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LOL Your head is hunched forward and that door cannot close with your leg NEXT TO the driver's seat. You have no clue how happy I am to see you not comfortably fit in the back of the Bolt after all you preach about it. @ocnblu

Are you talking about the BOLT? If so, I can tell you it has plenty of head, shoulder, hip and leg room in the back seat even when I set it for me sitting in front of my self.

Two years for Faraday Future. I will take the Under on that.

dfelt is like the Oprah of C&G... EVERY POST GETS AN EV! YOU GET AN EV, AND YOU GET AN EV... EVERYBODY GETS AN EV!

Far away future has no future.

Way cool..the color and flared fenders remind me of the icy environment Charger from the last F&F movie, but more realistic.

Should be noted that GM is offering voluntary buyouts to about 18,000 salaried employees "who have 12 years or more experience." According to Automotive News, this is a ""proactive" measure" to address the expectation of slowdown in North America and China. -

I enjoy looking at old cars for their styling at car shows--whether original survivors or restorations, but I really wouldn't enjoy driving them. I like the driving dynamics of modern vehicles w/ strong brakes, good handing and steering, predicable reliability, and most important to me--- comfortable and adjustable seats, a modern sized steering wheel w/ adjustable column, and modern cabin amenities (not to mention modern safety equipment). I'm not 85, so driving something from 1949 just doesn't resonate w/ me...seems like it would be more tedious and tiresome than enjoyable. I do like the idea of resto mods that combine modern drivability w/ the classic styling.

I've got mine on auto mode. Yes, they will not be as long lived. BTDT. It's when you get into a rental car or drive someone else's car that you have to check their lamp settings.

"creaky horror" ?

Tundra's story has nothing to do with, for example; how old it's frame is. It's not the 'now', it's that toyota has been constantly trying (I assume) to reach not only competitive grade, but to entice buyers of other brands, but just keeps failing. It basically sells to toyota loyalists, I believe, and not many of them. We've heard excuse after excuse, but the bottom line can only be either of 2 things; 1. toyotoa doesn't care/spend enough, or (more likely) 2. they just don't get it. As far as 'best in class reliability & quality'- those days are over for the brand.

Probably rides & drives like a hybrid camry. Where's the fun in that?

GM reported an income of $2.5 Billion for the third quarter of 2018 today with strong showings in North America, China, and GM Financial. Automotive operating cash flow was up by $1.3 billion to $2.5 billion. Overall earnings per share diluted was $1.75. In North America, margin is up to 10.2% driven mostly by sales of all-new full-size trucks and continued good sales of crossovers, China reported equity income of $0.5 billion, while GM Financial reported revenues of $0.5 billion. During the period, GM delivered nearly 700,000 vehicles in the US with average transaction prices of $36,000. In China, sales were up 10% year to date to nearly 836,000 vehicles. In China, Cadillac continues to do well, up 4% year over year and up 20% year to date. Bolt EV production is being increased by 20% to meet growing demand. Source: General-Motors-Q3-2018-Earnings-Press-Release.pdf View full article

camry V6- 301 HP, 3500 lbs, 14.3 in the 1/4. Merc starts out at the same weight stock, but no doubt it gained hundred & hundreds & hundreds of pounds. Tesla Model S is 4700-5000 lbs. I think it'd be much closer to a Camry than people suspect. Something modern/ slippery/ glossy seems fine to me to be dead silent. Something 70 years old and rusty should be making visceral noises; a hot rod. I find this akin to putting one of those Rolls Royce grille hoods on a VW bug.

Someone has to remind you and others of the benefits of Green energy, auto's, homes, etc.

400hp, 470ft/lbs torque...RWD. I'm sure it drives great..no Camry or Corolla would drive like that..

Your alarm is unwarranted, especially given that Tesla is making profits now. Forget Faraday, they are done. GM simply does not want to caught off guard like they were with Toyota in the 70s and Lexus starting in 1990.

Toyota might, but it will probably be a lot harder now. . . . unless they put the focus on the Tacoma rather than the Tundra.

The Volt is the Cruze.. so for almost 60 miles... the option is there

And the mid engined C8 will be presumably built in the US, but it's not here yet.

How big of a back seat do those EV's have? Asking for a friend.

I would assume given the market shift to CUVs, SUVs and trucks away from sedans Toyota will invest more in new trucks and SUVs.

I cannot blame your brother getting the Honda. Toyota has been overhyped since the 1970s.

It's just nothing I would want.

Perfect for Halloween...

Seems like it would drive more a Tesla Model S. Fast, quiet, smooth...not the creaky horror of driving a 70 yr old car with primitive brakes, suspension, steering, etc.

I think it probably is very fast and fun. However, it is a beautiful car, I would rather they restored and painted the body in some cool color.

Very cool custom, glad to see a stock body instead of the usual trite chopped top. I'm sure the driving experience is much more enjoyable with a modern drivetrain, modern brakes, modern suspension than with the '40s hardware.

It is hard enough to find one that is not chopped, channeled, or otherwise distastefully customized. But to rip out its heart and drop in a soulless, whirring robot in its place is... unconscionable.

Looks cool, but it's ruined underneath.

As I near 30, it's a strange feeling to realize that many of you may remember this photo I originally posted here in 2005.

The driving w/ the lights off could be a side effect of DRLs and the always lit gauges in modern cars. (floroluminescent?). It used to be you had to turn on at least the parking lights to have dash lights, but newer IPs have the gauges always lit.

On some vehicles they can be turned off. They can be turned off on my Jeep, for instance.

How about this brown Custom?

Totally agree, while being cool to see, I have never been a fan of the rusted look. Rather it be cleaned and painted in a lovely color. Though I suspect they wanted the rusted look to shock people as an ultimate sleeper to more modern cars. Yet even painted and looking sharp like what you posted would have still shocked anyone when the awesome electric power train left the modern car in the dust.