The Lotus Carlton , probably the only car on this list that was actively campaigned to be banned from production for being too fast.

Lotus Carlton, the end. 

1987 Mercedes-Benz AMG Hammer

What’s wrong with fastbacks?!

I adore this car. I know it is not for everyone. But I think it is fantastic, especially in this color. It reminds me of some retrofuturist car from Gattaca. And I definitely thought the same about a very French feeling. It’s nailing that 1970s Citroen DS estate retro/future vibe. 

FIRST GEAR: Ah yes, loyalty pledges. This is something that’s coming into vogue across industries. If people are deemed not sufficiently excited or enthusiastic, they’re viewed as low performers or disloyal and removed from the business. I’ve heard of this happening in tech companies already.

“after taking into account “submissions” made by the companies.”

For years they made alot of great content that wasn’t Gymkhana too. When the private equity dorks took over they took away the ability to do a lot of the fun stuff and all the popular personalities left. Its become just a channel where people drag race their custom cars and trucks(This vs. That) which is a real shame…

You know the interior of that car reeks of cigarettes, McDonalds fries, and musty old man farts. One of those car interior cleaning YouTube channels is the only logical buyer for this stank ass old turd. 

Huh, did not know any of that. Was just a windshield sticker as far as I knew. 

I’m thinking Wheelpros is the source of the debt. It’s a tough time for the automotive aftermarket industry. As we’ve seen with Recaro and BBS both filing for bankruptcy, I’d imagine Wheelpros was in a similar situation.

Hoonigan, prior to the merger, was a promotional agency masquerading as a t-shirt/youtube brand. They made millions on deals with big companies like General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, FCP Euro, Kubota, Black Rifle Coffee, etc.

Post-merger they wrapped the Hoonigan name around the company formerly known as Wheel Pros, so…

I honestly didn’t know that Hoonigan was anything other than a slogan or name. I associated it with Ken Block but that’s as far as it went for me. To discover it’s an actual business with $1.2 billion in debt blows my mind as much as those gymkhana videos. This might be part of their business problem.

Elon Musk says a lot of things.

Politicians run on a lot of “promises” they never keep.

I mean, Trump is running on the promise to deport 20 Million immigrants. Wanna see the economy tank in health care, services and construction? Go with that plan.

So the dipshits who’ve received billions of dollars in government handouts will now seek to end them because they no longer benefit them?

it is not credible to imagine the commission cutting trillions of dollars without severely affecting federal services.

Elon Musk would 100% be America’s Speer. He has the exact same mix of wild big-picture thinking and idiotic myopia. Can’t wait to read his tell-all book about how our catastrophic genocidal war with Venezuela was everyone’s fault but his in twenty years.

Musk’s plan in a nutshell: