Are we entering the brutalist era of automotive design?
General car and tech nerd. Hot Wheels and Matchbox addict. Former GM/Saturn auto technician. Technical writer open to work in the transportation industry. Occasional automotive content writer. Posts expire regularly. #weirdcarbs
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Are we entering the brutalist era of automotive design?
I cannot believe VW didn't greenlight the Tanoak for production. Seemed like a no-brainer.
VW Q2 2025 sales down 29% YoY. IDK how they turn this ship around. VW better start coming up with fun, affordable products.
"Volkswagen blamed 'a challenging environment' after US sales fell 29% in Q2. The company sold 1,992 ID.4s and 564 ID.Buzz models during the quarter. The only Volkswagen model that had higher sales compared to the same period last year was the Golf R." Those numbers are abysmal. ID.Fail
Yeah, I couldn't make that out.
Brutal. All of the photos today were cropped in a way that revealed no additional clues from start to finish. Cardle 5/5 Total Score 208 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🟢 🔴 🔴 🟢 🔴 🔴 🟢 🔴 🔴 🟢 www.playcardle.com
Jay Leno moving to Austin, TX when?
Good question, you’d think an EV conversion would be an exemption, but that would be crazy if these were also noncompliant.
Lol, how does that work? So California is basically making classic cars illegal to drive, unless you do a modern powertrain restomod?
Otherwise, the number of these cars left on the roads, and the infrequency that classic collectible cars are driven, makes it pretty insignificant IMO.
“…would have exempted owners of classic cars manufactured before 1981 from having to pay to have them emissions tested every two years at a certified auto shop.” How do you emissions test early or pre-CARB vehicles? Are they to be compliant with regs from the year manufactured?
Yikes.
I remember how substantial the C4 looked in comparison to the outgoing C3. It’s crazy how much the C4 is dwarfed by modern Corvettes.
Yeah, not a fan.
While you get your grills going this Labor Day, take a moment to give thoughts for those who labored for the food on your table and what currently befalls their community.
No Ikea meatballs?
Needed this today.
PSA: Always make sure your helmet is securely strapped on.
Thought it was something else, but only second-guessed when another brand/model wasn’t listed. 😅 Cardle 1/5 Streak 16🔥 Total Score 207 🟢 🟢 🟢 www.playcardle.com
The Porsche Cayenne Cabrio concept!…oh, wait.
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Heavy duty batteries are less dense than alkaline in general though.
Look like “Suck My Wake” from The Great Outdoors movie.
once i’m back home i think i’m finally getting a library card to browse the blu-ray collection and hopefully take another step away from streaming services
“…European models wouldn't have to arrive on U.S. shores with tougher bumpers, certain mandated electronic safety features, and country specific lighting. Notably, U.S. safety standards hinge on the preservation of occupants inside the vehicle while the inverse is true for European safety standards”
See, American shoppers – returning your shopping cart can be fun!
“There isn’t a single answer to the question about why China can move fast and why we can’t, but Wang offers one I haven’t heard before. He says one of the most important distinctions between the US and China is that the US is a society run by lawyers and China is a society run by engineers…”
Spotted this vintage Datsun pickup today.
Any old Scouts there?
Looks like you need to adjust the picture overscan, if you have a setting for it.
License plate DLY-FSD Yeah, thanks for the warning.
Wondering if I should take my Golf in a new direction.
“Before being tied to a tree just one minute away from the top of the trail, the bruised Cybertruck went through several broken tie rods, error codes and overheating events.” Garbage truck
What did I miss?
“Scientists have been generating small-scale tractor beams for several years now, using tightly focused light and sound waves. These devices can’t move spaceships but they can move tiny things, from microscopic particles to lightweight materials around a half-inch in diameter.”
See, American shoppers – returning your shopping cart can be fun!
I’m here for Carrera WT.
Michael drives this ratty 996 Michael was stoked to tell me all about what he’s done to it Be like Michael 👌 #weirdcarbs #carsky
Good luck finding one in the sky.
“…European models wouldn't have to arrive on U.S. shores with tougher bumpers, certain mandated electronic safety features, and country specific lighting. Notably, U.S. safety standards hinge on the preservation of occupants inside the vehicle while the inverse is true for European safety standards”
It is a lovely design though.
Thoughts on the 20B (triple-rotor) Eunos Cosmo?
