This is actually a step up from the previous generation Mirai, at least to my eyes.

It’s also not a plug-in hybrid, or a plug-in car of any sort. The hydrogen Mirai is a bizarre choice to illustrate this story with.

That sounds promising. Perhaps you should offer to run a training course.

My lord these things are absolutely atrocious to look at. I’ve kissed a fish that was better looking.

Maybe the solution is to have bigger vehicles that can carry more people in one go through the tunnel. If it’s really high volume, maybe link the larger vehicles together in a chain so that they all travel at once all at the same speed.

Nice Price for a ZX, even without the goodies. This can be your diamond, er hmm, amethyst in the rough. Clean up that interior and just have fun cruising.

Tell me you’re from California without telling me you’re from California.

Owen you must be a west coaster. Out east there is is no “The” before I-95.

I remember when my Commodore was in the shop (some silly prick had run into the back of it at a traffic light) and the loaner was a Corolla. First automatic I’d ever driven.

I lived in Scotland for 6 months. The switch to left-hand shifting was almost intuitive. The shift pattern is the same and the pedals are in the same order. It was very little effort. Human minds are amazingly capable of adapting.

That and RV driving and trailer towing

My dad actually had an old ass celica that the only way to get it started was pushing it out and let it go down the hill to pop the clutch. He drove volkswagens almost constantly growing up so I think that is what got him. He makes some really good point even if you want to be a smart ass about it.

It’s even crazier you can can drive anything up to 26,000 pounds:

I can’t imagine trying to shift accurately/quickly with my left arm.

That is quite interesting. My dad told me you have to learn in the manual cause that is actually learning how to drive. He also knew that learning in a manual causes you to actually learn about governing speed and it keeps you more engaged. Americans these days are more concerned with convenience so they can play…

The truck thing absolutely needs to change. People shouldn’t be out driving vehicles with a hood height of 4' or more without special training, licensing, and insurance.

Had the same thing in Australia, grew up learning to drive a manual. After moving to the US people have found it funny when I tell them that’s how it is, but it’s also funny to me that here you could take your driving test in a Mini but then go out and tow thousands of pounds with an absurdly large truck on that same…

Very few opted for it because very few are rich enough. Fancy Kristen’s people would like a word.

If it was a BMW, the grille would start at the hood scoop and run all the way down to the yellow plastic splitter guards (which are missing here?!?) like some kind of giant 2-cheeked butt print on the center of the car.

(BMW designers furiously taking notes)