It reminds me of the Kia Borrego which would have been a hit if it came out in the late nineties/early aughts when full-size BOF SUVs were accelerating in popularity. Instead, it was released when most competitors were switching to more space and fuel efficient unibody designs. ‘

Ok, that makes me feel a bit better. The GM big boys aren’t really lookers but they are well-established brands with loyal followings. I guess the Wagoneers I have seen are either small business-owned vehicles (ie 60% of the value goes back to the business owner as a tax credit) or are heavily discounted.

This is 100% spot on. I, too, do not need anything else to enhance my geekiness or awkwardness.  

The Jeep Grand Wagoneer is the first car that comes to mind. First off, its hideous at any price, especially for a 6-figure car competing with the Escalade, Range Rover Heavy, X7, and others in its class. Second, why make it a Jeep? Sure, its the only passenger vehicle brand in Stellantis’ portfolio that is doing well…

Anything greater than 60 seconds is better than what my household can achieve.

Or, if you lease the car and have no intention of buying the car at the end of the lease (like a majority of EV drivers), charge it however you want.

This reminds me of a poor X5M I saw when filling up at the gas station a few years ago. The guy was putting 87 octane fuel and had mismatched, mostly bald tires. I felt so bad for that poor car but not for the guy who can barely afford an M car.

Is this an issue with EVs or that most drivers treat the gas and brake pedals like on-off switches instead of gradually rolling on and off  the pedals?  At racing school, we learned the importance of modulating both pedals and aside from improving performance and stability, it also improves smoothness and reduces wear…

My experience with Subaru’s AWD has been limited to the track and not offroad and I can say that its sportier drivetrain setups are superior to most other manufacturers, aside from maybe Audi.  

I have a mechanical engineering background and while I never practiced it in my career, I was always interested the most in mechanism design and a suspension is one of the purest examples of a bar mechanism.  I recall trying to solve problems that required a certain range of motion while avoiding obstacles in the path…

Air springs are a silver bullet for on-road driving but they are not a great solution for offroading.

This is 100% true.  They tried to rush a vehicle that requires a level of engineering that is essentially creating new technologies/capabilities from scratch and only giving the design teams a few years to accomplish what might require a good part of a decade.

I saw one in the wild last week and was impressed by its proportions and how good it looks in person. It definitely looks more like a squared-off EV6 (IE a moderately lifted hatchback or wagon) than a traditional CUV/SUV and its wide stance gives it very sporty proportions. I am not in the market for a large, 3-row…

I would suspect that aside from software issues, the suspension geometry is not ideal for legit offroading and rock crawling. Air suspensions certainly can work wonders on the road, providing the perfect balance between comfort and sportiness/control. But if maintaining a contact patch while allowing for long…

Precisely.

Yeah, I guess its no different from how I, an executive in my forties, still play video games on evenings when I finish work early and after everyone else is sleeping.

It will surely end in a NJ-style collision which means at least one car will wind up on its roof and/or straddling a guardrail.

My partner is one of the smartest and most successful people I know and I am baffled by how much she loves tiktok. Every night while we are winding down before bedtime, she watches tiktok and youtube videos and 90% of these people giving “advice” are either complete morons who have no idea what they are talking about…

I’m not gonna lie, the cool gauges in my 2014 IS350 F-Sport were one of the reasons that I bought the car.  Sure, it looked good (to me, at least), had an otherwise nice interior, and handled well, especially in RWD form but the gauges were ahead of their time, especially for a sub 6-figure car.

I didn’t know that, thanks for the information.  That seems like a ridiculous upcharge for alternative colors given that even the German luxury manufacturers typically charge around $700 unless it is a specialty color.  Regardless, Teslas will still look boring even in different colors.