Yo Kia lost its shit when this commercial came out, that is an Optima under all that tape and fiberglass.  But since this was satire it was protected speech and nothing Kia could do even thought they got called right the fuck out for their shitty designs.

It is reminiscent of older Jalopnik articles that actually had substance to them. 

I just want to say THANK YOU for not just stopping the article after you learned that the myth was untrue, and actually digging in and answering the next logical question that readers would have. It would have been very easy to just write another hundred or so words’ worth of fluff and then call it a day, but you went…

Hey, you don’t know their financial situation. They might be five neighbors on a private cul-de-sac doing expensive yard work considering an LLC for a sub $2k truck they’d need to take out a joint loan for.

That cul-de-sac is about to learn why communism never succeeds. 

Be aware that most sub-$2000 lawn tractors sold in the last 15-20 years have the ubiquitous TuffTorq K46 hydro trans in them, and that trans is the weak link in those lawn mowers. You might get 1000hrs or so out of the trans if all you’re doing is mowing on a flat lawn, but if you tax it at all, trans life goes…

*Nervous Laughter*

Your could argue that the Cybertruck is “modern design” because it has no nonfunctional facades or needless decoration. Like most modern design it is cold and uninviting. It is vehicle brutalism.

Yet you ignored a manual, diesel wagon? TDI Jetta Sportwagons are a steal right now. Lightly used, recall repaired and they come with a manufacturer’s warranty. For a person laying down over 1,000 miles a week, that guy needs one.

I had the same feeling until I figured out from the blurb he drives to Indiana for work. 

Self-driving vehicles is never happening?

This is what I come here for. All points to @Citric for the id. And, for what it’s worth, the Automobile Magazine piece by Robert Cumberford Himself is absolutely bonkers — he loves, loves, loved, and loves this... car.

I KNOW WHAT THIS IS!

And you have beer in the trunk!

At least it’s not a Ford.

Nonsense, it lines right up with that red car

Just use a good additive that deals with water better, adds lubricity back to the fuel and change the filter every 20k miles. And while the filter is out, check the bottom of the filter housing for any debris, drain and clean as necessary.

My first brand-new car was one of these, a 2014 Jetta SportWagen TDI w/DSG and Pano Sunroof, black over beige. Granted, I traded mine in after 9 months and 19K miles for a new 2015 Golf SportWagen TDI SEL w/DSG...which was silly. That said, the Golf SportWagen did have some stuff I really wanted on my Jetta…

One tweak I would make is (if on the highway) get off at Idaho Falls, take route 26/31 to Jackson then you can go by the Tetons en route to Yellowstone. Just be sure to check the forecast= whacky mountain weather.

Davey concluded his “Golden Brown” piece, The 6.9 could have been a final fist in the air. We weren’t sure if we’d ever see anything like it again. But performance did come again. And rest assured, it will return over and over in some form or another until powerful vehicles, no matter how efficient and green, are…