I bought a German SUV which I think is patently ugly. It’s semi pretentious, badly styled, yet very safe and considered “excellent.” That said, when it’s filthy dirty from driving muddy roads, it looks pretty good. The writer is absolutely correct.

We got ‘21 X3 a bit ago. It’s nice. Hideous, in my opinion, but it’s a solid, smart, safe, highly rated SUV. But, I’m always looking, and noticed barely used EQE SUVs are down to the low $40k levels, and to me, it’s not gorgeous, but it has that old MB Teutonic simplicity. It’s essential.

I saw two Faradays in Santa Rosa, CA, a year ago or so (and posted it to my Insta, like some desperate Insta spaz). It looks awkward in person, but big. That’s all I have. It’s not particularly exciting to see, despite the rarity.

I know California is known, amongst other things, as a hub of new ideas, innovation and (yay!) “wokeness,” but for once, as a native of The Golden State, I’d like to request we borrow Ohio’s idea. I WANT DOLLY PLATES!! How totally cool. Good job, Ohio!

Canoo and... anyone? I was so psyched for their designs. I get the company was probably run badly + anti-EV foolishness, but damn. What a shame. That said, Kia seems to have glanced at Canoo with some of its new vans.

I started seeing the looooow prices on the Ariya, used, and got curious. We just got a certified 2021 BMW X3, expecting to love it. Inarguably nice car, but it’s not love. To replace it, I’m exploring options. The 2022 MB EQE SUVs are getting stupid cheap, so drove one. Meh. Over complicated controls, ok ride, ok…

So, basically, copying a used Prius dashboard, from 2004. Ouch.

The Ferrari 365 GT4, 400i and 412 are exceptional to look at. How more coupes don’t mimic that refined simplicity, is baffling. And, if ever there were a Ferrari to appeal to the less gauche, older money crowd, this is it. Minus the abundance of automatics, to me, they are flawless.

As a devout minivan fan, who’s never owned one, two or 10 Jaguars, my opinion really matters. But, if it did, I dig it. Fuck up cars are a good idea, till they’re not. They’re doing SO much “wrong,” that it’s exciting, and it’s not my R&D money they’re spending, so ROCK ON, Jag!

Hyundai understands rich. It’s so odd to say, when the Excel is still just a few pages back, in the old Filofax calendar, (and not with any lingering love), but this looks like quiet money. With design notes from better Volvos, Land Rover, Range Rover, and Rivian, yet with the value of prudence (long a trait of actual…

The idiot car industry folks that voted for tRUMP, who are about to get fucked over by these cuts, better realize “brandon” was the best friend American manufacturing ever had (unless your name is Elon).

In San Francisco, there’s a “leather” gay bar (shocking, right?). Sundays they have a big beer bust, and crowd ebbs between creative/hipster, gay men and more mature hardcore leather/dominant/authority-cop-type looks. It starts winding down around 5pm and it’s not uncommon to see some pretty “detailed” outfits…

Pretty car till you look below the rear license plate. Then it looks as if the design team for the 2018 Civic Si took over. 

Hey Jalopnik and delightful Logan Carter! Love seeing you cover ALL kinds of car lovers/fixers. RuPaul shows that we can all learn from anyone. Keep on being the best car site. Thank you.

We have to think past November and fathom the terror of Vance, and his caged wife. This is IMPORTANT.

I might be wrong, but I think this is the only Renault [body style] sold only in the US. Built here... and possibly not exported anywhere, makes it even MORE exclusive. Nice price ... if you could sell it in France to some romantique Renault lover. Best of luck with that. ND.

I think the writer isn’t wrong, yet is being a bit generous. What I used to like about Audi design, was the restraint. The power of simple profile, lacking in the gorp of (in an extreme example), Bangle 7 series, or worse, any current Genesis. That’s what made Audi the designer’s brand. Taste and refinement. But DAMN…

I’m writing this to the auto designers. Not the nerds like me reading alllllll the comments. KNOBS RULE. I’ve got a 2016 Volvo XC60 and babes, it’s got knobs and they’re LUXURY. Without looking, I can change the temp, the fan speed, the volume, the brightness of instruments... it’s dazzlingly smart. No joke, I can…

Tinted windows forward of the D-pillar. These dummies can’t SEE out. Every time I’m almost hit by a bad driver (I drive a lot, so it happens a lot), they clearly didn’t see me through their grossly opaque windows. (and I drive a huge silver Sprinter type van, hard to miss).

Unpopular opinion: I think this is super smart. Sorry, but nobody has passionate feelings for the Bobcat or Taurus. Even non-car people think Mustang is cool. So obv, build on that brand appeal. When EVs weren’t so cool, (and neither were two-door sports coupes), it was brilliant to play the Mach E as a pony car. I…