K5 Blazer-Style 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe Premier RST 4×4
I don’t even want to think about how many drivers do this on a regular basis. She’s got both hands off the wheel on a two-lane road with heavy oncoming traffic, and passing a cement mixer at one point. This could have ended very tragically for her and/or someone else.
I finally read computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum’s 1976 classic “Computer Power and Human Reason.” This book deserves a massive revival in our current age of grotesque and largely thoughtless AI creep into everything:
Terrifying
I bought an HP color printer from Costco last year and discovered it had subscription ink. If you didn’t keep it active, the ink would stop working. I promptly returned it for an Epson Ecotank printer - no cartridges, just ink reservoirs. Very economical and I highly recommend!
Wow, that is a beast!
A quick badge swap on the new Forester, and it would easily pass for a Ford.
They already did by proxy, if you consider the original Rover brand.
Surprised myself, because I’m usually bad with this brand. Cardle 1/5 Streak 15🔥 Total Score 192 🟢 🟢 🟢 www.playcardle.com
This would fly off the showroom floors in today’s market. The last production Beetle Dune was phoned in for sure.
Nothing worse than a careless corporation selling a shitty, unsafe product, and then lawyering up to protect itself from liability.
Next level rice cooker.
On one hand, reducing car use reduces urban pollution. But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable
I mean, VW was making a massive push for the MK7 Golf (and TDI power) to go mainstream in America, Ford was churning out hot and hotter hatches, and hell froze over at Chevy, offering diesel Cruze sedans and hatchbacks. It was all a fever dream that ended abruptly.
Between VW’s Dieselgate and the mass exodus of the Detroit 2.5 from the compact car and sedan market, the mid-to-late 2010’s were a whiplash-inducing experience. I still haven’t adjusted.
Robot meets bollard. Nothing beats the #WorldBollardAssociation
I wish Bluesky played nicer with Instagram links.
This looks better than it should.
That’s a nice score!
restarting my chip thread over here because twitter doesn’t deserve it: sweet and sour chicken Lays are exactly as good as you’d imagine
@bustedride.bsky.social recently spotted a Concorde.
Same!
Today marks my 2nd anniversary in Bluesky 🦋🎂 In these 2 years I reconnected with people, tried for people to move over, failed and miss them, and more importantly, met a ton of new people. Thanks to @geeblets.bsky.social who sent me an invite. He seems to be inactive here now, sadly. Miss his art!
Good to have you here!
Camaro RS: Rusty Survivor
F-ed 150
YouTube knows you’re a complex man.
This would fly off the showroom floors in today’s market. The last production Beetle Dune was phoned in for sure.
#loeshow #weirdcarbs
I’d buy it. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025... Via @andrewwrites.bsky.social
“The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in a 7-4 ruling that the law Trump invoked when he granted his most expansive tariffs — including his ‘reciprocal’ tariffs — does not actually grant him the power to impose those levies.”
Big tech is hell bent on completely controlling and manipulating our lives with AI.
I have never seen this before. Kind of reminds me of the ‘90s Lotus Elan.
Black Mirror every fraking day. Reading this article, it's crazy how these companies can do whatever they want without any real consequences, and without it encouraging politicians to do their regulatory work to protect citizens.
Mercury LN7 spotting wins #weirdcarbs today. 🏅
Damn, the unicorn of unicorns.
Somebody won monopoly
Well, that's definitely a dealbreaker for me. I will never unhear that. 😂
Best car I've ever owned. I've had my MK7 Golf for nine years and love it as much as the day I bought it.
I had an MK6 Golf TDI and loved that car. In the history of Golf it was an oddity, being more of MK5.5 refresh. It was a good makeover though. Having owned my MK7 Golf for nine years now, I'd say it is the pinnacle generation - it does everything so well. I look at MK8 now and I just can't.
You are very brave, sir. 😅
Attention #weirdcarbs sickos 🚨
I like the Smyth kits. First time I've seen this kit for the newer Dodge Chargers. www.smythkitcars.com
I'm very fearful of political violence heading into the midterms. What's happened already this year is tragic enough.
In fairness, my wife’s minivan really does haul ass.
I'm a Castrol lifer.
Boomer Bonus
This looks better than it should. We deserved the PT Pickup.
This guy isn't AI-generated I hope? 😅
The Escape has gone through a weird metamorphosis over its lifetime, from a rugged compact crossover to basically a tall Focus. Now Escape is dead and Bronco Sport ends up carrying the mantle of it's original incarnation. The second-gen Escape design was perfection.
