This is wrong. THE reason that nobody builds a truly small pickup is because of fuel economy regulations. The EPA sorts automobiles by interior volume. A small pickup would have the interior volume of a Fiesta and might on a good day achieve 30-32 MPG. Thus, the automaker would be substantially penalized for each one…

Economics is a fickle mistress. The price of a good is not dictated by the seller once supply exceeds demand. At that point, the producer becomes a price taker. Once the initial demand was satisfied, the potential buyer pool includes just as many “pickup people” as it does “Jeep people”. That is to say, the price that…

Agree RE: Alexa in cars. I also don’t like OTA updates, though. My understanding is that an infotainment system that is not connected to the mother ship, should function extremely well as long as its software and firmware are never updated. The updates, which require more computing power, are what cause old devices to…

This has been the easiest CP vote I have ever made. 

fourth gear: someone with an agenda did what’s called a push poll, and got their desired result.

TBH I’ve always thought the Mulsanne is the best looking four door vehicle. Such a stately, powerful, and elegant vehicle. If I ever have the chance to snatch one up within spitting distance of $50k, I will buy it.

The only map worthy of masturbating to is that of the good old U.S. of A!

I so badly want to own and daily a Canyonado but the back seat is too small car sears. 2 more inches back there and I could and would do it.

Citric, cgeorgemo70, and Bebba Fett are all correct at the same time.

You know, Ford used to physically pipe induction sound into the cabin of Mustangs and that was great. Yes, they were artificially augmenting the noise in the cabin, but it was genuine and not electrical.

I’m not a crossover guy (W211 until one of us dies) but I see the appeal. Those really small crossovers, like the X1, X2, HRV, etc... give you more interior space than a sedan or wagon with a similar footprint. Ingress and egress are easier and the fuel economy penalty is not that great. I grew up during the SUV boom,…

wait, lumber is good and sustainable now?

5th gear: Why were you surprised by the number of diesels in London? People don’t just send a functioning car off to the crusher because its fuel type is no longer en vogue with people who write for a living. Even if someone buys a new petrol, hybrid, or electric vehicle, the old diesel gets bought by a used car…

Here’s why I think the CR-Z was a complete failure, and you touched on it: It wasn’t even remotely quick and it wasn’t even as efficient as a non-hybrid of the same size could very easily be. There was even a supercharged version that you all forgot about, and it too was a disappointment.

Say it with me:
Giving the government your money isn’t going to make it colder. But it will make shit hard for pretty much everybody making less money than me.

I think the biggest problem that A-R has faced is the perception that they are piles of shit, in conjunction with the very public anecdotal evidence that they are in fact piles of shit. Alfa makes very good looking cars, but nobody wants to own a sexy headache. See also: good looking divorcees.

My roommate had an ‘05 Av sans the plastic cladding on the bottom endge of the body. That truck rode very well, was stylish, and yes the locking, water proof bed was great. Now let’s talk about all the reasons that the Av was a terible vehicle that people like to ignore:
When you don’t want the very nice hard bed…

2nd gear:
Friendly reminder that personal transportation makes up about 2% of emissions. Electric cars aren’t really of much help or significance.

Go read the book Green Hell

OH! I forgot to mention the quaint little sign that my aunt gave us for a wedding present. On three foot piece of reclaimed barn wood, it reads “the Jaworski’s”. I’ll hang it if they ever come over.