I think it’s a legacy of a sales and distribution mechanism. Back in the days before megadealers selling 45 brands on a 200 acre parcel, it wasn’t uncommon for smaller towns to only have one GM dealer, or maybe even one dealer period. Sometimes that was Chevrolet, sometimes that was Buick/Pontiac/GMC. That way, no…

“Just pointing out the hypocrisy” is the new “actually it’s about ethics in [x] journalism”

So it’s a Mazda Crosstrek, then.

As somebody that went to engineering school within the past 10 years, it’s kind of silly to assume that everybody doing engineering for the Big Three or all of the European companies is named Steve or Hans or whatever. The profession is global and has been for a long time now.

Maybe once gas engines develop peak torque at 0 RPM. I promise you, once you get the chance to floor the accelerator on an electric car, or even ride in one, you’ll love it. Way more addictive of an experience than I was willing to give them credit for.

It’s also available in gray and tan. I personally like all-black, it makes for fewer distractions inside the car so my full attention is drawn outside the car, where it should be.

Americans said this about Japan in the ‘60s and ‘70s and Korea in the ‘80s and ‘90s. You’ll get over it soon enough.

It’s developing. In SoCal there are definitely more CCS fast-charging sites than Superchargers, albeit fewer units overall since Tesla installs double-digit quantities at each site, and they’re not quite as fast so far although there’s already the potential to go up to 350 kW. CCS technology is improving rapidly,…

Twenty-one screens.

It’s exactly because we already don’t spend enough on trains why this situation is happening. There’s just not the money to pay people to proactively ensure that vegetation along tracks is maintained.

Or we could actually place the burden of responsibility on the licensed driver piloting a three-ton apparatus to know how to drive it responsibly and to prepare for all conditions.

I’m personally excited to rear-end the person slamming on their brakes to make an exit that doesn’t have *any* functional brake lights.

So wait, is this actually a new truck like the 1500 or is this just a facelift? Because from the exterior shots the cabs look identical to the outgoing model, it’s just the grille and tail that have been brought up to the current design standard. If that’s it, that’s pretty disappointing.

So it’s just a big Jetta, then. Nothing about this stands out. The styling looks phoned in, the platform is still old, it won’t measure up dynamically to the Accord or even the new Camry, of all cars. If you’re sticking with a sedan in 2019 it needs to be able to be dynamic relative to the equivalent crossover.

An actual electric enthusiast car, not just something that’s “pretty good for an eco car.” Give me something like an electric GTI with 250 or 300 miles of range so I can hit some mountain roads on Sunday mornings and I’ll be a happy camper.

Speaking as somebody that works in public transit, we’re acutely aware we have work to do. A lot of it comes down to the built environment in a lot of cities, where the transit model has difficulty competing because everything is so spread out and people’s origins and destinations are so widely distributed (versus…

Looking for a safer car to replace my ‘97 Civic after my sister was seriously injured as a passenger in a crash. Found an identical car to this at a sketchy used car lot somewhere in either North Jersey or the outer boroughs, can’t quite remember, but given that alone I didn’t move on it, even though the Carfax said…

Maybe I’m just seeing things but I’m getting heavy 993 vibes from the rear angles. I’m into it.

Every new car is bigger and faster and has more features than the last car and you should definitely run out and buy it. Buy that car. You need a new vehicle in your life with, maybe with more towing capacity so you can tow a yacht, or maybe with a new twin-turbo engine that’ll accelerate into a child in the middle of…

Buddy if that’s your impression I have bad news for you about all of automotive journalism