So it’s the anti-Mazda 3?

“The supercars were getting wider and bigger, difficult to see out of, and they all had these switch gearchanges, and they just weren’t engaging enough...”

Or like BMW’s attempt to sell Apple CarPlay as an annual subscription.

And then stagger the CEO’s salary (and related) to short-, medium-, and long-term results. No more of this quarterly BS.

This. 

Yeah - that red-and-white Willys pickup in Virginia.

The outward visibility in both sucks.

Chopping cars is a great way to give old classics the terrible outward visibility of a modern car.

Try the Niro EV. Been driving one for a few weeks, and it’s much more enjoyable than the Bolt. Performance and range seem about the same, but interior design and quality is far better.

Willys Jeep can help save the manuals. Pick one from 1946 to 1964. Add a Warn/Saturn overdrive, a front PTO, and a rear PTO and you end up with six shift levers:

Perfect for hauling Christmas trees, propane tanks, and baby giraffes.

3rd gear is hilarious. It’s up there with the “There is no demand for EVs since we refuse to build plug-in SUVs and crossovers.”

Excellent:

But won’t someone think of the “white space?!”

Your last paragraph is spot-on. It’s all about choice. Once there are plug-in SUVs, crossovers, and pickups from a variety of OEMs, then we can talk about whether or not consumers like EVs. No offense to the LEAF/Bolt/Prius Prime as those are great vehicles, but they aren’t craved by the mass market like the…

This. That’s why other countries have set a requirement (or incentive) for plug-in hybrids to have a minimum (tested) range of 50 km... 31 miles.

I appreciate the viewpoint. Thanks for sharing.

Here’s a suggestion:

Ich habe mal in der Berrenrather Strasse gewohnt.

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