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The wonderful and epic tale of Yoshi the Yaris
Forget the trunk monkey, check out trash pandas.
Will my husband divorce me if I dehydrate tomatoes in his F-150 truck?
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Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9lA8HcS6Nw
Some interesting bits:
Does this mean Xiaomi is in the same league at building sports cars as the big boys? Of course not. But in my mind it is neat that in the age where car enthusiasts lament cars are becoming like smartphones we see a literal smartphone OEM paying respect and attention toward motorsport with their EV, even if it's just a marketing exercise.
They didn't have to do this at all, and the regular version (the same Ford CEO Jim Farley has been driving) would still have sold very well. But I'm glad they did.
{Inserts James May talking about how the Nurburgring ruins everything by the end of the day anyway}
What's the longest production run a consumer vehicle engine has been used?
For example, I know Honda has been using their J series engine since the late 90s
https://youtu.be/EnzPIK8718g?si=Qlsqs7Eb8hrZUv4-
Seeing this many rare and collectible cars in one spot (and especially in this condition) is insane. It's truly one of those things you hear about in a rumor and think it has to be made up. Three Miuras and two 300 SLs just kinda sitting idly by for 40 years right in LA. Imagine how many folks drove by this place and had no idea what was inside!
I happen the think the interior in my 2025 Honda Civic is absolutely gorgeous and it’s one of the reasons I bought it. What current, brand new cars (or trucks or SUVs) have the best interior design?
Welcome to 2023 VAG, folks. Let's see if there is any interior item at all in this Cupra Born (think ID3 by Razer) with no quirks and features.
On an unrelated note, VW is closing factories and laying off thousands of people. I wonder why people are no longer buying VWs.
Automakers are racing to implement as much screen real estate as possible in their interiors. Dual displays are turning into full panoramic dashboards, which are hitting the showroom floors. After giant screens, what feature will become the next "big thing" for automakers to collectively implement?
Edit: updated link.
Jack at savagegeese giving a quick review of the Ranger Raptor. Seems like a winner but would love to know if any owners out there have any opinions they would like to share. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkIdF2As7OE
So this weekend I was tasked with purchasing a car for our 16 year old. We were going to look for 2020+ Toyota and Honda Hybrid options (everything from Corolla's, Civics, Rav4s, Accords, Camry's...etc.) and let them sit in, get a feel for, and test drive the ones they liked.
We started at a larger Toyota dealership that I knew would have the widest selection. We were initially able to remove the Rav4 and SUVs from the list because they felt "too big". This moved us down to the Sedans and Hatchbacks where we also ruled out the Corolla's for being "too small" (especially the hatchback with its laughable rear seat legroom). This left our options at Toyota to Camry's (Used and New).
This is where the bizarro world we currently live in starts getting really confusing for someone who has bought cars all their life, 2020-2024 Camry's with 10-40K miles were still sitting in the mid-30s on sticker. Side by Side on the lot with 2025's with mid-30s stickers. At this point we tentatively ruled out used Camry's because getting a full 3yr/36K warranty would be better than one without. And that concluded our first stop.
Off to Honda - saddle up because I'm so lost at Honda's strategy now - We arrive at Honda and start looking at their used options. *Important note: I currently own a 2020 Honda Civic EX-L that was $27K OTD tax/tag/title bought new in 2020 as my commuter* I am familiar with the range, trims, and my previous buying experience.
We reviewed the pricing ranges on new and used Civics and Accords but they did not have any Hybrid options used (Civics I think just inherited this, but no Accord options used on lot). We get approached by the Sales team and come to find out most Civics and Accords have a "stop sale" due to a faulty fuel pump issue (some 720,000 cars effected over the last 4 years). So they have very few available inventory. (Not an immediate good sign)
Luckily they did have a new Accord Hybrid and a Sport Touring Hybrid Civic on the lot. And this is where things started getting confusing. The Sport Touring Civic Hybrid was not only stickered HIGHER than the Accord brought over - it was stickered HIGHER than the 2025 Camry Hybrid we just looked at.
Now I'm not unfamiliar that Honda basically made their Civic a duplicate of their Accord in the recent generation, but now it's really not making sense. They've managed to price their Civic into the Accord/Camry class range - except missing the Accord/Camry levels of features and functionality. (It's CLOSE, but its not close enough). But it gets interesting from here.
