Not bullshit, reality. I’m all for stricter training and licensing, but even good drivers kill people. The solution is engineering, not more tests. My position is backed by real world data and traffic engineers around the world. Yours is backed by a desire not to have to slow down.

I’ve seen all sorts of off road tests of current gen Tahoes, Expeditions, Sequoias, etc. There is no significant difference in off-road capability. The limitation of these vehicles is their sheer physical size, not their suspension travel. It would be absolutely moronic of Toyota to cater to a tiny minority of…

Hoping this is the short wheel base version and that the LWB version we get in the states will have some version of the rail system seen in the concept. Not thrilled with the platform to achieve a flat load floor, but when the bottom is full of batteries, there isn’t really a better option. If they bring the camper…

I’ll have to see how it performs off road, but the number of folks who will need the flex a solid axle provides are going to be in the fractions of a percent on a vehicle of this size. Nobody is going rock crawling in this.

Countries with the lowest road fatality rates achieve that through sound engineering, not relying on the extreme variability of human intelligence/attention. 

If roads are designed well, there’s no need to be racing through residential areas. Plenty of “good” drivers kill pedestrians every year. If a pedestrian walks in front of you while you’re doing 35, you’re probably going to kill them. Much less likely at <20. Testing won’t change the laws of physics.

Don’t use an iPad but would find being able to do this with two macbooks useful. Oh well.

Buy it and keep it forever. The fact that you helped engineer it makes this a special case and if I were in your shoes I would absolutely buy one and I NEVER buy new. It’s not like we’re talking Maserati money or something.

Make all cars a Faraday Cage so that people like the guy that almost merged into me while staring at his phone on the highway this morning can’t look at their stupid fucking phones while they are driving.

Much harder to train people than it is to design infrastructure around the perpetual truth that people are stupid.

Countries with sensible road design determine speed limits by use type. The US has absolutely moronic road design which has been largely predicated on moving the largest volume of cars as fast as possible. That’s a recipe for disaster that some municipalities are only now starting to figure out.

It’s smart. Fairly certain this guy’s wife will prefer the driving characteristics of a Bronco much more than the Wrangler.

Forgot about them! Now I wish Ford sold the Connect with AWD...

Waiting to see the numbers but the inexplicable inclusion of a rear solid axle is going to make cargo/rear seat room much worse than competitors. 

Love it. Would like to see someone do this with a Transit Connect or similar. Quite a bit bigger, but still small by US standards. I’ve seen Transit Connect camper conversions, but not with pop-tops.

Have always wanted to do that. Someday.

We bought a vehicle in October 2020 that was 600 miles away. It was pretty close to exactly what I wanted and in a rare trim that I couldn’t find anywhere closer. The dealership drove it up and drove my trade-in back at minimal cost. Better than any experience I’ve had going into a dealership by a mile.

Yeah, cops aren’t the solution. Drug use shouldn’t be a crime and it shouldn’t be relegated to buses obviously. Get it out in the open and regulate it.

What changes in state law make it difficult to arrest people? At any rate, folks openly using drugs on the bus is a general sign of societal rot. Give them a safe place to use drugs and seek treatment and they won’t be relegated to doing it on the bus. I’d say consigning ourselves to cars and traffic and pollution and…

Yeah, light rail is almost always a massive hand out to property owners on the line. They did the same thing in Detroit with the Q Line. It’s not useful as a transit system, but it’s great at raising property values. Buses around town, with dedicated lanes so that they aren’t subject to car traffic, are a good…