I doubt it - the Explorer has a hybrid and an independent rear suspension. The Lexus is also rocking the live axle, and it has a twin turbo non-hybrid V6 for some reason. They developed a global platform and the live axle saves money, but they can charge market price for each iteration. 

I’d be more persuaded by the idea that it’s a cost-saving measure

The interior looks great but that exterior, especially in white.. Wow it’s so hideous. 

Hmm... I think the Tahoe/Suburban has a way nicer exterior than this crazy thing.

Yeah there are a couple, but with options sticker is like $24k which is pretty close to your $15k number, to be honest. There are some Imprezas near me whose window stickers aren’t showing a markup for around $22k.

Nah you’re not paying a $5k markup on a base HRV

Man at that price you’re better off financing a new HRV for $10k more... jesus If a manual is necessary, then get an Impreza or Crosstrek

At the risk of being pedantic, the ad actually calls the car a “Luxry Beast,” which is just ~chef’s kiss~

It’s only got 23 miles on it, for whatever that’s worth...

It makes sense to me why they’d do it - if they’re going to have a Japanese auto manufacturer build the cars for them, they want to have mobility be a different business unit so those same manufacturers don’t feel like they’re competing with a supplier when they put Sony radios or displays in cars. 

I think Sony is clearly going for first-mover advantages over Apple. They’ll definitely be able to get better supplier buy-in for manufacturing (which they probably already have if they’ve come this far). 

Doesn’t Vin Diesel show up in a post-credits scene?

Also he dresses in drag the whole time. 

Honestly, the most frustrating thing was watching that guy repeat himself over and over again and make a 1 minute video last 8 minutes.

It looks like a stormtrooper helmet. It looks like “Guernica: the Car.”

It’s that one convex crease on under the rear windshield. It’s the same on both X3 and the Santa Fe. I noticed it one day on the road - it’s a really unique line.

It’s not quite apples to apples. The big problem in 2007 was that the rating agencies were fraudulently rating mortgage-back securities that were substantially comprised of sub-prime mortgages as A-rated or equivalent. This led institutional investors to buy tons of it because they were seen as safe investments.…

Balance sheet assets don’t necessarily have to be physical things. It’s just a holding company created to buy equity in Polestar and then immediately sell it. It’s not a lot different from what the big banks do when they list an IPO for a public company; however, there is much less oversight and there isn’t a ton of…

Okay, pal. You can’t look at that car and not immediately think of an A7. The first two are blatant G37 rip-offs. The back of the Santa Fe clearly rips off the X3. The Kia Telluride is definitely trying to be a Range Rover.

I love the Korean cars, but I wish they would start designing more original stuff and stop just aping other designs. That new one is an Audi A7