I rented one for a 2,000 mile trip when they first came out and felt it was a good looking, good handling car that had adequate power. The one downside was the CVT. It ruined the experience for me. It droned at highway speeds and was very slow to respond to throttle inputs. I would stick with the manual or at least…

I'm excited for when these start to end up in scrap yards.  Adapting the motor and battery to an older car looks like it would be fairly straight forward. 

My 4x4 Chevy Express 3500 will eat your pickups lunch.

Fun fact: 70% of the white stuff in this video is actually salt.

The ford 300 six was so reliable they were used as as backup or auxiliary power for ski lifts.

That reminds me of the trip I took with a new FX4 package Ranger in 2002 or so. From Texas clay to Hell’s revenge trail in Moab, to Glamis

Here is a fun little quirk. When temperatures are below freezing and you start and turn off a late 90's through mid 2000's BMW 6cyl. before it has a chance to warm up. The crank case vent system (yes even the cold weather one)will push a substantial amount of oil into the intake manifold. How much oil you ask? Enough…

There were a handful of Challenger and Charger Hellcats with large scoops like this

You missed the best answer. The 4wd full size van.

WRONG!

Triumph TR6 Torquey straight 6, Independent rear suspension, Fun to drive, Fairly reliable (on the british car scale)