Justin T. Westbrook's saved articles

I am by no means a market expert but I think given the coming downturn its prudent for Jag to solidify its core audience via ownership perks and service while also building a brand that emphasizes its non-conformity to current luxury brands. Read more

I think the Cherokee is suffering because they made the Compass too good... it looks like a baby Grand Cherokee.  The Cherokee’s face lift was a massive improvement but I think Jeep has too many models overlapping the same target buyers- Cherokee, Compass, Renegade. 

Neutral: I would immediately start preparing my golden parachute. Then I’d try to improve the atrocious reliability problems. Read more

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Having a bike engine isn’t really a issue....

I imagine that Jalopnik staffers are currently rolling around on the floor as they do not yet have a grave to turnover in.

While I’m sure brand recognition had some impact to its sales, the fact that almost every initial review had serious software issues was likely a bigger driver. If you’re reintroducing your vehicle to a major market, it needs to at least function for the reviews. Read more

I've posted something similar before. Read more

Possibly with the support of PSA, Alfa Romeo could remain in the market long enough to become a near luxury alternative to the more established brands. Read more

I mean it’s pretty obvious: Read more

For 20K, I’m getting a Ducatti.

Neutral: happy motorcyclist here who happens to *really like* e-motos for what they are. It’s a tangibly different experience than ICE riding, what with the instant torque, silent engine, and all the rest, that is very fun, and a large part of their appeal, i.e. if e-motos and ICE bikes rode exactly the same, there’d… Read more

I find indoor car shows to be incredibly easy to shoot, and the pictures using that filter just make me think my eyeglasses are filthy. Save some cash and smear some Vaseline, I’ll stay au naturel.

As a pro automotive photographer, you can definitely have fun with these, but I tend to stay away - when you use a lens filter the effect is permanent. Instead, On a duplicate layer, use a Guassian blur filter in photoshop, then set the layer opacity to less than 50%. Same effects, with the ability to turn it on and… Read more

I watched that entire Tiffen video. Well worth watching.

Agree on all points. A circular polarizer is a wonderful thing. I do kinda want to play around with a 1/8 or 1/4 ProMist filter with the circular polarizer stacked on top of it, though. Could get interesting. Read more

Yes, some of those images were giving Bob Guccione’s Penthouse shots from the late-70s a run for the money in haze department. Experimenting is better than popping terrible shots with a slab phone, so have at it with the filters. (But buy a circular polarizing filter first.) Read more

The Dark Knight is the movie that elevated Christopher Nolan to a household name, Read more

I dont know where to put this but I watched “6 Underground” with Ryan Reynolds (on Netflix) the other day and man that opening scene is 15+ minutes of car chases with an Alfa Gulia. Please stop watching the movie after that. But it was an awesome scene. 

I’m pretty sure Saab would love to travel back in time.