Seems great aside from the not-in-California aspect.

I’d say the first generation looks good, the second one looks amazing, and the current generation looks incrementally less ugly than some other BMWs. So he’s a credible enough designer.

*lightening rods

Women just appreciate good dynamic safety.

Ahh, the windshield juice level! My ‘18 Mazda has the sensor and the warning light but it’s apparently pure analog because it flickers as I go around turns, never see it for long enough to spot the cute little pictogram.

So, you reverse into a wall, right? First thing that happens is the spare shatters the rear window, then it bends the tailgate and both d-pillars.

the holy trinity of gaskets

Any excuse to post moose test videos.

Apparently, convertibles have much less safety legislation. My 2018 Miata has no airbags in the windscreen frame, super thin pillars.

Everyone talks about lifted trucks but it apparently takes a very, very small height mismatch before you run into problems. The NHTSA did some testing with the CR-V and Saturn Vue and a few others, if the bumper beams are mismatched by maybe 5" or so then neither car stands a chance of not being totalled. Also,…

I think he meant in terms of the no-customers sedan class.

Is there a similarly fancy scale model of the car’s competitors? I bet they’re attempting to get a Unique Selling Point for the big car, without actually doing any of that nasty mass-production business.

That’s not an i3.

Fuck it, lets start taking bets. I give it 3 weeks after rollout, before the first reported incident.

Even accounting for the color and materials, that is less glamorous than their entry-level sedan.

I’m pretty sure the Avalon Sport grille got an article or two, for what it’s worth.

E89 GANG

It doesn’t not look disastrous, but all BMWs have been subtly hideous for a while now. This goes a lot further than the new 3er.

A Miata with $449 coilovers?

I remember when Pandemic was a computer game, too