This is the most annoying feature ever. Reversing lights should only be illuminated when reversing.

Maybe they should put the engine in the middle ?

Speaking of V8's, are you guys going to cover the new Lexus IS F Sport? Cramming a big V8 into a little luxury sedan might be going out of style, but Toyota is doing it anyway.

can i change my answer to be:
the jalopnik slideshow is the worst automotive feature

There’s two for me and they both relate to GM.  The first is the vibrating seat in their SUVs.  I turn that shit off as soon as I can.  It’s annoying and unnecessary since they also include flashing lights and audible alerts.  The second is their insistence of using the reversing lights whenever the stationary vehicle…

Easy.  An instrument cluster that is backlit even when headlights are not on.  Because of that, I often see people driving down the freeway with no headlights or taillights on because they have no clue they are off.

What modern car feature don’t you like?

The parking sensors in my Volvo that beep for something in front of me when I’m backing up. Every time they beep I stop to see what’s in the way, only to discover it’s the irrelevant object that’s not in the direction I’m going. All, while they haven’t once prevented me from hitting anything for the 2 years I’ve had…

Actually Jeep Pioneer is a pretty good name to replace the Cherokee. 

Or enter an official agreement with the Cherokee Nation to license their name for your vehicles if they are willing. Setup a scholarship fund or some partnership to help their comminities.

The Casino run by the tribe, who chose to name their casino after themselves? That is some impressive false equivalency there.

They (the tribe) own those casinos....

It would be fun to hold a contest on a new name for the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee. Jeep’s got a dedicated fan base, they wouldn’t have a shortage of entries.

This is not an either-or situation. I think the right solution is a 200mi BEV with a very clean ICE range extender. If you add something like this eFuel to power the range extender then there is very little environmental penalty to letting people have a vehicle that can be both 100% electric for daily commutes but…

It’s interesting how Chevrolet avoided this by naming all their pickups Silverado and cutting the trim levels Scottsdale and Cheyenne.

Washington Football Jeep

It’s their call if they want to be offended; think of it this way, Jeep has made millions off the nameplate over the years and paid nothing to the people who they are borrowing it from. It’s a small ask to change a nameplate for a manufacturer during a cycle refresh (since you are updating everything anyway).

What if Toyota said they actually named the vehicle for the movie?

Change name. Problem solved.

Next.

I feel that often, the voices calling for a name to be cancelled are coming from people who are “offended” on behalf of someone else because it’s fashionable, but in this case it’s clearly coming from within and should be given serious consideration.