I can’t think of a better suggestion than what Amber recommended: a GX 460. Just do know that that solid rear axle increases the load floor quite a bit and isn’t as roomy as similar cars with IRS, like, say, my 2015 LR4.

In fact, I’d happily recommend an LR4 if I hadn’t spent five figures on mine getting it sorted in…

I think that makes a lot of sense.

I guarantee you Ferrari does not want Maserati (back).

In theory, Alfa Romeo was supposed to be the volume luxury brand under FCA/Stellantis, and would sell the smaller cars. Maserati would sell the larger cars, but would also carry a premium for the semi-exotic nameplate, not unlike the Range Rover sub-brand (versus Land Rover) or Porsche (versus Audi).

Right. Not to mention the fact that the new Maserati models (MC20, Grecale, GranTurismo) are still tightly coupled to Stellantis electrical engineering.

Jeep is definitely transitioning upmarket. The Renegade and Cherokee are on their way out; their cheapest cars at that point will be the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee, neither of which is cheap.

The problem is, Dodge actually might have more equity and desirability, especially for the sorts of cars they sell, than Chrysler does. There’s a reason the Charger (sedan and coupe, effectively the Challenger) got carried forward into a new generation and the 300 did not.

I’m sure it is, but it’s not all that hard to make a giant six-figure luxury car powerful, especially when you start adding batteries and electric motors into the mix.

We love a transverse mid-mounted V12 engine, with the gearbox cast right into it. What a concept.

These are effortlessly gorgeous; I agree. I only hope it sells to someone who appreciates it for what it is, instead of ironically.

I agree. And anyway, Tesla’s Cybertruck handily beats out the BMW XM when it comes to the “shock-and-dismay” factor, for those who think that’s a positive and desirable effect for a vehicle to have upon others. 

I don’t know. I’d argue the Mustang II was a fine car in and of itself. Besides, the Mustang line was fairly new; it was still in that stage where it could evolve to be a different kind of product, if need be.

The Lexus HS 250h. Introduced in 2010 and sold between MY2010 and 2012 in the US, it was Lexus’ first dedicated hybrid model, riding on the technological success of the RX 400h and LS 600h L. Displaying an updated version of the L-finesse design language first deployed circa 2006, the HS promised to bring increased…

The supercharged V8 is dead after this year. The F-PACE will lose it, the F-TYPE is being discontinued, and the Defender V8 has been replaced with the Defender Octa, featuring the same BMW S63 MHEV V8 as the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport.

I’m positive BMW has the VINs flagged somewhere, and if any of those cars was to ever come up under a warranty claim, it would be denied.

This is adorable. What a great way to finish out the week.

Considering I’m not shopping for a Toyota hybrid and don’t need another car, I don’t consider myself a victim. But thanks for the sarcasm.

Cars still cost, on average, 20% more than they did four years ago. I’m particularly appalled at Toyota, which seems to have decided to artificially constrain production on its cars--especially hybrids--in order to keep prices high and incentives low.

In theory, the CLE-Class was supposed to be a mix of the prior C- and E-Class coupes. IMO, it’s much closer to the C-Class Coupe, and basically an excuse for Mercedes-Benz to charge more for substantially the same thing. For shame.

An acquaintance of mine and I both think GM is showing these heretofore-unreleased concepts in order to test the waters for a potential Pontiac revival, likely as a sub-brand of Chevrolet (not unlike what they did with the Hummer and GMC). It’d save them having to do a full brand and dealer network launch.

That would be correct. It used portions of Mercedes-Benz engineering, but was fundamentally an all-new platform when it debuted in 2004/5.