Jeez, things are so much more colorful today!

Yes, new. Compared with the crap roads we have in New England, some of which are literally cow paths that were paved over, “relatively new” is accurate.

I think this is 100% right. The lack of red tape certainly helps, but so does the simple grid system of Phoenix, lack of snow and plows so the lane lines are well marked, a lack of pot holes to avoid, clear traffic lights, and relatively few challenging intersections. I travel there frequently from Boston and am…

Having owned both an S60, an XC90, and now having driven an XC60 for the past week while the XC90 is in the shop waiting for a back-ordered part, I argue the XC90 seats are actually better. There are more adjustments to deal with, but once you get the seat the way you like, they are sublime. The addition of ability…

So, keep flipping through Jalopnik tonight and doesn’t this at least resemble the FCA Portal?

On the IIHS video you posted, can anyone explain why they removed the front headrests? Aren’t those a critical safety feature of the car?

Insert Alabama joke here?

The video is from Kansas. Why the MN hate?

I know it’s an unintentional typo and not a big deal, but I’m laughing at the idea of “a drawing of the whore family they love.” That must be some picture.

It’s too bad we don’t build anything in the US anymore.

unfortunately, both are in the southern hemisphere.

The horn is for a “truck lorry boat train,” that’s why it needs to be so loud. [If I had better photoshop skills - or any - I’d show you a picture of a truck lorry boat train.]

Another wonderful juxtaposition of stories... “Don’t drive your kart on the highway...” followed by SmartCar story...

That just makes me want to watch scooter racing.

“What do they do differently?” is the completely wrong question when it comes to expensive, designer goods - which is exactly what a Maserati is, especially on the interior. The question isn’t function, it’s form. It’s like asking what does a $1.99 coffee mug “do differently” than a $100 fine china cup. Answer:…

I think the answer is in the story: “The company that makes cars that look like early-20th Century airplanes out of wood frames and sheet metal by hand in a small British factory.” “Wood,” “by hand,” and “small factory” equal expensive. Few economies of scale.

The XC90 is already out, so I’m thinking there will not be a “cross country” version of the V90, correct? And the 70 series is going bye-bye?

What the hell is that creepy horror flick music in that video?!?

Ha. Watched the video first without reading the RC part and thought for the first 15 seconds or so, “that’s an amazing tilt-shift video!”

Not to be pedantic, but intellectual property attorney here, and Buick filed for a “trademark,” not a patent. Massive difference. The article to which you linked properly says trademark.