The real issue is the pricetag. Most folks as I understand it want a car to go to work and run errands or whatever. The appeal of Japanese cars historically has been their reliability and competitive price. They were,'t really luxury vehicles, but took a huge chunk of the market by being a commuter car.

People wanting exciting cars are probably looking for sports cars or muscle cars or whatever that VW doesn’t have much of a hand in.

Boring is good. I’d rather a car be boring than surprising. Especially at highway speeds.

I have often mused on how to remotely demolish billboards along highways. Almost all ads are garbage.

The only ones I’m even remotely OK with are the old-timey painted ones on the sides of brick buildings.

Well, I’d always wished her success, but now I wish her such success that Musk’s rage and jealousy boil through his skull.