It’s been said before on other articles, but it’s equally apt here. with mention of the dealership network. Dealerships will be the biggest factor, other than the cars themselves, to make or break Genesis as a separate brand.  The subprime sales tactics of a shady used car dealer won’t be kind to sales, especially as…

Dealer markups are the only argument against the R....we were seeing $10-15k out here.

as much as i like bikes, stuffing one of these engines into a gutted first-gen miata was my first thought....followed by forced induction, swapping the gauge pod into the miata dash, and those headlights into the miata’s pop up headlights.

i suspect there’s a fair number of people driving rideshare (and in other parts of the “gig” economy because they can’t hold a “normal job” for one reason or another, be it past issues, current issues, etc.  The number of oddball/weirdo/horror stories floating around seems to jibe with that too.

AAll the stars for this. We had the type pictured in the article...it sucked, and broke. Gear type is where it's at.

The only thing I can guess is a lot of brand loyalty and reputation for Toyota, and prioritizing reliability over anything else, from people with zero care for driving g Dynamics. I will say I once CHOSE a Corolla as a rental...because the other option was a Prius. 

while i’ll give toyota credit for steps in the right direction, if this thing is basically $23k, i have a hard time with the value proposition, unless someone REALLY wants the smaller size.

while i haven’t driven the most recent iteration, i spent a few days with a rented 6 on CA Hwy 1 north of San Francisco, and the ride was just...better...that the same era camrys and accords....a little sportier, but well damped without being punishing.

no explanation is right.

on the flip side, i ordered a phone case a couple days ago. predicted for delivery today, then an email today that it’s being delayed.  then another saying it was delivered.... talk about confused...

options are great...complete agreement there. it’s just a shame when the options get washed away and/or buried by the rush to jump into the current trend.

heck, one time i ordered some cables and chargers in the morning, and they were on my doorstep that evening.

i was going to say, weight is probably the biggest issue of having the rack swing down (and getting it up again fully loaded).

it seems like another side benefit of starting with a clean sheet for an electric platform (especially in a 4wd direction) is more freedom as to the suspension; possible less need for driveshafts (via individual motors) leaves a lot of room for unencumbered suspension travel.

but how many of these “violations” are because the yellow light duration was reduced post-camera-installation?

not to mention, the street shots in the video show it running some long side pipes, and it doesn’t sound ungodly loud with the pipes on.

currently, pretty much yeah. between incoming materials and outgoing junk, the current one is loaded up with things besides bikes once or twice a month.

depends why they’re being hauled; if it’s to the shop for something outside my skills/tools, just one. if it’s out of town, currently two, may become three if the kiddo decides to learn to ride (we already have 3 bikes, currently).  trailer is currently set up for one, but could be reworked for two easily, three would…

fair point; i’d probably do the fork mount at the front of the bed for bicycles.

i would put the Samsung/Peel app in the category as well, partly given it’s preinstalled and can’t be removed without rooting.  it was okay before, but now it insists on location, and started showing pop up add, insists on jumping on your lock screen with ads...etc.