Isn’t that a Model A? 

I believe it was more of a hovering Bond Bug. 

Well, someone had to offer something for Saturn loyalists needing new cars. 

The Clarity is not conventionally attractive by any stretch, but its so weird I can’t hate it.

Depends on the automaker, Reliant called their black interiors the “luxury Scimitar look”. Almost a valid comparison, though the Prius is still a gas guzzler compared to what they used to sell. 

They stripped their divisions of any trace of autonomy several decades before that, and moved entirely to central planning from corporate. They went from a holding company owning several distinct automakers to a single automaker that slapped a bunch of different badges on largely identical products. 

Hey, GM took over half the US car market with internecine competition and overlapping product ranges. They declined rapidly when they stopped that - coincidence? 

Well, clearly its for someone that wants something bigger than the 5-Series, but with 4 doors. 

Actually, I believe “Range Rover” was used as the make in the US market from about 1987-1992. 

Capacity issues probably play a role, too, these are handmade cars with almost no automation in the assembly process. Could Toyota even support wider sale if they wanted to, and maintain the same level of craftsmanship?

Duncan Imports has a few dozen of them for sale in Virginia right now, I think they start under $9,000. 

There was at least one assassination attempt against Emperor Emeritus Akihito that Im aware of, and about three of them against his father, Emperor Showa.

The trouble with the standard Century is that it is built for a king, which makes it a tad plain for an emperor. 

Also, they don't get cold in winter or hot in summer, you don't slide around on them, and they have a plush tactile feel. 

To be fair, most people are not at their photogenic best when hospitalized.

Eh, just following the rest of the industry away from vertical integration and toward assembly of brought-in components. This is basically the same thing Ford did with Visteon and GM with Delphi years ago. 

Well, why wouldn’t they be? It seems like a pretty kickass job.

beats dealing with the airlines

Seeing as Scientology’s ship is the only vessel in the IMO database worldwide with the name Freewinds, I’d say just confirm it.

Reliant tried that with the first Robin in the 70s, engine access restricted for your safety. After 8 years of customer complaints, they brought back removable access panels on the Rialto.