and lots and lots of high end GPUS

You forgot that that friend, the real smart guy, had tears in his eyes when he called. Always tears in their eyes, for some reason. 

In general I agree - I know the Cayenne is generally regarded as very reliable, but at the end of the day we’re talking about a 12 year old German performance car. The price you pay is the cost of entry, so you need to think total cost of ownership.

Mazda Canada offered the CX-5 with a 155hp 2.0L, FWD and 6MT up until 2018 (US availability ended in 2016 with the first generation), likely because it let them advertise a lower starting price and lower fuel consumption.

The cuts could come as skilled jobs in “engine-related” work are lost as gas-powered motors are replaced by electric ones

Fuck yeah! That's how you do it people.

Losing jobs due to technical advancements is a story as old as the industrial revolution. Look at this picture compared to the lead one and see how many workers lost their jobs from robots.

Don’t forget all the fire-prone Samsung batteries in Jeeps.
Mine now has to sit outside till there’s a recall fix. 

Looks are subjective. The Equinox EV looks great, has plenty of technology, and comes in well below $66k. Same for the Blazer EV. Hell you can even get Lyriqs below $66k.

Yep. The vehicle is stretched and looks almost comical.

I wrote this on Oppo years ago, but since my dad is currently in ICU fighting for life, I think it’s ok to repost again in his honor. Hang in there Pops....

“Too small to do ‘truck things’ and too much of a truck to have comfortable road manners; these neither fish-nor-fowl vehicles were bad at everything.”

If they brought over the 500e with the rag top “Convertible” to the US I would really consider buying one. I think the market is open to a electric convertible. My thinking is if anything Mini might beat them to it with a Mini Electric Convertible here in the US.

Onsane Clown Posse?

https://rennlist.com/forums/718-forum/1377716-transmission-overheating-when-using-launch-control-with-apr-ecu-tcu-tune.html

Using roll-out should negate everything. 

This comment that cars are shit today has been said by every generation of old man going back to the 50s.

The concept of what makes a care “soulful” is as subjective as people’s taste in cars. 

I saw one of these the other day for the first time in a number of years and verbally pointed it out to my wife.  She didn’t care.

Good answer. Ticks all the boxes. Either find another low-miles Eclipse, take this or compromise on the RWD Infiniti.