Modern Volvo under Geely, yes, I meant that people act like Volvo has always been a luxury brand when a few decades they didn’t seem any more nice than comparable Fords or Mazdas

I very much loved clicking through, but I can’t help but notice that even the 3D scans had to turn the lights way up on the Titan bridge to be able to see any of the detail.

This is just allowing Fahrenheit 451 with fewer steps

Not loving this “angle the buttons away from where they’d be easy to reach” approach, especially for the arthritic thumbs of the average Buick customer

The Z seems, at the moment, to be in the worst of all places, flying under the radar and yet not nearly enough.

Honestly, anything to make the Fiat lineup easier to understand, because the 500 had so many letters that could mean vastly different things, and no hierarchy, it was hard to know what you were getting:

For years they positioned themselves as the more tasteful alternative to the German automakers, and certainly classier than the American automakers, and definitely not concerned about volume like the Asian automakers.

Wanting An EV Comparable To A VW GTI

However, I don’t want to drive a car that weighs over 1.7 tonnes. If I stop racing and don’t need to tow, <1.4 tonnes would be ideal. This combination is unavailable right now, but hopefully in the future.

I’ve heard this bit about EVs in storm evacuations a few times, and if we’re assuming most people with EVs are charging at home, the concerns only makes sense to me if people are letting the charge drop to near zero before charging, rather than topping them up nightly. I get the demand would be higher if everyone is…

Far and away, cost. I make great money, but most of these cars require hundreds more per month than I’m willing to put into a depreciating asset, especially with EVs being so new and the depreciation curve being unknown. As an example, look at a 2019 BMW i3: originally $45k MSRP but now you can pick one up for half of…

Some folks joke about Porsche’s “lazy designers” but it’s actually just a classic design that has stood the test of time and survived multiple attempts to replace it.

“If they could come to market with something very small and electric and [with] better range, that’s the kind of vehicle that can turn some heads,

Also, NORAD in the same area means there’s local support for space-tracking radar systems. Otherwise, the only place to put a command center for a space-operating force would be near launch platforms, like California or Florida

The course emphasized the shuffle, so both hands are on or immediately next to the wheel at all times

Oh I understand that it’s a quadricycle and that makes it legally different from a car, but Americans would see four wheels, doors, and a roof and treat it like it’s a car, including all the stupid things young folks do when they first get access to one.

So, is this the future of city-center transport, or are you relieved that it’s not something that’s ever likely to make it over to America?

The facelifted Honda CR-Z has held up very well (the original less so). I still have people think I’m the first on my block to get this hot new hybrid spaceship when even the newest ones are now 7 years old.

From another point of view, my teenager’s very recent driver’s education told her to use 8 and 4 o’clock hand spacing and keep your elbows down. That way your arms aren’t straight-out if the airbags go off, and get pushed down and out of the way.

Because I like the style and the dimensions of the hood and cab would make a great brawny but compact hatchback, something which Ford no longer sells here. I suppose a Bronco Sport is the closest option, but that’s still pretty large.