The 2011+ explorer is based on the D4 platform which came out in 2009. The D4 platform was a revision to the D3 platform which dates back to 2005. The D3 platform is derived from the Volvo P2 platform which dates back to 1998 and was phased out by Volvo in 2006 except for the XC90 which went on until 2016.

The race was broadcasted on ABC this weekend (I’m in Los Angeles) so it looks like it was your ESPN/ABC affilate’s call to preempt the race for local parade coverage.

Is the Pacifica reliable?

I think Rory is the better presenter and is more affable. Harris is great but the writers really turned him into a dick the last two seasons.

I would argue that the other manufacturers do more than the minimum as the difference between a three star rating and a five star rating is huge from a marketing standpoint. If we say the other guys are doing the bare minimum then Tesla not being bothered to do the bare minimum is still bad.

We get it...you are angry about a losing a car that very few people bought in the United States.

OTA updates are great until someone dies because the base code was faulty.

Electric Memory seats is the only option I wished my Mk6 GTI had. Jalopnik is the 4chan of automotive enthusiasts as they are single, lonely, and angry so they live in a world where only one person ever drives their mom’s car.

Some please find the image of him sitting on the steps after the crash in full race suit with helmet. Even though he was fully covered he could not hide the sadness and shame of knowing he had screwed up.

So do Casey get better as a coach since this was written?

We don’t appreciate your common sense and logical thinking around here. Now excuse me while I go make a post why a brown diesel manual wagon shooting brake Miata will be the savior that automakers need.

If it required that they be 6.4 V8's with manual transmissions then the jalopnik mob would vote trump next election.

You would be surprised how many successful business people fake it.

And yet he is our president. At some point we have to reflect on ourselves as a society that we allowed this to happen.

Too bad GM missed an opportunity to make the Impala rwd with using the Camaro platform.

Gorgeous...just gorgeous...I will add one to the list.

“There is no way, no way, that you could come from my loins. Soon as I get home, the first thing I’m gonna do is punch your momma in the mouth”

Tavarish makes his money doing SEO for industries he is too embarrassed to talk about.

E39 owner here....Those BMW’s are going to take a lot more “general maintenance” than a Toyota/Honda. You know, general BMW things like: