lol I was watching a Ghibli film yesterday (Kiki’s Delivery Service) and it kinda just put me in that headspace.

In the early evening, just as the sun fell behind the trees - a gale blew from the west just right, and I heard the mournful cries of a broken man...

i want to know what scientists believe is the definition of a delicate constitution

if it was designed by a committee it was a committee of nutters

Yep; but Australia only, and in very limited numbers.
There was a wagon and ute variant (the Ute variant named “XUV”).

The HSV Avalanche.

came here to point at the toaster
stayed here to laugh at the limp robot dick on the left of this photo

“That is completely ignoring that they are not made the same, they just look the same.”

Yeah but this isn’t $200 jeans vs $9 jeans - it’s a $40,000 car that’s 75% as intangibly “special” as an $80,000 car - and my point is that to the average consumer - it’s close enough.

I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make here (I don’t mean that as an insult, just confused). I’m not saying Tesla edging out MB/BMW/Audi is a good or bad thing - I’m saying that because everybody is expecting more out of every car, the “special” cars stand out less. Particularly since Audis and BMWs have shitty…

Also I have to take the opportunity to point out just how bland current premium interiors can be especially given the increased competition from cheaper marques.

RE: First Gear-

Shit I forgot about that thing! Animal logos are the best logos.

not so much a logo makeover as much as a logo deployment makeover

I don’t predict a lot of change from the current state - honestly, in either case, it’s a lot of car for the money if you insist on buying new

even less sane than this banger

there is only one answer

Holy shit does this look better than the Grand Wagoneer at just about every angle. Especially the sides (what’s with those shithouse B and C pillars?!?)

One would think so; I know some goofy* 1990s concept cars featured skateboard-style chassis that you swapped the body on - so one day you had a compact coupe, the next you had a practical wagon or even a minivan and so on. They never did explain how a person at home was meant to swap a whole body with seats/interior…