I expect na "You should buy this Skyline that needs minor engine work" article within two months.

You know what Jeep should do? (Besides the Gladiator truck, and the Mighty FC) A Wrangler based Cherokee. Either styled like this one or resembling the XJ but a Wrangler based Cherokee would be fucking killer.

I. Want. That. Jeep.

I rented one of these (well, it wasn't an R trim one, just base convertible VW Bug) when I went to Florida on vacation with the family. And came to ptetty much the same conclusion. It wasn't that fun to drive.

You know Ford would just put leather seats on a Transit Connect and slap some Lincoln badges, a couple chrome strips call it the Townfairer and then wonder why it doesn't sell at $60k.

Mercedes B Class?

I agree, but at least these Jeep concepts are usually built using off-the-shelf Mopar parts and accessories so you could (in theory) build them yourself. Yes, it would probably cost you a lot of money but hey, at least is possible. Right?

I think the Beetle works as a halo car of sorts for VW, so keeping it around would make sense. More so since it has been in the market long enough to have amoeticized the R&D costs and they can keep it going for a few more years without spending money on it.

Besides the internal combustion engine?

Jeep has been doing it with the Wrangler for a long time. Slap a couple badges and stickers, a new paint color and you have a Islander, Arctic, Oscar Mike, Willys... Throw in Mopar bumpers and maybe a differential lockeron top of the stickers and you have yourself a Call of Duty or Moab Edition.

That is a pretty reasonable idea. I think a pick up truck-based architecture may work better than a FWD small car would. Given that the pick up is already designed with a two part body (cab and bed) in mind.

Not surprising that it has lot of room inside because it is a cargo vehicle. It is the classic European car based delivery van.

Jet engine airplanes. It revolutionized transportation. The technology was developed for war planes during WWII and I can't think of anything that changed transportation more.

No, this comparison makes sense because I can see people cross-shopping this and a Focus ST. Hear me out, a person buying a Focus ST is likely to be relatively young enthusiast looking for a vehicle that he can daily drive but is fun to drive. Not basic transportation, not family friendly, not cheap to operate, not a…

Again, the technology you are talking about is on cars and has been for years, decades even. I don't think the intent was to discuss things that are available but technologies that are, you know, not available. Like the Tony Stark holograms discussed in the post.

But this is about technology that "isn't ready for prime time (or doesn't exist)" not about features that should be mandatory but are not.

Uh... that's available. And it has been for a while. The 2006 GMC truck I use at work has the auto headlight feature. They usually rely on a sensor mounted on the dashboard and once the light is low enough they turn on the headlights. Also available are vehivles that will turn on the headlights when you are using…

No it isn't. Keep a police cruiser driving up and down the street and you will stop it. Modify the street and you will stop it. It can be stopped. It may not be a priority for the city of LA, but it can be stopped.

I looked it up on Google earth and that avenue is a two mile, six lane straightaway. I'm not surprised it is popular with the idiots that want to "street race." I'm surprised they haven't increased police presence to prevent it, otherwise they should modify the street so it isn't as friendly to racing. Changing the…

Pneumatic tires need to be redesigned? well, you know what hasn't changed in centuries? the basic design of the wheel. It is still a circular wheel spinning around a hub. And you know why it hasn't changed? Because it freaking works. Pneumatic tires are the same. They have some shortcomings, but the basic principle…