But the tough bit is that Volvo always had that rugged image, but at least in the Northeast US was driven by some of the poshest folks around. I think a little bit of the problem is that the former "well-off-but-don't-want-to-drive-something-pretentious" crowd have gotten more comfortable with a luxed-out Volvo. …

They need compelling product, and fast. Right now they're where Saab was in the early 2000's, with a couple formerly competitive models that are now a little long in the tooth(the S80, XC70, and XC90), and one exciting new car that's selling pretty well (the S60).

It's the same thing that happened to SAAB. If Volvo dies, it will be the result of a long, drawn out two-pronged assault from Audi and Subaru.

Not explicitly per se, but a lot of colleges are still way too hung up on trying to get kids to drink "responsibly" when they need to be spending more time educating people to be responsible drunks.

Exactly, college is a time where people explore all sorts of personal and behavioral boundaries, usually greased by alcohol. We need to help kids drink at least a little more responsibly, but we also need to teach them to be better, more conscientious drunks. This includes things like consent, but it also includes…

Want a simple answer to how to actually prevent sexual assault on college campuses?

This.

Fupa? I thought they were a pair of pendulous, anatomically-correct testicles...

Please let there be a proper shooting brake, a la the 1800ES

The "new" T6 engine is no slouch either, I'm sure they could easily massage 350-400hp from that mill.

Early 760's and 780's both rocked the PRV engine (same lump that underpowered the Delorean!)

I didn't realize these POS's were $50k. Around here they seem to be popular with the chrome-dipped-hayabusa-with-neons-and-an-airbrush-paintjob crowd and I've never seen one at an autocross, track day, etc. To me they look more show than go, and give off a strong kit car vibe, which would be fine if they didn't cost…

A pretty famous example of this phenomenon was Norman Foster's Millennium Bridge in London. Though it was a pedestrian bridge, the engineers essentially based their calculations on vehicle loading, assuming that any lateral loading from walking pedestrians would be completely random and therefore cancel out.

This might not be a feature per se, but it's still pretty useless: Passive pedestrian safety systems as mandated by the EU. It absolutely ruins car styling in the search for what are, at best, dubious improvements in pedestrian safety. The high hoodline required to get the requisite amount of clearance between the…

My old 9-5 Aero had that, just about the only real blemish on an otherwise outstanding car.

This. We all hate Schilling but taking an IV NSAID like toradol is essentially the same thing as mainlining aspirin or motrin and if we're calling NSAIDs "performance enhancing drugs" then pretty much all pro athletes are guilty of regular PED use.