It annoys me that every time I get in my car I have to switch to the mode I want instead of it remembering the mode I used last. And while normal mode is ok I tried the eco and it is so sluggish, on top of that always telling me to shift to 5th or 6th event though I’m still trying to get to traffic speed.

Agree with you 99% but the article mentioned blind and visually impaired people.  

Story time

Engineer you say. On time, on budget, to spec. Choose two

Damn I totally didn’t think of the Kamaz, that’s a great choice

1. Ford GT. Any of them. The new one, 2006, or the original GT40. But probably not the original because I would feel guilty driving around town.

I think this would be meant more for Afghanistan and mountain terrain where you can’t really take a normal vehicle and area is too dangerous for helicopters. I didn’t serve so I will not pretend I to know the needs of our soldiers but all my veteran friends sure have a lot of stories involving carrying heavy ass packs…

Is there a way to circumvent chicken tax but saying this is a car and not a truck via some loophole?

It won’t, but that’s because people are either misguided about their daily needs or just don’t appreciate how fun they can be. If you’re not towing or hauling plywood regularly this really is the perfect concept.

Friend of mine had two at one point, they are fun, really good in snow.

Pollution regs yes, mpg regs no

I think it’ll still be financially unviable on a large scale so it will still protect the domestic market

Distributing fixed costs over more units decreases individual price

I like the direction you’re headed but why not go all the way with the Dildozer

To be fair the springs decompress taking away some of your air. If height was measured from the frame of the truck when in the air vs frame of the truck when grounded to the ground you would have a few extra inches... just like measuring your wiener from your butthole.

Additionally standardizing voltage and amperage but allowing the innards to vary is tricky as those things are subject to battery chemistry so likely it would have to get regulated outside the battery

Most Russians would be come concerned with putting on airs, all about that Bimmer or Benz they can’t afford, not unlike the suburban people buying 320's and CLA’s for the badge. Ladas are objectively terrible cars, especially for the modern world but they are awesome, durable and versatile.

That’s the crumple zone feature, revolutionary foresight. The whole car in fact is a crumple zone. Triumph of engineering

I thought I saw a dash shot say M4 but this isn’t a coupe. Can BMW tell them apart anymore?

This is what I wanted, a smaller version of that bad boy, not an up trim version of the Ridgeline