The right answer is unquestionably a used Lexus LS or GS. A few year old GS 350 AWD F Sport is pretty nice looking.

America doesn’t need wagons, we have plenty of crossovers now to satisfy everyone.

I’m not sure I understand the point of this message.

Frankenbuilds are fun for the builder and a nightmare for anyone who ends up with it after that.  I should know - I have one in my garage that I didn’t build.

No. No. No. In the bizarro car world we are in, you make a jacked up SUV based on your normal car platform. Then you can charge a lot more for it.

All comments: “Hey look a luxury brand with amenities that only parents would understand, fuck that.”

I am a diehard Jalop reader, but this is an overly clickbaity headline and article. Making something out of nothing. Come on, guys.

I fully agree with your point. I always found it weird that they highlight the human quantification. I’d bet all semi-trucks in North America pollute more dangerous NOx and particulates an order of magnitude more than the VWs; yet no one is accusing the trucking industry of actively killing people. Can I now accuse a…

Correct, I’ve followed this since the beginning.

And side license plates would quadruple the ability for cops to identify cars. And while we’re at it, add a 5th on the roof to make state surveillance complete from all angles. See how the justification just builds on itself, we can’t be too safe, somebody think of the children!

This is finally a crossover I can get behind. Audi’s styling translates well to being a little taller, with a sloped back - a bit like the A7/S7. While BMW and Mercedes never quite got that sloped roof right, Audi did.

Hah, I won’t lie : “Posh Wrangler for yuppies” is pretty solidly in my wheelhouse, but only because the serious off-roading/farm duty is better left to side-by-sides IMHO.

Diesel does not wish it had way less range and worse refueling choices.  

Like I said... JA platform cloud car.

What were the alternatives? The 2JZ was found in 8 other vehicles at the time, when RWD was more popular for sport sedans. Now, AWD and FWD are more popular and engine packaging doesn’t allow for an I6. Besides, Toyota tested every performance I6 BMW made. None had the performance/durability they wanted outside the…

I hear what you’re saying, but where does it end? First it was “MKV will suck” based on sheer hate and ignorance regarding its partnership with BMW. Then there was frustration Toyota didn’t “man up” and chase the 911 Turbo like Nissan did with the GTR. And 335hp was an insult. Then it was “BMW engines suck!”, even…

But even petrol cars without mods will have problems with that 

“Car enthusiasts are a deeply miserable lot, almost endemically unhappy about everything...”

That would be a problem for small manufacturers like McLaren. GM sells lots of luxo Cadillacs. They can amortize the cost of the fancy switch gear over a lot more cars than say, Porsche. So as Kurt Bradley said- quit with the excuses.

It’s funny you mention that. I have a background in dealer ops management before taking up a career in building software and interface experiences... with a couple OEMs as past clients, and one of them was a certain Detroit-based make. So yes, I do have an idea.