Dear Penthouse,

1st Gear: Their calling their first SUV the Purosangue, eh? I can practically hear the disdain they have for SUVs in that name. They might as well be calling it the Porkosangue.

“Anyway, the Purosangue (Ferrari’s first SUV) is supposed to be delivered next year, and an all-electric Ferrari by 2025. I’m sure some people will pretend to be excited about those, though they seem like token efforts at best, or, in the case of the Purosangue, pure capitulation.”

COTD.

They weren’t just chasing ships down and blasting holes in the sides. They’d sail close, fire a shot across the bow, and the target usually surrendered immediately. They’d take the crew prisoner, take any useful cargo or supplies, then burn/scuttle the ship. Or just release the ship on bond, sometimes laden down with…

1st Gear:

disrupting supply lines in war is a pretty big thing.  but essentially they were pirates.  or privateers since england gave them the boats. 

Also, pics or it didn't happen.

2nd gear;

Reverse: The CSS Shenandoah was way more interesting than just being the last Confederates to surrender, it was the only Confederate ship to circumnavigate the globe. But most importantly, the Shenandoah and several other commerce raiders (the most successful being the CSS Alabama) had origins as British ships and had…

They’ve been wildly profitable without an SUV. The Purosangue will be gravy on top + extra $$$ to inject into EV and other next-gen powertrain R&D. It’s not a matter of survival (early 2000s Porsche with the Cayenne or modern Aston with the DBX) or about needing to insure against wild swings in sales volumes (Lambo…

Drivers also no longer have the option of buying a cheap used car to use for ride-sharing work. 

I think they are. Uber rates are insane right now. Which, I’m guessing means they’re closer to where they need to be to be sustainable, and will end up causing people to stop using the services. I’m not paying $100 to get to the airport.

It’s late and derivative, and yet, it will be the only practical Ferrari that can be used on the reg as the daily driver (not that you can’t daily drive other Ferraris if you try hard enough). It will sell in sufficient numbers to justify its existence.

3rd gear: And now, having simply wondered if Ashok Leyland and British Leyland were originally subsets of a single company, I have an answer.

David, can we talk about this uhm... thing? The one you just slipped in here at the end?

I think Erik accidentally copy/pasted something from Tracy’s porn folder into the article.

“Her hair was the color of rust. She was tall as though someone installed an aftermarket lift kit. Her walk had a smooth glide like the shifting of gears on a manual transmission. She was the Holy Grail.”

“I never thought this would happen to me…”

Italy. Just be careful where you sign up. Make sure it smells of oil and not incense.