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I totally agree — a $1000-2000 safety tech package pays for itself the first time it is used. Last time a guy backed into my car in a grocery store parking lot at 2-3mph, it cost $1000 just to replace / repaint a bumper cover. If his minivan had ultrasound sensors or a backup camera, he wouldn’t have been blinded by…

The fact that it’s *not* built on a Japanese manufacturer’s platform means that it exists. Perhaps you prefer a Leaf whose battery rapidly degrades, or just want hydrogen power?

“the talent pipeline has slowed to a trickle,” he said. “The question is ‘How do we help revitalize it?’”

..but you can’t make a luxury seat without diamond quilting!

I’ve already seen one knee-jerk comment about how this is a conservative vs. liberal thing. I googled the D vs. R makeup of the Colorado House and Senate:

My prediction:

Rear cross traffic sensors with pedestrian notification, radar parking sensors that cost $1000 bucks to replace. Toyota Dynamic Cruise Control that cost $500 to recalibrate after a windshield replacement. “Safety systems” that require “qualified” individuals to perform repairs.

No, but I’ve never heard someone complain about it

I agree — I would find it really odd if the shifter was configured to ‘push in the direction you want to go’.

At least Tesla was the pioneer of big-screen-in-dash vs. literally every other company today who is following their lead.

It’s 100% the “man’s” version of the Coach handbag for some places in the US. Relatively expensive, pure fashion statement about your wealth, tons of people have them.

People keep mentioning the Bolt is ugly, but is it really worse than a Honda Fit? I always figured it was the slightly larger, electric cousin of the Fit.

In some states, you can probably get off because “Irrationally scared because he was dark-skinned” and “Stand your ground” mean the same thing.

I agree with you — the base Charger is decent transportation, but you can also buy an Accord or Camry for the same price. Not sure how I would ever justify driving a base Charger instead of an Accord / Camry.

the Dodge Demon 170 just seems a little outdated and a little out of touch with the current state of the world.

~$110K... just imagine if this had an Acura logo and a 350-400hp race-tuned version of the Honda 2.0T. That’s the NSX people wanted.

Fake News! I just made that up. A google search says “200 deaths/year” for the entire industry. For all I know, that google search might be less reliable than my made up number.

I don’t have time to watch a 45 minute review of these cars, but I’d be happy to *read* a summary ... like at the bottom of this article.

Wouldn’t the GranTurismo end up with some really high yearly registration fees in most countries due to the displacement tax?