The entirety of a Tesla is feature creep, which is why it’s mind-boggling that these things aren’t there to begin with. The times I’ve driven one, I just come away amazed that anyone would want to own it. Yes, they’re fast and they’ve pushed EV tech and adoption forward -- but as something that actual humans would…

Which lots of them are. That’s the problem, and is always included in the reports and studies and advisory papers, which are then used by right-wing media to freak out about bans.

These are mainstream conservatives. Can’t “both sides” this one.

I can tell you what I just did: for about 20k, including taxes etc, I got a 2020 Fusion Energi PHEV. My commute is short, and so in the 6 weeks I’ve owned it, I almost never use gas. On a couple of longer trips, the hybrid kicked in and still got very good milage. Not an exciting drive, for sure. But a good price made…

Funny, it’s exactly those lack of creature comfortable that would draw me towards it. But I’m currently in dad mode and by the time I’m not, cars like this may not exist.

Fair point and probably true. Might have been nice to have something to that effect in the post.

Seems to me that this would sell ridiculously well in the States and Toyota is crazy not to see that.

I couldn’t figure it out without reading it like 4 times over. Were they happy cars?

You have to realize that you’re an outlier, right? I applaud your dedication to your music, but the number of people who listen to music from a USB stick as opposed to, say, Spotify, must be vanishingly small.

the average cost of a new car is creeping ever closer to the $50,000 mark

I have a voip landline but it’s not hooked up. It’s just so I can give the number to businesses, etc. They leave a message that gets forwarded to Google Voice. I see the transcription and decide whether to call them back. Really cuts down on junk calls. 10/10 would recommend.

I did manage to get the (perfectly legal in Florida) $1000 “dealer fee” deleted by arguing once. If the car was worth the extra 1K, that’s what the selling price would be, so what am I getting for that extra? Of course this was November 2019, before the market blew up. The car had been on their lot for 6 months, so I…

The reason why judges are hesitant to allow cameras in their courtrooms is because of lawyers playing to the camera. The same thing is true with congressional hearings -- the closed-door ones are allegedly much more civilized than the public ones. There are definitely people who will play the most extreme version of…

My car is a relatively modern manual (2013 Focus), and it’s the one I’m taking my son out in to practice. There isn’t another option unless he wants to drive the minivan. Who knows, if he’s good enough at it I might let him drive the MGB to prom.

I know this is a given on Jalopnik, but I’m thinking of picking one up now that they can’t be had new anymore. If only they came in brown with a stick.

I think you've got it backwards: the Genesis could be had with the stick for a short time but the Kia never could.

When I was in HS about 25 28 years ago (my diploma is now a classic), here are some cars I wanted — and still wouldn’t mind having today:

Sounds like my kind of party

One of the best theme songs of all time. Plus Heather Thomas. And sweet jumps.

Toyota insists on developing their infotainment in-house, ceding no control to the big, bad Apple and Google.