Neutral: This is not something to fix with the regulatory apparatus, as it cannot adequately eliminate the negative externalities. All emissions and fuel economy regs do is subsidize the transportation cost of living way too far afield. This exacerbates suburban sprawl, makes transit much harder to implement, creates…

There’s far more to the Ford story during that era than the product development, though. Honestly, Ford’s recovery was the result of three people: Don LeClair, Mark Fields, and Alan Mulally. Work on the recovery was underway before Mulally got there.

Alright, what would you call a beautiful car then?  

4th: Big news out of Ford. Revival of the COO position is basically a vote of no confidence in Hackett, and I think the Bloomberg analysis is right on point. This is laying the groundwork to show Hackett the door and not disrupt operations. And about damned time! The Hackett reign has been a disaster.

I do like the British Racing Green. Classic. Black wheels are so great, too!

You and me both!

They dropped the V6 in the U.S. as well for 2020. It’s a raucous beast with the 6 and AWD. It does sort of mandate good tires, though. The Pirelli all-seasons they spec’d on mine aren’t up to the task.  

Much XE love.  I have a 2017 R-Sport 35t.  Such a fantastic car!  

I can assure you the XE’s a beautiful car, and it’s much more attractive than its BMW competition.

5th: Hopefully a new CEO can inject some life into JLR. The current Jaguar range is pretty good, although they’re cutting now trying to get finances in line (the XJ’s getting whacked, and the XE lost the supercharged V6 and diesel options in the US). They came out with a fantastic diesel, and then VW went and fucked…

I’ll second this. My husband and I test drove one when we were replacing his recently-totaled car. Even with the base 3.7 it had plenty of power. The ride was posh in a way that my Jags never could dream of, to the point where I was clenched up as he hit a monster of a bump at about 30, but I never felt it. Beautiful…

In 2017, Jaguar was #10 on JD Power’s reliability ratings, ahead of a whole lot of brands you’d expect to be in those single-digit spots.  That was a big part of what convinced me to get my XE.  

I dunno about a 25 year old Jag, but I just sold a 17 year old X-Type that was kicking along just fine after 146,000 miles.  I’m actually gonna miss it (especially since it had a manual and the 3.0), but I believe it’ll give the new owner fine motoring for some time to come.  

Jaguar XE or XF, depending upon how big the wife wants. Both can be had with all-wheel-drive, and the driving dynamics are fantastic. I find the interiors rather attractive. The XF can still be had with the supercharged V6, which is damned fast, and the XE in a 1-3 year old version can be had with a really great…

My truck is sitting on a street in Detroit unlocked right now while I’m at work in the suburbs. I have about $10 worth of change in the cupholder, an aftermarket stereo installed, and miscellaneous tow straps and related ephemera behind the seat.

Roundabouts are incredibly dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists, as they provide no safe or controlled means for crossing.  

I actually got my husband to look at an XJ. It was a 2014, but it only had 16,000 miles on it and looked showroom new. Supercharged V8, too. Beautiful car, drove like ghee. Super posh. He decided it was a bit out of the budget, since I’d just bought my car right before he totaled his paid-off car.

Neutral: For me, it’s been when the company stops making products I’m interested in. Previously, I had a soft spot for Ford. I worked there for a number of years, and I loved my Fiesta ST. But, they’ve canceled their cars, my husband had some odd problems with his Fusion, and my FiST, frankly, was not well built at…

500 cubic inches making less than 200 horsepowers and 365 torque by the end of the run thanks to emissions. It did closer to 250 hp and 400+ torque SAE net before emissions regs hit.