If it’s anything like farm equipment, the wiring jobs of aged mules is nothing short of horrendous. I recall one unit I’ve worked with that was about two or three years old; it was easier to just replace the entire wiring harness than try to repair what was there.

Only 19 percent of people said they would be comfortable putting their kids into a self-driving car. If it’s ever going to happen, it’s going to take billions-more miles of development testing and massive, years-long campaigns by the companies involved in development to curate demand for cars that drive themselves.

I was a little kid in the 80s, so I guess I’m one of those “f-ing millenials” you’re ranting about. Still I remember those kinds of cars from brochures, magazines, and TV shows/movies, and I agree, the lack of “sporty” 2-door liftbacks in the modern car market is a shame. I even wrote a little memorial for them on…

I was thinking the same thing. Looks like a hot mess on the flanks and rear as well.

Is this supposed to be surprising or controversial?

Race proven aerodynamics put to use on a road car. The larger wing assembly is from the GT4 spec race car and has the benefit of generating 550 lb of downforce at top speed.

I’m in. I would have loved to have either of these. Roomy and potentially quick.  It really superior to pony cars of the same era in most practical respects.  But was FWD which is a show stopper for too many.

I think we may be of similar vintage. Your comment resonates with me as I often have similar musings. I think by the 80s the standard for hp ratings had become more consistent than back in the 60s when they were completely variable from brand to brand. That said, those Chrysler Laser seats look very “living…

But hey, just think of how much cheaper the development costs for the car were. And all those poor gullibles who thought that the Scion (Toyota) badge meant “reliable”, they never would have upgraded to a Lexus anyway.

Toyota will be cursing the day they decided to incorporate these god awful boxer engines instead of using one of their own. In these partnership vehicles, if one thing should have been left to Toyota, it should have been the engines. This problem alone is going to drag down Toyota’s brand-wide reliability ratings, the…

Isuzu motors doing better than ever. They have strong presence in emerging markets and japan, and they provide a wide range of Diesel engines to other manufacturers.

*Mitswhobishi?

Mitsu who?

Small sporty cars? Hell, Mitsubishi seems to have abandoned pretty much all vehicles, at least here in the US.

You mean 2JZ swapped Z4s

This is a subsidy for car manufacturers (and, secondarily, to EV buyers - who I’m willing to bet are, on average, considerably wealthier than the median American).

Every EV tax credit signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.

How many potential Tesla buyers (serious ones, not guys with a picture taped to their cubicle) are going to scrap their plans to buy because of this?

Given that this credit benefits only those able to afford new EV’s, which one could easily argue aren’t the people who need assistance with life’s expenses, I say good. Surprised Canada was able to beat him to the punch on this.

Are the credits needed to help the EV market or has it matured?