The C/D pillar is a dead giveaway.

What does the top of the Porsche livery read? I know the first word, but can't make out the second and third

I wouldn't be shocked if this is also the design study for the next ML. I'd bet the ML/MLC Vision concept will emerge later this fall (say, at Paris) or next spring.

So we're getting a relatively mild refresh on a car that's been around since '08? And with only a few changes to make it competitive, there's no way it'll be able to face off against the Camaro - much less the new Mustang. Okay, so they're giving it a new interior. The damning thing is, the other new Dodge at this…

We can actually buy this in the states. The JDM Elgrand is basically the same as the USDM Quest, barring the front/rear clip (the USDM model is styled more conservatively) and trim availability (we don't get those seats).

is that a little bit of CX-5 and XV Crosstrek I see in the rear quarter?

I'm pretty sure he has no idea what a technologist is... they're a person who specializes in helping companies apply advanced technology to their industries. So they do research on new things, then propose ways for companies to use them during everyday business.

The blacked out grille is awesome - it vastly reduces the GC's visual front-end bulk which they made worse in the most recent mid-cycle facelift.

The press release glosses over the fact that they're just replacing existing money-saving electronic equipment. The million-dollar savings comes from the money that Microsoft pays them as part of the deal. Delta pilots, IIRC, were up in arms that their iPads were banned from the cockpit in favor of Microsoft products…

Even bigger when you consider that the Volvo is twelve years old. Volvo aced the test a decade before it was even announced... it's a shame the fact that everyone aces the 'easy' test has degraded their long reputation as the safest cars around.

The sheer fact that Ricciardo tops Vettel is evidence that RBR did the right thing by bringing him up from the minors.

First, there's the flying donut - the RQ-16, which is compact and stealthy (it sounds roughly like a distant lawnmower). It's in limited deployment with the US and British armies, and can even fly inside. Because of the ducted lift-fan, operations in urban environments can be conducted with a minimum of risk, and it…

I actually think the F100 may not have a fuel dump. Many airliners lack them, as their fuel loads are calculated before takeoff to suffice for a one way trip.

Are they banned in Europe yet under Article 474? Or will they be Annex B'd - they've got relatively modern equipment, and they'll probably fly to EU destinations if given that status.

I agree. It looks like every bland, generic inexpensive car styling trait of the past four years smushed onto a car. The fog lights are from a Kia Cadenza, the headlights from a Forte. The grille is from the Avalon and Focus, and they stole the Dart Roofline for good measure.

This is actually a locking mechanism off of a bank vault.

Quite the transformation.

What the hell was that? An old S60?

Your move, countries that don't have James Bond Villains taking over airbases and churning out mysteriously amazing machinery.

Nicely enough, one of the local PDs has taken efforts to de-escalate their appearance. They encouraged officers to wear high-vis jackets and have the vests under the outermost uniform layer.