We paid a market research firm an undisclosed amount to perform WEEKS of market analytics and were advised that there is no market for a taller Focus, however that there is a market for a less tall Escape. Full steam ahead on this plan because those firms are all knowing and never pull shit out of their asses or…

So you’re telling me it looks like a FOCUS, and since it’s a crossover, it’ll be marketed to people with an ACTIVE lifestyle, and be based on the same platform as the Focus Active, but Ford won’t bring us the Focus Active?

Bullshit. Scummy dealers do well by pressuring dumb people into shitty cars.

It will be coming to the US later in the year? Are you suggesting that internal combustion engines migrate?

We have a very big thing coming with Torch and David and a very thorough look at two of the more popular electric vehicles, so look forward to it.

The answer is simple, economies of scale! Remember when a 27 inch LCD TV cost $1500? In comparison a CRT 27 inch cost $300? Despite the CRT having more materials, the LCD was more expensive.

The last sentance of your post is where it's at. The batteries are incredibly expensive, rare earth metals and all that, and also the engineering to package them while still near optimal performance and safety. 

I literally start my car and take off as if at the starting gate on a Rally circuit. Life is short, use good oil. Have fun.

Why would you assume the package is designed to lighten the car and not your wallet?

That would explain quite a bit. Having, say, an F150 shipped from Michigan down to you by truck freight actually costs drastically more than, say, having a new Nissan sedan shipped to you from Yokohama.

How about a great drift platform begging for an S54 swap all for only $2100, uhm yes please.

Dear Subaru,

Two massive car manufacturing giants sit down to design a predecessor to one of the most highly sought after vehicles of the past 25 years and manages to create a design that’s “good”(insert shrug), not offensive on the eyes, has decent lines, is progressive enough to stay relevant for a few years, but yet lacks to…

Good luck opening that hatch.

It’s even a fake Toyota.

MotoGP? Who wants to see the actual humans and not just the driver’s heads? Who wants to see knees dragging at a buck-fitty? Who wants to see 3 bikes clustered in a turn close enough to fit in the footprint of a single car? Who wants to see riders drifting FRONT wheels through high speed sweepers and then rip power…

This is what happens when you only hire internally. GM really, REALLY needs some fresh blood in both their management and design.

I can!

In case anybody’s looking for the incident in question in the video, it happens at 5:00.