Should probably note the catch. This has to be used by the end of August.

Should probably note the catch. This has to be used by the end of August.

Idk Doug, $4.99 is pretty steep. I think I’ll wait until I can pick it up from the 3rd owner for 50 cents.

No idea, but the article says after Renault’s objection they developed inflators that used guanidine nitrate, supposedly a more stable compound, for European customers. Not sure if Renault actually used Takata at all though.

Wow. Just wow.

Counterpoint anecdote: my sister’s bf purchased a LaCrosse specifically because he had a rental Verano and was wowed by how good it was (a car enthusiast he is not). He’d never considered Buick before but that car got him to look at the brand. There’s something to be said about a good entry level car to bring new…

4th: where is all that money going that FCA is making? I don’t hear much about new product development other than Alfa (lol) and Jeep. Nothing on a 300/charger/challenger next gen, and nothing at all from Dodge. The two biggest US market releases lately have been the 200 (already killed) and the Pacifica (nice, but in…

Re: changing the headlights. Take a look under the hood before doing this, as it may be much more complicated than you think. Modern Fusions require you to take off the entire bumper in order to push out the headlight assembly far enough to access the bulbs. Biggest PITA for what should be an incredibly simple job. I…

Hmm, hadn’t considered that. I thought that part of it mostly dictated hood heights to give you space above the engine? That led to stuff like pedestrian airbags on Volvos.

Not an aerodynamics expert either, but I’m guessing it has more to do with pedestrian impact regulations in Europe. They result in large, blunt front ends to spread out the impact area on a person’s legs. Just look at all the recent Mercedes cars. Not sure they can make a sleek front end and still meet those regs.

Had a Trailhawk version last week as a rental car. My impressions mostly line up with yours/Jalopnik’s: it has enough power to get you up to speed but not much passing power, it handled reasonably well for what it was, and had more space inside than I expected. I even liked the much-maligned 9-speed. My biggest…

That would be even better, but I’m I understand why they don’t offer it here. Americans hate wagons because they look like mom-mobiles or something. At least with the liftback they can give us a normal looking sedan shape that most people want but with some added practicality.

Ugh that pic annoys me so much. I have a fusion and there have been more than a few instances where something could fit in the trunk, but not through the tiny trunk opening. Why don’t they sell that version here?

Lamborghini: Why take your car to Mansory when we can hit it with the ugly stick straight out of the factory?

Because you’re commenting on an article that specifically talks about sales numbers and how Audi wants to raise them.

Does it? This is all I see for new coupe models:

That’s a good point. I can see this being a useful tool to compare models within the same class (which is how these ratings are probably used anyway). It just doesn’t lend itself to best/worst models or brands overall.

You have to count the SUVs. Whether we like it or not, the M/AMG SUVs have been huge sales hits and massively profitable. Audi has no hi-po SUVs to compete with them over here.

The problem with that list is it seems very heavily influenced by cost of repair. It can’t be a coincidence that most of the models on the “worst” list are expensive cars to begin with, so will usually have expensive repair bills. It doesn’t necessarily mean their problems are worse, just that they are more expensive…

I understand that, and I’m certainly one of those people. I’m just thinking for a family vehicle that probably isn’t going to be a great handling car anyway why not get the extra space? I guess it all comes down to how big those price/economy benefits are.

Ah, I didn’t think the price difference would be that much. I was thinking more like $5k. At $15k off it makes much more sense.