Someone get this man out of the grays!

I don’t know what’s more insane - the size of the exhaust or the size of the rear drums. The people who designed these cars were insane, and the people who drove them were worse.

I guess he was a tanker pilot for a long time.

I completely agree that it could be done, but that doesn’t mean the guys at Ford thought it was worthwhile, from a design engineering effort or manufacturing perspective. Compared to all of the other places they could spend money - powertrain, suspension, interior quality/technology - going the easy route on panel…

Additionally, there are some good video moments, including how Russian handlers wanted them to film their “state-of-the-art” Su-34 Fullback fighter-bombers, a jet that just received its first export order.

I think the inset hood would have been a nightmare to implement. It would have greatly complicated the fender and nose of the car. The fender would have two creases where it bends up to meet the hood and then down again to form the edge of the hood surround. The nose would probably be complicated too, because it would…

So...do we get different cab options, or is it crew can only?

This is why the spare is still under the bed. That’s the top of the strut or shock tower. Honda wanted a (mostly) flat floor, so they raised the whole floor of the bed up and put the spare underneath. For something not meant to haul thousands of pounds of crap in the bed, it’s a fair trade off.

Is green the new color this year? Can we make it the hot new color? I like it.

Ha! I know the 80's is back in style, but who knew the automotive interior design of the era would come back as well.

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.