Our teenage decision maker didn't like the hood length of the new accord (I guess they put a new one on for 2025 to try to differentiate it from the Civic/Accord same car look-a-like issues the last few years) and much preferred the Civic's size which was similar to the Accord, but easier to see out of the front.
On the test drive of the 2025 Honda Civic Sport Touring Hybrid Sedan model we notated a few things in comparison to our 2020 Honda Civic EX-L:
All and All - this was an incredible upgrade to the 2020 Civic EX-L we already owned, and a damn good car. I mean it's a 10/10 on C&D for a reason...except it shouldn't be...because it was listed OTD for $39,000 USD. That's right...$39,000 USD for a Honda Civic.
So we came back and it was official now we had our competitors:
So we found another Toyota dealership that had some Camry Hybrids (used and new) that we could test back to back in all trims. We headed there for some test drives.
First up was the Used 2023 Camry Hybrid stickered for $34,000 USD. The teenager liked it but was immediately replaced when driving the 2025 Camry Hybrid SE (they are all hybrids now). Which they notated the nicer power output and smoothness on throttle over the 2023 model. However - there were negatives - when comparing to the Honda Civic:
*HOWEVER*, This is where I am lost at Honda's strategy. Because the reality is while all the above sounds like the Civic is a no brainer, it goes downhill immediately when you realize you are still comparing a Civic to a Camry two cars in two different classes.
The Camry has - panoramic roof, rear a/c, rear charging ports, an incredible amount of rear space/legroom, electronic adjustable seats, more cargo space, and in some package options heads-up display, and ventilated seats.
MPGs were identical at 47/49 on the options reviewed. So these cars despite being a class apart were priced to be competitors. But so is the Accord....
Honda has made their Civic a competitor to its own Accord, and a competitor to the Camry (not the Corolla) and has unironically priced the Civic out of its own purpose and feature arena.
That's why when it came to leaving with a car we chose Car and Drivers 9/10 - 2025 Camry XLE Hybrid for $39,000 USD rather than Car and Drivers 10/10 - 2025 Honda Civic Sport Hybrid Hatchback at $38,000 USD.
Because the Civic should never, ever have been competing in this class to begin with...Honda now has no "real" entry vehicle in this Hybrid car era. They have TWO badged cars that are essentially the same car, at the same price, that offer the same benefits and have forgotten what the Civic should be priced at.
If the same Civic had been $29,000-$31,000 USD OTD...we'd have likely came home in the Civic.
But having the Civic and Accord competing against each other AND against the Camry. Is just a baffling strategy.
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The New Vanquish is a serious looker, don't get me wrong, but is it just me or does the shape of the three-quarters window, with the backwards-pointing slash, look too much like the one on the current 4 Series (G80)? odd, and contrarian to how Aston glasshouses were designed in the past?
A quick photoshop job (thanks to u/HatEducational9965) to flip the line around à la older Astons like the DB9/S and the previous Vanquish, and honestly I think the profile and the overall design looks much more "Aston" now. What do you think?
(Edited for clarity, made a mistake in the point I wanted to make)
How much cost can it add? Aren't all the sensors needed for it already installed in nearly everything these days? I was planning to say I can understand how a base $25k honda civic doesn't have it but it does. I'm doing my nightly time killing at work by car shopping and I see hertz has cut the price on their mid trim 23 volvo c40 recharges again and new this is a $60k car and no adaptive cruise wtf? Have to step up to the tippy top trim to get adaptive cruise control.
https://youtu.be/rMi-tdzPwuU?si=KWm8rfnzyho1RK63
The only place for information on the the new vanquish....oh wait...well at least it's the only one to not mention James Bond.
Thomas and James take a thorough look and in depth analysis of Aston Martin’s new GT flagship, the 823hp V12 powered Vanquish, in the Sardinian landscape.
I mean that’s it. His videos and shorts are full of shit takes and basically boil down to only drive a Toyota or Honda, everything else bad. I don’t know when this time changed over the past decade but I’ve absolutely noticed it has.
But Regular Car Reviews is at least more knowledgeable and more grounded than Doug DeMuro.
I’m already tagging this as unreliable source, which is me.
Debated posting to unpopular opinions but very few would know the names.
Everybody loves the Geo Metro for some reason. Cheap and basic transportation back in the 90s. So basic it could be bought with unpainted bumpers. So slow it made the average family car at the time look like a racecar. Does the current Mirage have the same charm or is it just a disposable shitbox? Basic and with not even 100 hp under tthe hood.