Automotive enthusiasts?

@Flying Pancake  
The Santa Cruz concept was kind of cool. That just looks like a Santa Fe with an open cargo area. I don’t see the business case for it.

Remember the Subaru Baja?  
 
I can’t believe teenage me wanted one of these. [facepalm]

@kleptomage  
I’ll reserve judgement on the looks until the camo comes off. There’s so much padding there I can’t really get a sense of what it looks like. (It’s supposed to be related to the Tuscon, so it’s apparently smaller than it looks here, too.) I think the business case is the same as the concept’s, though: people who want moderate truck capabilities on a semi-regular basis, but don’t want to deal with the size, cost, or fuel economy of a large truck. The sort of people who would have bought a quad-cab S-10 in the early 2000s.
 
 
@Lord Goku  
I still think those are cool. Kind of silly, but cool, especially with the WRX drivetrain.

@Lord Goku  
Not that bad. 8 year old me wanted one of these…

High school me thought the Maserati MC-12 was the sexiest car. It’s still fine. The MC-12 is basically a Ferrari Enzo built as a dedicated race car.
 

 
@Flying Pancake  
I get wanting a small truck since even midsize trucks are 9/10 of full size trucks for about the same price. I’m just not sure there is a wide market for it. We’ll have to see how large the bed is. A bed like that Subaru Baja isn’t much good for actual truck work.

@kleptomage  
I saw one of those here in LA in 2010

@TheMagpulPone
 
@Lord Goku
 
I legit tried get a GT by collecting spare change as a kid. Thats how bad I wanted one.
 

@kleptomage  
The first Maserati I’ve heard of was the MC12, which led me to think that was a supercar brand like Lamborghini.

Cars of the Future from 1948
 
Don’t give Elon Musk ideas! D:

New Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer coming in the 4th quarter of 2020 as 2021 models.
 
This is like the Half Life 3 confirmed of the automotive world.

@FerrariRacerF430  
They had one of those at the dealership when I bought my truck

Also, Chery wants to set foot in the US as the first ever Chinese mass-produced car maker. I’m quite excited - I heard Cherys are supposed to be quite solid.
 
Zotye also wants to sell cars there, beginning with their T600, but I can see this failing from a mile away. How long until VW sues them? A month? Less than that? It’ll be next in line for America’s biggest motoring failures. No one’s going to buy a shitty copied Touareg with a purdy old Mitsubishi engine.

@CalypsoFantasy  
Could be wrong, but I don’t see many Americans going out of their way to buy a Chinese car. Unlike Japan, China is not known for building quality things.

@Lord Goku  
Is that a Subaru Legacy without a trunk cover?

@Lord Goku  
They’re awesome trucks. Reliable and practical. Healthy engine size too
 

 
@Selaphiel  
Aerodynamic car but it still has huge 1940s sealed beam headlight lol. Looks like the cybertruck has competition for odd shape. 3 wheel cars should be more popular…

@FerrariRacerF430  
Maserati has racing heritage going for them, at least.
 
@TheMagpulPone  
I saw two Ford GTs at Mahony’s Po’Boys in the French Quarter.
 

 
@CalypsoFantasy  
“Chery”  
“Lynk & Co”
 
The Chinese don’t even try to hide that they’re knockoff brands.
 
A lot of goods you can’t help but buy from China because there are practically no alternatives. With a vehicle you have a choice. I refuse to buy a Chinese vehicle.

@kleptomage  
That’s an awesome window display. I didn’t even know that place was there.

@TheMagpulPone  
Yeah, I passed it heading from the parking garage to Felix’s. Excellent fried oysters, by the way.

@Selaphiel  

 
Essentially.

@kleptomage  
Lynk & Co. is a brand created by Volvo for Geely, which they now own.
 
I’m not saying all Chinese cars are good, there are certainly some brands which I would never buy (Zotye, Great Wall, Landwind and Lifan) because of their massive copying controversies.  
The ones that Chery made are minor at best. Yes, the QQ was a copy of the Matiz, and yeah, the first Tiggo had some RAV4 styling elements, but nowadays Chery builds cheap but reasonably reliable cars designed by an ex-Mazda designer. Looking at their website, they’ve got some interesting design ideas (ergonomically styled leather seats with patterned cloth inserts, grille styled after a bridge over a rippling lake)
 
Seems to be a good brand for people who just need a car that’ll take you from A to B.

@CalypsoFantasy  
I think the other issue is also principle. Like mage said, some things are impossible to avoid buying from China. But for as large and expensive a purchase as a car, I would never support China by buying one of their vehicles.

@CalypsoFantasy  
@TheMagpulPone  
It is mainly a matter of principle for me: supporting American labor and not giving money to a totalitarian country.

Which current generation midsize sedan cars would you guys recommend these days?  
You know those everyday point A to B cars?

@Selaphiel  
If it’s just for point a to point b and nothing else? Probably some Toyota.

@TheMagpulPone  
What about the Accord? Mazda6?