I always thought the Quest was a rebadge of a Renault or something like that (which would explain the baffling dashboard layout)

Yep; it’s their right, just as it’s mine to tell them to go fuck themselves.

Am I wrong, or is there something about its styling that feels... pretty dated?

Maybe it’s to force automakers to actually finish their shit before they put it on the road (i.e. ban day one patching).

It’s not that I disagree with you as much as I want to say “of course these dipshits would ruin it for everybody”

Profoundly helpful, thank you Argentius
(someone pull them out of the greys?)

Any tax folks here able to decipher the concept behind LIFO in a way that... is intelligible?

Shit.

Odd question: For the purposes of “The Week In Games” posts, is Game Pass considered its own platform? I mean - like, a game being on Game Pass usually means it’s available to stream, so in a way, it’s almost the same as Stadia, no?

woof at that panel gap under the grille, makes me wonder if the Lorinser pack added after, say, a low-speed collision

You could totally be right.

The Jeep Renegade in Batman v Superman. Not that long before we’d seen Bruce Wayne driving a Lamborghini Murcielago, and now, this?!?

I know it’s not a car, but honestly? The whole of FCA Stellantis.

Yeah -so are Camrys, Accords, Altimas, Civics, Volvo S60s and all sorts of other sedans; I’m more highlighting that the “all in” bet on SUVs/trucks appears to be a particularly shortsighted bet made by American automakers like Ford and GM (two Caddies aside)

Correct me if I’m wrong; but we’re at the point where if you want an American car (not a crossover thing, truck or coupe) that comfortably carries 4 adults and their things with a modicum of practicality - your options are:
-Dodge Charger/Chrysler 300
-Cadillac CT4/CT5
-Tesla S/3
-Lucid Air

“there’s still a lot of appeal here”

how about we connect the fuckin’ beams first and worry about the dots later?

Pixar Mom designers are like “tone it down”

Very fair point, I’ll leave you to your ugly, inept handling, oversized, overweight vehicle.

A big dumb fuckin’ high-performance pickup truck or SUV. American, Euro, whatever. Pick any one, fuck them all. Ugly, inept handling compared to the same drivetrain in a regular car, oversized, overweight.