True. If I remember correctly, the Gladiator is a mix of Wrangler and RAM truck chassis. My brain was thinking of the Gladiator’s bed while typing “mini pickup.” One might argue that the bed is the perfect size for many of its customers.

We use a good 120V outlet to charge our BEV. Works great. Cars sit parked an awful lot. Pre-pandemic data showed parking time of 20+ hours/day (from the DOE).

Exactly this. Toyota painted themselves into a corner pretty good.

Rare earth minerals aren’t rare. Rather than exist on their own, they hang out with other mineral friends in nature.

As we all learned from our parents, what you say doesn’t matter. What you do, does.

Agreed, except what Toyota is saying they will do and what they are actually doing is not the same thing. Can’t blame them, but actions speak louder than words.

The Pacifica is pretty sweet compared to to its competitors, although some disagree.

Yeah - long-time Jeep owner here. I really wanted to love the new Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, but am scratching my head a bit.

When is the Land Rover Range Rover Under/Over Do-Over version coming?

Completely agree. Want to be an idiot or endanger others? Fine, endanger yourself on your own time.

Compared to a Cobra kit car, this is safe and usable as can be.

“Suspected.” Now that sounds fact-based.

What a week here in town: first we had the Dukes of Hazzard-style 50 foot jump in a Lincoln over the stairs and now this.

VTM-4 lock* has entered the chat.

Yeah, it’s unclear if the rumor is true. A Lincoln Town Car of that vintage (and color) is rare in San Francisco.

Let me know. We are in for exactly that.

Yes, the rear and rear side styling is questionable. I can live with that. Why?

Well, it’s just coincidence that a major Japanese OEM a few weeks ago flooded the car journalism market via its PR company with why their lagging path is the way... and hey look there’s a commercial on Pandora by the same Japanese OEM with the mantra repeated “no plug; no problem”. It’s all just coincidence.

Completely agree with this logic. The good news is that thanks to CARB, strong PHEVs (50 mile range with big burly electric motors) in the shapes and sizes we Americans love to buy are coming starting in model year 2026 (see “Advanced Clean Cars II”).

Our family car in the 1970s was a Ford Model A pickup. Dad took the bus to work and we three kids piled in the front seat of the Model A to go to the grocery store.