Being wined and dined are at least given full disclosure, as should any conflict of interest

Owning stock in a company you cover is considered unacceptable in our industry. To your point about being wined and dined—it’s not perfectly acceptable. It’s the dirtiest part of our line of work. The way we handle it is: If you find yourself in a situation where you have to choose to receive special treatment from an…

No automotive journalist should own automotive stock. It’s unacceptable.

But there’s literally infinite other names they could use for these vehicles. Mustang Mach-E? Why not Maverick? Or maybe even use Model E, which they successfully pried away from Tesla?

Cayenne gets a pass because they didn’t name it a 911; which is what making a Chevrolet Corvette SUV would be.

Urus gets a pass because Lamborghini had the legendary LM002; plus they started as a tractor company.

They should make an SUV that looks inspired by the Corvette, but why not just name it its own thing; the…

If it weren’t for PB Blaster, I’d have to walk to the store.

Obviously this is not in a modern VW

You’re too kind.

Their website is terrifying.

If you don’t mind watching for an hour while they inch their way to each other. 

Hope they go around that 11'8 bridge!

1. That Hofmann transporter sounds like it has a HUGE hydrostatic drive system for those, what, 32 wheels?

The center of gravity is somewhere within the wheelbase of the vehicle, and on a big load like that they’ll try to distribute it as evenly as possible across the axles.  It’s deceiving because the root of the blade is much heavier than the tips, so the CG is not nearly as high or outside the vehicle envelope as you…

You know what I’d love to see? I’d love to see a full-on SEMA aftermarket kit that allows someone to install a Tesla-style powertrain into an older ‘60s-’70s era car without too many complications. I don’t really want one of those drop-in single motor setups. It’d be better to have a full 4 wheel powertrain.

Pence needs to invoke the 25th amendment and declare trump unfit for office. Then, trump should be immediately taken into custody and charged with inciting an insurrection, treason, and any other offense that applies. He should be considered an enemy of the state and be placed in maximum security holding until his…

Hardly can wait for all the Massholes who live in apartments to start bitching on how they will charge their electric cars

I’m thinking something super-basic and beyond the safety and emissions, open-source. 

and wait for their wives who are buying them jeans with white rhinestones on the back pockets.

My complete wild-ass guess is that someone will figure out that there is space at the bottom end of the market for something that is better than what is there now.

White guys will continue to buy already huge trucks, lift them, and then go to teh mall in them in very large numbers.