Way to bury the lede here Justin. He said:

I’ve been saving this .gif for a long time just for this:

Chrysler said it was dead after this generation, so that means they’re going to let it die on the vine. If Chrysler were committed to the market, it would get a refresh that would improve on it’s faults that aren’t caused by it’s packaging, but with this news, it probably won’t get one. It’s not like they’re saying,…

Chrysler’s problem isn’t that the 200 is a bad car - because it isn’t - it’s because they gave it no support or improvements. The mid-size sedan segment is ahighly, highly competitive market. You can’t jump from last in the market to first in one generation, and that’s what FCA seemed to expect this generation to do.…

It’s not racist when you’re making fun of white people, remember?

This. If it sells at the inflated price, it will probably go to an enthusiast who will care for it, rather than brodawg toolbag from Craigslist will have it hellaflush and scraping holes in the floorboards by next week. If it doesn’t sell, he gets to keep his beloved car longer than planned. If he keeps it long…

I’m curious if they even went through the gate. The grounds of McGuire Air Force Base has standard chainlink fence along most of the perimeter. A motivated driving could plow right through it and get close to the flightline pretty quickly. Now, that’s a guaranteed way to set off a bunch of alarms and eventually get…

The US version is nearly identical - it just moves the speedo to front and center.

I think you’re right, but I think writing about it would change that real fast. Most people don’t have any clue that VW made a diesel vehicle with a giant V10 in it. Once you do a 4 wheel burnout or start out-dragging F-150s, they’ll catch on real fast.

You keep bringing up the V10 TDI Toureg, and how hilariously unreliable they are. Please tell me one of them will be replacing the Hummer as your next absurdist adventure truck.

I think Ferraris look best in blue, but I’m in the extreme minority it seems.

Yo dog, I heard you like amphibious vehicles...

Subarus have been hideous more often than not, so I’ll take ‘bland’ or ‘safe’ over the alternatives. I just hope the interior is as nice as it looks and it’s driving dynamics are much less Toyota than the current generation is.

Way to ignore my question about your product’s volumes, which would probably ruin your argument. Also, good job ignoring my whole explanation of how cost is effected by volumes and secondary operations. Did any of that seem like an exaggeration, or did you skim everything until I admitted my example cost was selected…

I’ve in the aerospace, medical device, and now firestopping industry as a design and product development engineer, but this is the internet and our credentials don’t matter much.

The issue is the lack of volume. Your plastidip process is probably not practical for any real production volume, so other processes have to be used. Making a small run of any variation on a standard product is extremely expensive if different processes, different tools, or extra steps have to be taken in production.

The answer is volume and tooling cost. You can paint or plastidip one part in an hour or so, but that’s not practical for a production run of hundreds or thousands of cars. So to produce that run of parts and ensure acceptable quality, you need to make adjustments to the usual production process, schedule it into the…

I hope the French wheel out the guillotine for this asshole and his compatriots. If there’s ever justification for the death penalty, this is it.

I’d be more worried about emissions and safety standards being met (regardless of the TPPs efforts to harmonize them) than political grandstanding. Import taxes require Congress to get their collective thumbs out of their asses, which is less likely than a third party presidential victory this year.

The Levorg is at the top of my wish list for future cars to replace my Focus. People intensely loved the ‘05-’09 Legacy GT, yet Subaru offers nothing at all like it. The Levorg would fill that void perfectly, even in naturally aspirated form for higher sales volume.