I still occasionally dust off my PS2 and play GT4, NFS:MW, and MC3:DE. What makes them all the more great is those were the days of pre-monetization and post-launch patches, owing mostly to the fact that there was no online requirement back then. Heck, did we even have internet connectivity in 2005? I can’t remember…

Worth it.

That commercial is yet another reminder why I no longer watch network TV.

“The problem with this interface, common in most high-end Hyundai, Genesis, and Kia products, is the lack of wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. You still have to plug in for smartphone mirroring, and unless you have a USB-C–capable smartphone (or an adapter for your iPhone), you won’t be able to plug in at all.”

Not hard to figure out why Kia and Hyundai are in the last two spots.

Sooo...it’s totally okay that rental agencies with fleets less than 35 vehicles can rent cars that have not had potentially life-threatening recalls performed? Makes complete and total sense.

Is 2024 the year Hyundai/Kia/Genesis finally figure out how to do wireless smartphone mirroring on their top trim levels like every other automaker on the planet?

For me it was when Max Verstappen disobeyed team orders and wouldn’t let Sergio Perez pass him at the Brazilian GP. After all Checo had done to help secure the championship in 2021 and with 2022 already decided for Max, why act like a petulant child and not return the favor?

My mom had the unfortunate pleasure of owning a Chevette. Not only was it a pretty terrible car, but it was blessed with vinyl upholstery on the seats that either burned or froze your buttocks in place. +$1 for cloth seats, -$2,646 for the MSRP when brand new, -$3,355 for being a Chevette. Guess I’ll take it for free.…

Ford’s slogan in the 1980’s was ‘Quality is Job 1’. What’s a few more years in the four decades this has been promised?

Finally seeing an EV from a start-up that isn’t a Tesla out in the wild: the Rivian R1T. Not only did it blow the mind of my 10 year old (who belongs to a generation that only dreams of owning the official car of YouTube influencers: the Tesla Model Y), but we also got to park next to one and witness the mix of the…

Semi-truck. If you can handle 10-18 forward gears, you can drive your parent’s hand-me-down Civic.

I’m ambivalent about the styling on the Toyota Crown, so I want to see one in person before I write it off as the ugly middle ground between sedan and crossover. Also, I need to desalinize my palette after the death of the Avalon, the middle-age, middle-management person’s Lexus.

Or, if you really want to make papa Elon proud:

That’s good to hear! EA isn’t often concerned with what looks good to gamers, as evidenced by many of their annual franchises (Madden, NHL, etc.), so this is a bit of fresh air.

Does it feel like the stingy payouts are paving the way for future microtransactions?

If it doesn’t have a bathroom or tornado-proofing, they didn’t go far enough.

What we should have instead of the mostly forgettable HR-V: the Honda Element. I can’t think of many other candidates that would fit into the 2020's without hardly any updates other than maybe to safety: an SUV that had near-minivan practicality due to it’s rear suicide doors that provided a wide side opening, had…

On the bright side, only the “V” was lost from the “CORVETTE” windshield decal.

A dealership getting you laid. That is the unassailable #1 best experience and cannot be topped.