Retract what then?

So he’s the one that bought a Venza. I heard that someone actually bought one, but I thought it was just an urban legend. 

Some Idiot Threw a Lemon at Ariana Grande

Not if the vehicle is still under warranty or if the update is part of a recall.

NASCAR mode?

It’s still legal to allow children outside?

This sounds like bad news for the 14 Karma customers.

Retract the hitch?

I think most manufacturers would sell a vehicle like this as a ‘loss leader’. Fully accepting that they will likely lose money on each unit they sell, but understanding that the run will be small and the real payoff is in the attraction it brings to the brand overall. Mini doesn’t seem to quite have that approach,…

I wouldn’t have a problem with this if they were only killing themselves. 

Mitsubishi’s bland for sure but hardly the worst car.

Since they took a simple tailgate and made it overly complicated, why not keep going down the road of over complicating and now add a hitch sensor and some motors to auto-retract when a hitch is detected? Also, make sure you can control it with an app on your phone.

Fiddling with the seat or mirrors? I’ve seen people eating Chinese food with chopsticks while they were driving 80 MPH.

I’m guessing the name of that color is ‘bloody bowel movement’. 

I knew someone BITD that had one with a Callaway turbo kit on it. In retrospect it probably had all of 150 HP, but it sure seemed fast back then. Torque steer like a mo-fo, but fun.

This $2 Million Tank-SUV With Horrific Build Quality Is the Worst Car at the New York Auto Show

It looks like an IDX SUV.

SUV after SUV after SUV after SUV... Seriously, fuck this car and fuck this shit ugly vehicle craze.

It looks old. Like it was designed 15 years ago.

Excellent post. All the value of this particular vehicle is in the nostalgia.