That was my first thought as well. Its interesting alright.

Sooner or later, there will be no hood to pop. All we’ll get is a small hatch to add fluids, like the Porsche Cayman.

I’m the kind of guy that loves odd interior colors, especially colors bright enough to stand out dramatically from the exterior, but white is a bad choice. The seats will be filthy after 5 minutes of ownership and the contrast between the white seats and black everything else makes the interior look very sterile.

That’s different. I wonder what these knobs do, and why they wound there of all places.

That’s what Honda did until about 2005 - plain, but attractive. They’re the kind of cars that still look pretty good 20 years from now. The Ridgeline was distinctive, and it looked dated 5 minutes after it went on sale.

That makes way more sense. I wish I could give you another star.

...they’re dumb?

Better question - why does the Taurus exist, when the Fusion does everything better, for less money, with more or less the same space.

Is this a display? If so, why? I’d much rather it be storage than another screen.

We usually send a B2, so I think sending a B-52 this time is more of a ‘we’re so unimpressed, we didn’t even bother with the stealth bomber this time’ more than anything else.

You might be seeing the tip of the tailplane on the other side.

So, Buick gets a stunningly pretty Alpha platform coupe, but Cadillac gets the sedate looking ATS Coupe? Weird.

An optional package features some semi-autonomous features like lane-change assist, where the car will change lanes with indicator input from the driver

What is this? Camera? Third fog light? Hand crank starter slot?

...and I just noticed your new user image. Fantastic.

This. You don’t have to read the article to know this is a Crack Pipe. These cars have appeal, but only when they’re original. This...thing is far from that.

That’s another issue that I’m sore about. Me and everyone else, actually.

That’s an elegant solution if I’ve ever seen one. I’d guess it isn’t more common in cars because the timing changes there are more load and emissions dependent than a rev happy, pure performance engine like in the GSX-R1000. The extra complexity is justified in cars by being able to advance and retard timing in a…

This looks doofy, and the side sill extensions can go, but otherwise its a good looking car. Give me a stick and a decent suspension, and I know what I’m replacing my Focus with when the time comes*

I was going to start a pool on what the *second* mechanical failure of your Aston would be (after the leak), but I see you’ve already crossed that milestone. Maybe I should start a pool on what the fifth failure will be, so I actually have a chance to finish this post before something goes wrong again?