And in NYC the bed will be a public garbage can and will be filled with new and interesting trash every day.

I think the Honda Element is the right answer here. New enough and Honda enough to be reasonably reliable (I like the Isuzu but wouldn’t want to depend on it), and the Honda is cheap enough that if it gets wrecked or stolen (both very real possibilities with a street-parked car in NYC), it wouldn’t be a huge loss. 

I feel like developing a twin turbo V8 and then only using it on one short-lived model is kind of a waste.

I too choose this guy's LS7. 

I love your LS7, too. 

And the sound! This is stock in a 2011 C6 Z06. 2011 was the only year Z06 that did not have the extra set of cats (2012+) and used the ZR1 x-pipe. It sounds great. I miss that car!

I love my LS7. There are a couple known issues that need to be taken care of, but once it’s fixed...a giant, torquey V8 that really loves to rev up over 7000 thanks to the lightweight rotating assembly is a thing of beauty. And sadly, something that will probably never happen again in a production car.

GM has shown that V8s are still relevant, especially in trucks, compared to on-paper-more-efficient smaller displacement forced induction engines.

Sound and perceived “refinement”. Why would I spend $80k on a car that shares it’s engine with a farmer’s truck?

The LS engines are the antithesis to DOHC. There is simply no compelling argument in favor of DOHC over an LS engine.

This is because intelligent dealerships know that the 18 year old kid with the 100,000 mile Audi will someday be making much more money who is dumb enough to buy an Audi with 100,000 miles will never make much money, but whatever he does make will end up in that dealership’s pocket if he treats him well enough.

and even 18 year old me with the cheapest Audi they ever made, was treated fantastically by the service department.

I think it has to do with the terrible culture at these historically lower end car dealers.

Well I heard they are coming out with an all new version in 2087 so hopefully that fixes it.

That’s not a facelift. It’s an entirely new generation of vehicle.

whatever the latest kinja update was. 

The previous MY for reference:

Please don’t be like that.

I missed the part where it’s going to be an active lifestyle crossover with an available EV version.

I really liked these cars. They looked amazing. I realize I’m not chic enough to own one. I’m a jeans and t-shirt guy. My whole outfit cost ~$50 (including the shoes.) This Fisker belongs in the hands of a stylish owner, someone who’d spend $50 on a t-shirt. A fool with money. That’s the buyer for this car.