Yeah. As a Canadian, it’s a term I’ve only heard uttered by Americans.

Absolutely.

That’s neat! I was more referring to vast advancements made in fabrication, with the 3D printed nanotubes, and whatnot.

I stand corrected. Hot Wheels are sweet.
Although, as toys, I’m not sure they fall into the same category as automotive merch.

I’ve yet to see anything that disproves my theory. 

Especially the trucks.

Cool! The little Matt avatar gave it away, even without the air quotes.

Both are very unfortunate. 

Wait, what you described is supposedly not confusing?
That’s confusing as fuck.

“Everything else has for the most part been cosmetic, as Lexus has thrown F bits on nearly every car in their lineup” - They’re clearly taking inspiration from BMW’s “Slap an M badge on every goddamn surface” program.

Is the X7 really that small? And I thought the X5 was big...

I’m not a boat guy, but damn!
That is one sexy boat.

Counterpoint: is there actually any good automotive merchandise in existence?

Basically anything with the Harley-Davidson logo on it is trash.

Me Wantee.

There are a few rare beasts in there.
I like the transit van, I think I’ve seen maybe 4 passenger wagons in the wild.
The winner is the Acura TSX. Those things are like mythical beasts. I’ve yet to see one with my own eyeballs, despite being on the lookout for years.

I’m all for quieter cars, but this isn’t the method.
About 10 years ago my town tried photo radar decibel meters. If your car/truck/motorcycle was over a certain level, it snapped a photo and you got a ticket in the mail.
Unfortunately, the technology behind it wasn’t quite up to snuff. I’m interested to see how that…

Ew, David. 

Counterpoint: hating on Mansory is the correct thing to do.

Ahem, attention Ford; this is an example of how having a decent supplier can help you not build shitty products.