate lol.

Not many people are enthusiasts of Lada as a brand, but there are enough and more people who are into the Niva alone.

The partnership to jointly develop all new cars from 2021 is over. Any cars already far along in joint development are to go ahead with production, including the updated EcoSport. Since the EcoSport was originally a Brazilian car, and all car production in Brazil is ending, I assumed the Mahindra engined car would be…

The EcoSport is getting re-engined (in India) this year, switching from the EcoBoost to a turbocharged Mahindra mHawk. It’s supposedly getting a major facelift as part of the package, in preparation for a new gen car in late 2022/23. I’m surprised it won’t be exported.

Tata attempted a second gen Nano, which they codenamed the ‘Pelican’. It was supposed to fix everything wrong with the original car. More safety, more features, more power, etc. Prototypes were seen testing all over the country. ultimately though, it proved too expensive, competing directly with Tata’s next car up in…

Manual transmissions will save us all! Screw the dems and republicans! Watch as the Manual Transmission party saves the US by forcing the bad people to drive around in Nissan Murano Convertibles with JATCO CVTs!

They already do this: LC70, LC200 and LC-Prado.

Flashes back to three day train trips across India.

If I’m not mistaken, the second crew was actively trying to follow procedure to counteract the MCAS failure. Extreme forces on the stabilizer, combined with MCAS constantly restarting once the plane became more level, led to the crash happening anyway.

Foreign reader?

Fun fact: That car rides on the Land Rover Discovery Sport Platform. A Discovery-sized extended wheelbase version called the Gravitas is also in development.

They only just began deliveries a couple of months ago, of the low volume launch edition. I’ve already seen a functional one on the road, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see more soon