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How much you want to bet they still made him wait for his boarding group number to be called before he could get on the plane?

...And they still wouldn’t upgrade him to first. Sheesh.

But if I showed up to my flight and I’m the only one? It’s going to take a hell of a lot to convince me that the plane is okay to fly, and that there isn’t a multi-government conspiracy to murder me somewhere along the flight path and dump my body.

I’d push the attendant call button then hide.

Agreed, the front reminds me of a catfish.

Anything is a bidet, if you’re brave enough...

Who?

I seem to remember the TG team reviewing the Fiesta recently.

What is that thing? A low-slung crossover? What do they call that? A sloping saloon? CuteCoupeyCUV?

I asked Ford, they don’t know what it is. They deny any knowledge of anything even called a “car”.

Right, it’s all about tradeoffs.

Some have commented: “So Jeep put design over function?!”

No, Jeep engineers and designers battled it out and found compromises. In many cases, the designers’ decisions pushed the math and science nerds to come up with clever solutions. And that’s the fun stuff if you’re an engineer.

As someone with aeronautical and mechanical engineering schooling, this was a great explanation of the tradeoffs that are taken into consideration for vehicle design. Almost every decision made on one part affects other parts and designs. As a whole, vehicles are wicked complicated!

This is Jalopnik at its best. Thank you.

Actually, this explains everything. I enjoy filling my brain with useless knowledge, thanks!

I see what you did there.

Plot twist, the Ford is a Volvo in this case.

Thanks for writing up the highlights and not just posting the videos. Clicking on a post and getting no information other than “watch this video” is tiresome.

The local Jalops are forcing me to renew my research ...

Get it with the turbo six cylinder, 360hp and nice low torque.

That shotgun (essentially a lightweight version of the Saiga) is legally available for plenty of US states.