They completely missed the point, didn't they? Not a shred of what made the old Grand Wagoneer a classic (albeit an obselete dinosaur with worse fuel consumption than a school bus). And that interior, ugh. All new cars suck, basically, lol
Ever since vehicles started being designed for aerodynamics, they've all begun to look the same. These days it seems you get three choices:
I don't want to get off topic, but given that GM made pickups back in the late 80s early 90s which had nicely streamlined front ends with low hoods and huge interiors I find it weird and disappointing that all new pickups (from all brands) have front ends like commercial long-haul trucks. Do they have cameras in front so you can see if you're going to drive over a child or pet? Because I can't imagine seeing much more than hood when behind the wheel. Also, cabs seem smaller these days even as the trucks get bigger. I remember seeing several years back a photo someone took on the street of an early 1970s Cadillac at a red light with a modern-day pickup truck behind it and the Cadillac was dwarfed by the truck.
My Dad was in the market for a new car this year, and was seriously considering the Electric Hummer. I personally found the advertised horsepower impressive for an electric vehicle. He ultimately went with a V8 Tahoe. The deciding factor was that he doesn't think there's enough electric stations available for an electric vehicle yet. Electric vehicles will definitely be the way of the future. They're becoming more efficient, cheaper, more powerful, and more common every year. I've seen more and more Teslas on the road in the past year than ever.
That would be something.)If necessity demands it, it will happen!Wild sci-fi thought: have they yet invented a portable solar panel that you can use to recharge your electric Land Rover in the middle of the Sahara?
Yes, I was thinking about that too. Even if you can get to the Karakum Desert, what happens when you are a day into it and run out of juice? At least in a conventional off road vehicle, you can bring extra jerrycans of fuel. (Wild sci-fi thought: have they yet invented a portable solar panel that you can use to recharge your electric Land Rover in the middle of the Sahara?
