Kind of epitomizes the redundancy of this thing. The 4R was already supposed to be a LC Prado specifically made for the NA market, so there is no way they sell both at the same time here without cannibalizing each other.
The Lighting probably would worked better if they actually made the 40 grand version. The only way to rationalize your EV pickup just being a normal one with batteries shoved into all the open space in a BOF ladder chassis is that it should have been stinkin’ cheap.
There’s no precision, it isn’t scheduled, and it’s barely railroading!
The “jellybean” is just a*total* commitment aero, and I honestly kinda appreciate that. It’s the unironic, literal version of the meme: “you may not like it, but this is what peak [aerodynamic] performance looks like.”
Two separate thoughts here, two of which that sort of conflict with each other:
Everyone has confidence in the product except the guy who actually built it.
Good lord, do I feel for this. I’ve had a lot of interesting stops in a relatively brief (10 years) in construction, but the worst field to work in, bar none, was hospitals. Because the “line goes up” dumbasses have identified healthcare as the biggest racket on earth since fossil fuels, what is traditionally the…
1000%: The point is that it’s deliberately trying to impersonate some kind of DOD vehicle without any practical purpose. There’s no reason why the front fascia should have like seven different shapes all at different depths, other than “grrrrrrr look at how manly i am!”
Screenplay Idea: They don’t catch up to this scheme until after the machinery is delivered, but the original “customer” has mysteriously disappeared. Now some recently promoted facilities manager who had always found his boss kinda “off” suddenly finds himself in the middle of gold smuggling operation.
the scene from Gone in 60 Seconds where Donny beats up the carjacker, but the latter is Andrew Tate calling this a cyber-attack:
2nd: Regretfully, I now have a conspiracy re: the Francis Scott Key Bridge I can actually get on board with...
Seriously, first thing I thought when I saw that gaping maw was “Oh christ, not one of the Lexus grilles”.
Same. I’ve had a newfound appreciation for them since the piece on here awhile ago that they are cheaper than most Chevy’s. The entire lineup starts below the average new car transaction price from KBB.
Good call. Most of Toyota’s reliability comes at the expense of being unrefined and a bit rough around the edges. Lexus smooths that over if you’re willing to pay for it.
Hell yes, I had something like this when I was a freshman in college. We got hit by something <1.5 on a Saturday morning that shook everyone awake without any resulting damage. The only notable result was it caused someone some girl I knew in my building to have a complete mental breakdown, as it was like 4th weekend…
Inb4 all the Tesla troglodytes compare this to the NACS situation where it took awhile for the big companies to realize the public charging network wasn’t going to match Tesla’s, and retroactively take Musk up on the offer 5 years later.
Each day I get more comfortable saying I miss the shit out of Barack. He was probably shitty president for at least the reasons why *every* president is shitty (war criminal, beholden to the corporate world, etc.). But you know what? Having the president be a well spoken, charismatic orator is collectively so good…
like a rock
IMO what magnifies this is that while the general shapes are boring, they are clearly compensating for it by making everything that fits inside the regulatory box as angular and chiseled as possible. The humongous kidneys on BMW, the gaping maw on the front of every Lexus, it’s all terrible. Toyota’s entire design…