No, but enough salesmen talking about it will convince buyers to care.

Wow that’s the full package, including the tilted license plate mount wing + hatch combo

The S-class has the traditional grille with the hood ornament, though. I don’t think you can get the big grille star there.

The MB illuminated star is the only car “feature” that my wife ridicules with passion equal to mine. It reeks of desperation and attention-seeking and plays right into the entry-level MB crowd.

This isn’t supposed to make sense, and we generally expect no better from his crowd these days.

The Camry is excellent at doing what it is designed to do, but I don’t imagine even a V6 XSE ever inspiring me to take it up the mountains.

That’s certainly true, but many of those smaller / commercial models consistently cost more than their competition regardless, at least up front. Perhaps they’re more reliable / cheaper to own in the long run, but I don’t live in Europe so I have no anecdotal evidence.

Even the beat-up 2004 Camry was a good car. An uninteresting drive, for sure, but an excellent transportation device.

Toyota’s sporty body kits have been looking worse than the regular model these days.

The Camry offers a hassle-free experience and a low, predictable (if not the absolute lowest) TCO. Even an enthusiast can appreciate what it offers in a congested world.

Thanks for sharing. Glad you and your wife made it through OK. Hope you have had the opportunity to compensate for that ordeal and then some.

I currently drive a sedan, next car will be a crossover.

You forgot the Deep State Socialists.

The Old World.

This is really it.  The Abarth is probably a lot more fun to throw into turns, too.

If it hasn’t been born, it’s part of its mother’s body. Literally, a parasite and not an independent life form. This is before we even get to the fact that a foetus has no sense of self or consciousness.

Who needs civility, workplace laws, supportive culture, national healthcare or even living wages when you can have freedom?

But they don’t have Guns and Freedom or anything like that.

I’m the opposite. If she’s loaded and run the dishwasher then half of the dishes need to be washed again.  The other half have swimming pools of soapy water sitting in them from being oriented incorrectly for draining.

The current XJ is how you do wood trim. It’s especially cool if you have the rare Satin Zebrano option. The wide panels really accentuate the zebrawood lines and lend a fashionable vibe to the interior.