Sooner or later, makers and designers are going to have to accept that the future is electric, and that the most basic 100 year old assumptions about vehicle form factor and powertrain packaging, which were previously dictated by I/C motors with hardware control interfaces, are all now invalid.

thanks.

why are you showing Ram trucks in the headline picture?

I’m a bridge engineer and I NEED this sticker. I need ALOT of that sticker.

why do car companies still push hydrogen? The only practical production methods use epic amounts of electricity, methane, and petroleum products. It’s a lie. It’s the same old way of burning crap, just rebranded as clean. It’s the Donald Trump of fuels.

1969 Mustang Mach 1 Gulfstream Aqua.

don’t forget the Ford Transit Connect and the E class with rear facing ‘gunner’ seats!

when I take your investment in this car, plus hours and agony, you make a very VERY strong case for pretty much all of your car buying advice in the history of ever.

this might be heresy to some, but if the Brooklyn Bridge has a 3 ton weight limit (modern bridge design truck is 50 tons), then maybe we should lock the historical society in a box and have a big-boy conversation about replacing the bridge.

“they feel mediocre”

brand new Blizzaks on the Tacoma, brand new Pilot Sport A/S3's on the S4, near-new Bridgestone 970's on the A3. Sorry, I don’t buy crap tires.

yeah, it really is not a great deal.

I’d love to say I’m ashamed that there’s a pirate Hello Kitty sticker on my S4, but I’m not. The smile on my 4 year old daughter makes it worth it.

it needs a WRX drivetrain. just do it. don’t sweat the front axle, make it RWD, only.

I’m calling BS on this piece.

I know it’s a sideways comparison, but I would also include the Clone Wars and Rebels TV shows, treating each season alone when ranking against the 7 central movies. It’s all ‘in canon’ so to speak, and some of the later Clone Wars seasons put most if not all of the movies to shame. (there, I said it!)

it has a strap-on screen slapped onto the dash. BURN THE WHOLE CAR.

When are automakers gonna realize that super-standardized modular platforms don’t work?

Do you see how the bloody central screen is in the dash. IN THE DASH not ON IT, not RISING OUT of it, it’s friggin IN IT. The screen is IN THE DASH. Like it’s SUPPOSED TO BE, dammit. Good work MB,Now where’s the friggin wagon?

This car NEEDS an FE motor with a roots blower sticking through the hood. I’d love to mini-tub the rear wheel, but fear that it would affect the sweet back alley jump seats.