Yes, also the hood crush and side impact standards (which raise the beltline) and rollover crash standards (which thicken the pillars).

Yup. In Germany, that’s called the TUV. It’s a small dial of a sticker that goes on the license plate for all to see that shows month and year.

The regulators need to take a hard look (based on data and common sense) of the tradeoff between rollover standards (thick pillars, high beltline) and accidents caused by poor outward visibility (thick pillars, high beltline).

Especially with a lift.

I’ve wondered this too. Which specific crash regulations couldn’t this pass?

It also doesn’t help how big kids’ car seats are.

We needed a rig that was station wagon 90% of the time and off-roader (access an off-the-grid family cabin, able to ford water, etc.) 10% of the time for a family of five with a dog.

I love old 4x4s and a buddy had an orange long roof Traveler with the 345 V8, but it’s unclear how nostalgia for a limited brand of the 60s and 70s justifies a brand new factory with investment costs in $Bs.

No kidding. Do you get a discount for just taking primer gray?

You are my hero. I’d also change the irregularly shaped back window between the C and D pillars and make all A-D pillars as thin as possible.

It looks like outward visibility is much better in the Cruiser. The 4Runner has an awfully high hood. The Cruiser’s hood could be lower too though.

The BYD Shark crew cab 4x4 pickup has entered the chat. Made in China now; production moving to Mexico.

For the Volvo EX30 (and any other Volvo), there is some fine print that largely renders the tariffs null due to the volume of exports from Volvo’s U.S. plant in South Carolina. 

So how much does that now make the Lincoln Nautilus and the Buick Envision?

1. When is the plug-in hybrid “Prime” version coming?

Fun game:

It will be very interesting to see the real-world performance on the upcoming Ram Ramcharger PHEV pickup. Announcements claim it will have 140+ miles with the battery and then 690 miles range overall.

So much want.

Yeah, I think the range requirement starts at 50 miles for 2026 (model year) and ramps up (to 70 miles) from there over time.