Have you driven a Foid lately?

In one test scenario that involved vehicles backing into the path of an oncoming car, AAA found that the reverse AEB system only prevented one in 40 crashes....Despite that catastrophic success rate, vehicles still braked in 65 percent of the scenarios.

Seatbelt interlocks used to be a thing. People that refused to acknowledge the utility of a seatbelt would buckle them and sit on top. If they happened to fly through the windshield it simultaneously affected them and raised insurance rates for everyone else.

I think you’re over simplifying things...for now at least. Battery packs and motors are a long way from being standard across manufacturers.

My favorite weasel words are: “may help reduce the risk”

I think it’s a mixture of his hubris and a persistent industry fantasy to discover new, radically lower cost production processes.

As ridiculous as the rollout of this truck has been, I give Tesla credit for at least taking a stab at 2 major methods of cost cutting:

DURABLE AND RUGGED ENOUGH TO GO ANYWHERE.

To me, Premium is wannabe Luxury.

I sense a theme: coupe, mid engine exotic, luxury mid engine exotic, mid engine exotic, mid engine sports car, coupe, luxury coupe, mid engine sports car, impossible-to-make-street-legal Jeep, mid engine EV sports car, mid engine sports car, mid engine exotic, orange Ford compact, exotic luxury sedan,...MY GOD LOOK AT…

The submission of that completely obscure detail about the mundane Ford Taurus steering wheel is part of what makes Jalopnik great.

What were they thinking when they green-lit that color?

What do you mean they “cut the warranty in half”?

I think you’re referring to the doors that unlock when you dip your hand behind the handle, and lock when you touch the designated spot on the handle. Those really are super convenient. Some “budget” brands cheap out and put this on the front doors only. If you want all 4 doors to have that feature, you really have…

About 20 years ago VW had a recall on ignition coil packs. IIRC they would only replace the coil(s) that had actually failed. So when the first one failed on our 2004 Passat 1.8T, we had it towed in and the dealer replaced just the 1 coil pack. A few months later, the 2nd one failed and same story. After that I just…

I understand the question is supposed to demonstrate how far modern cars have come. The question gets a little more involved if you dig deeper and assume the MX-5 Cup Car would use the racing surface and fuel of the day. In 1959 the track was still paved with bricks and I assume leaded fuel was being used. How would…

The primary purpose of Honda’s CVCC system was to pass emissions testing without the need for a catalytic converter and without the need for unleaded fuel.

In addition to the sheer complexity, they put the timing chains at the BACK of the engine.  That means you had to remove the engine just to access any of that!

WITNESS THE HONDA CVCC VACUUM LABYRINTH

Those handles are a nice touch of the exotic. Ferraris and Lamborghinis of the day often had obscurely hidden or seamless door handles. The location of the FD RX-7 door handles was similar to the NSX.