Agreed, the Wrangler Unlimited occupies the spot that used to be filled by the Cherokee: a simple, rugged, capable SUV with extra room for a family, bikes, camping gear etc.

It’s amazing how much people will pay for nostalgia, I don’t think prices have topped out yet. Hemi ‘Cudas can reach into the millions of dollars and the Supra roughly occupies the same spot but for Gen X...so perhaps it is a bargain at $60k?

Infinity is solidly in the middle of the bro-douche hierarchy:

Not a manual but solidly ticks all of the other boxes!

We don’t have to but we do. Most all dairy cows are slaughtered after a few years. Look it up wiseguy.

Yup. LR is going to have to start by convincing the world not to eat burgers, steak, cheese, yogurt, drink milk, etc. An uphill battle for sure.

I’m not surprised, Land Rover no longer makes truly off-road capable vehicles these days, just luxobarges with off-road “heritage.” Maybe that’ll change with the new Defender but I’m not holding my breath.

I like to badmouth crossovers. Friends and coworkers often ask my opinion on (insert name of crossover here) and I am more than happy to launch into a mostly rational tirade on design flaws and the general lameness of crossovers. Needless to say I don’t get invited to many parties.

Would indeed be awesome but the govt would likely put a stop to any large scale overhaul operations due to safety and emissions standards. I would have happily paid $30k to Ford to have my ‘96 Bronco completely redone with a new drivetrain, interior etc.

Funny thing is no one buying a compact crossover like the Ecosport knows/cares what type of engine it has. Ford could name the engine Poopy McSlowturd and it would have zero impact on sales.

The worst part for me is shoulder room, as a broad-shouldered dude I’m either rubbing shoulders with the person next to me or assuming a hunch/slouch position, either way it sucks horribly.

More like a capitalist terror weapon designed to scare the noble proletariat workers of the world into imperialistic subservience. At least get your canned rhetoric right...sheesh!

Shit like this is the reason I don’t feel bad that self-driving semis are becoming a reality.

Bullshit. No one understands the concept because you made it up. A bunch of old timey mechanics with primitive hand tools 100 years ago can’t create more precise mating surfaces than a modern CNC machine-it is not some sort of lost art. The designer may have chosen to forgo gaskets but it doesn’t mean that he…

It is a killer deal...for the right person. If the buyer plans to drive it into the ground and doesn’t care about resale value it is a very nice car for not a lot of money. Would still want a thorough mechanical and body inspection to make sure it hasnt been wrecked.

My bad...I agree with that, just not sure who (in the US anyways) would consider it a must have accessory.

And that would be...? Saying generically that a company will sell products to people who have lots of money is also not a marketing strategy.

Right, I’m sure that sums up the RR marketing strategy “We’ll just sell them to people who like them!”

Who typically buys these cars? At least in the US it seems too garish for old money types and too dowdy for new-money strivers and ball players who gravitate towards SUVs with stupid wheels. Arab oil sheiks? Russian kleptocrats? High ranking Chinese party officials?

DYEORB? Would fit on a license plate but doesnt exactly roll off the tongue.