If we really are talking cars rather than trucks, it'd have to be a tri-five chevy.

This bus so needs to get an EV conversion: [www.rebbl.nl]

What I find amazing is that such an obviously horrendous idea made it all the way to market.

"But it's $250. And oh so ugly."

Very good points. I guess what I had in mind was a minimum sane level for a daily driver for me now. I could see myself getting something older and simpler, but I'd be very tempted to spec it up to at least match the Volvo, or just not use it often.

Very well said, certainly made me think.

I suspect that a lot will end up in northern continental Europe, where approximately every single one of them will get an 3rd generation LPG installation. MPG is worse, but the stuff only costs €0.79 (£0.66 $1.03) per liter...

I did think about that one, but was wavering more to the S60; a notch safer, comfier and sturdier and only barely less economical.

Alles klar, herr Kommissar

Poverty spec 300d W123. Oh yes. Yes, please.

Ugh. Well, that explains. No chance of him steering Volvo away from gratuitous flimflam design from his post in Geely either then, it seems

Ugh, I hope that's the last Volvo aberration before we're going to get some good Peter Horbury designs again.

I love the W124, but I always think there's something a bit swedish, or - to be more precise - Volvo-ish about it's clearly signalled robustness, safety and particularly the timelessness of its design.

I see your point, but isn't it a little too much of a Camaro-clone-for-Europe?

The current Phaeton is not a flop; they sell boatloads in China.

Sigh. Nibbles needs to die. It did work when first posted.

Many thanks for posting that, because it led me to this even bigger piece of Soviet engineering badassery.

Very pleased with the Giulia at #1: spot on.

You're quite right on all the facts, but I'm questioning the causality.

No, I did mean it everywhere, not just NYC. Think about it, a country being as dependent on one single technology as deeply and comprehensively as most of the US is on cars is not a good thing.