At least in Europe they have both Seat (affordable and sporty) and Skoda (affordable and practical) below VW. And in places like South America, India and South Africa they do sell affordable cars which wouldn’t sell well in the US where most people want luxury (that’s how the US gets Acura, Infiniti, Genesis, etc...).

I agree. Once the coal industry gets back up to speed in a dozen or so sparsely-populated counties in bumpkinland it will certainly raise the standard of living across the nation.

Sidenote: This is the coolest looking sensor array I’ve seen yet.

I would say electrical failure will make things far worse than no speedo in a new Tesla.

My office building sits on Sunset Blvd, right near where the Strip turns into Beverly Hills. There’s no end to what I see on a daily basis - one afternoon, I dunno if it was the weekly Lambo club meeting but a parade of Gallardos just blew by.

3rd Gear:

Well said.

Getting those extra cylinders is like earning your Double-O status: 2 confirmed kills.

each and every one of them is a cry for help.

Let’s not throw stones. Who among us hasn’t overcooked it in that exact tunnel multiple times?

I’d put two little flags on the fenders, have my son drive me around while I sat in the back and tell everyone that I was the leader of a fictional country.

Hear that? It’s the sad pleas of every man who owns a roofing company in Ohio, crying out for justice. CAN A HARD-WORKING MAN JUST TAKE DELIVERY OF HIS CORVETTE, FOR GOD’S SAKE?! The only solace they may find is that, yes, it is five o’clock somewhere.

Buick and Opel also share the Cascada and Encore (Mokka X).

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Full size convertibles. The ones with 4 real seats (ex: RR Dawn).

Ferrari needs to make more mainstream cars so we can relive the greatness that was the 400A and Mondial.