There’s not much public transportation in OKC. Just pockets of it.

I live in the Oklahoma City area. I would love to know where in the state this person lives so that I (and my own Jag, a 1996 XJ12) can stay well clear of her.

The one in my late-model X5 is good for slamming the brakes as I’m reversing down a steep driveway; I know that much.

The one in my late-model X5 is good for slamming the brakes as I’m reversing down a steep driveway; I know that much.

“I hate the idea that a 3-5 ton luxury vehicle used to shuffle around a single well-to-do douchebag is suddenly cheaper to own than the $1500 beater that a single mother of four drives to and from work”

Between these two, I would absolutely rather have the Ranger.

I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if that were the case.

Right, but it doesn’t matter how solid the contract manufacturer is when the underlying technology and engineering sucks. That wouldn’t be Magna’s fault, but I could absolutely see it happening with something bearing the Fisker name.

That’s true. But you can also ask them to reduce the price of the car accordingly, which I’ve done with varying degrees of success. I’ll say, “Okay, you want $499 for some paperwork. Can you leave the doc-fee line item in, but then reduce the price of the car by that much?” On my most recent Subaru and BMW purchases,…

“only $500, and if you’re worried about that amount, maybe you can’t afford the car”

If my (brief) experience with a 2008 Lexus LS 600h L is any indication, one of the worst things you can do is buy a hybrid vehicle that sold in small numbers and thus has limited support. The GMT800 and K2XX hybrid trucks, in particular—and you’re right that I wasn’t aware either of them existed—would be absolute…

It sucks, but I kind of see why the school would do this in the name of practicality. It’s disruptive and distracting.

The Pajero was always more like a Land Cruiser or Patrol than a Range Rover. It sacrificed some style in the name of off-road chops.

That’s good. It’s one of those things a lot of manufacturers would cut on the basis of not too many people using it (GM is even doing it on some of the half-tons), but I’m glad to see Lexus staying true to the car’s off-road roots.

Right. My experience with Lexus—having had three of them, including a ‘21 GX 460—is that even if they aren’t that great, people will still buy them in droves. Toyota and Lexus built quite a bit of goodwill in prior decades, and they’re able to really coast on it.

Is the two-speed transfer case standard across the range, as it was in the prior two generations of GX? That would be a must for me, in a car of this class. In fact, I had to search far and wide for a late (2014-2016) LR4 that had it, as it became optional in those years.

My partner is 6'5", and cannot comfortably fit in a Miata. It makes me sad.

In general, May is a sensitive and conscientious, yet entertaining and knowledgeable presenter...all the things that Clarkson isn’t. I’m not surprised at your favorable review of May’s series, and I’ll have to check it out.

I just bought a 2015 Land Rover LR4 HSE Lux with the HD package (center locking diff, two-speed transfer case), and I bet it’d do fabulously, too...even though it also has air suspension.

You think an S-Class holds its value?! Ha.