Lion has been around a while. When I visited them, they were brutally honest about what they could do, what they couldn’t do, where they were going, and why.

I love old Willys, but that FC might need some significant work just to get it structurally sound.

This is awesome. I look forward to this future... way better than letting the classics rust into the ground.

A previous owner of my ‘66 Gladiator swapped out the pie plates for driving lights:

Not sure, but Willys didn’t win the trademark battle for the word “Jeep” until 1950. Maybe this is why they added these brass ‘Jeep’ badges on the lowe cowl just for a few months in mid-1950:

This is awesome, but why didn’t Honda follow the existing swappable scooter batteries?

True, but there also is the missed opportunity of getting a customer for life (lifetime value of a customer)... move from a Civic to a CRV to a Pilot to an MDX to a ???

Japan is also one of the leading countries in aging out.

So much this.

That back seat. The room. The upholstery. The styling. The outward visibility.

I don’t get why we can’t sleep on the ground. With a decent mattress, it’s not bad. Plus you can see the stars. I know it’s not cool, but this whole overlanding thing seems absurd.

It’s funny. Toyota of America has done so much good over time. This, however, comes across as 100% being shoved across the pond.  It’s ugly inside and out, and WTF is up with the marketing, starting with the name?

This.

I’ve been camping and backpacking my entire life. WTF is the matter with sleeping on the ground?

I agree. It’s tough to do big products, not when everyone and their pet llama can file a delay or say no. I’m all for public comment, but at some point...

Didn’t Rivian (or Ford) file a patent on that?

Ha. True that. I was thinking of the requirements in Europe intended to help (?) pedestrians by requiring some space between the hood and the top of the motor when a driver runs them over.

Yeah, it’s nice that some automakers ( Jeep, Honda, Subaru) are now making a concerted effort to reduce physical blind spots: increase window size, slim down pillars, lower the beltline, etc. I’d pay cold hard cash to see out better.

Well, since the hoods get raised for pedestrian crash standards and the beltlines rise, moar wheel is needed to balance the design say the designers.

But they lobbied so hard to get it.