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Demonstration units can be had for much less :P

For example a Chrysler 300C costs $36,000, and has has a Hemi V8 with Chrysler's Multi-Displacement System

Firstly that there is a "right" number that people are willing to pay for techie gadgets. 499 of whatever currency units is about right for a toy like this. People don't think about exchange rates when looking at an item on a retail shelf.

Second, it's hardly just Apple. All companies that export from the US into the UK are making a fortune. That's the upside of having your country's currency devalued. Consider: the Chrysler 300C has a US base price of $28k, but a UK base price of £25k (or $37.5k at an exchange rate of 150%).

Could you please explain what a "faux-retro American sedan" is?

Your wish is my command.

If we have to choose between spending a trillion dollars now and spending a trillion fifty years from now, which should we do? Personally, I'd rather wait the fifty.

If you have to remove that cancerous tumor now or wait a year, what will you do?

But more importantly, there's a philosophical point to be made. When faced with a possible problem, should you always make a radical change to the status quo? Well, what do you do in your personal life? Most people don't do this, unless the potential problem is both very serious and has a high probability

Right now, it has already been proven to an extremely high degree of certainty, that global warming is both very serious and has a high probability.

broken models like this one do damage to the radical policymakers

Broken model? What broken model? The model for global warming is fully intact. The fact that one small part of an accessory needs some adjustment in no way breaks the model for global warming.

The only thing this study shows is that water that circulates in depths of 700 to 1500 meters under the surface travels in wider and slower paths than had been previously thought. The total flux of water is, naturally, the same, water isn't accumulating in the Arctic.

And how can we possibly justify spending such massive sums with that much uncertainty as to the outcome?

You speak as if we weren't already spending hundreds of billions to keep companies that cause global warming alive.

I suppose "pretty" is this abomination? http://www.chrysler.com/shared/2008/300/gallery/enlarged/gall_01.jpg or this lovely? http://www.fordvehicles.com/assets/images/vehicle/pg/trs08_pg_ext_010_enl.jpg US Automakers decided that a big, flat front end was aerodynamic, that's OK, we'll just up the horsepower! oh wait, that means more weight so we'll just up the horsepower! oh wait, that means more weight so we'll just up the horsepower....

When I was in the market for a new car, I payed attention to nearly every car commercial I saw. - this is very strange, I never bother with commercials of a product I want to buy, I think it is more important to do real research and look at the details and features. In case of a car it is important to figure out the class of the car you need and then compare features/cost/maintenance cost/warranty etc within that class but commercials don't do any of that. At best they can give you a 'good feeling' about a product but they will never be useful to actually really evaluate the product. And in case of cars it is very important to go to different dealers and try the cars out and not just buy something that may look good. I know some people who have done that: just bought the car for the looks (one case was with chrysler crossfire for example, what a useless overly expensive POS it is, it has problems with the basic design, the thing is unstable at almost any speed, it is very uncomfortable to sit it, it just feels half-assed, the soft top doesn't go up and down completely automatically, it's just a real pain in the ass and it loses value fast.) What can commercials tell you except showing off the look of the car in some controlled environment? Commercials are useless.

That's a movie? I thought it was a Chrysler 300C commercial.

You mean like the Crossfire http://www.chrysler.com/crossfire/ and the SLK350 http://www.mbusa.com/brand/selector/innerframe.jsp ?model=SLK350&section=null#?

Doesn't anyone at VIA stop and think for a second before deciding on some name for a new product? I own a Taurus PT911 semi-automatic pistol for personal protection and in that particular case the name is kind of cool because I get to joke about pitying the fool who dares attack me, not having to call 911 and stuff, but to name a chipset PT is just lame. Chrysler is no better with their Chrysler PT Cruiser. Imagine some guy asking a girl: "Hey, wanna go for a ride in my pity cruiser?" What were they thinking?

mayby it just Cruises along!

Dodge Hemmy Ram

It's Hemi, H-E-M-I, as in Hemispherical Engine Block. Only one "M" and no "Y".

Though you left out the best use for the Hemi.

And don't forget, it's deer season in most of the US right now. Who in Japan would ever get the chance to bag an 8 pointer in their home country?

1. Many newer cars are available with head units that will decode MP3s stored in data format directly from the CD, including support for folders on the disc. (Dodge Magnum, Chevy Equinox, others)

2. Unfortunately we don't use RDS to it's full potential here in the states, but Europeans have enjoyed traffic updates and so forth for quite a while. Here in Detroit we've got a few stations that broadcast artist info, but I've not seen any traffic info yet.

3. Who knows about the last one -- if a standard were developed it wouldn't be too difficult. Chrysler is offering Bluetooth support in many of it's new models including the Grand Cherokee, Liberty, Pacifica, 300, etc. My point here is that a link to external devices is not out of the question right now at your local dealership.

These are some good ideas, and I don't think my responses cover them 100%, but close... None will require a 3GHz processor as the parent suggests.

American auto companies are outfitting their fleet customers with alternative fuel vehicles. The government even provides incentives for meeting a certain percentage of alternative fuel vehicles in a fleet. GM's page on the subject has more information, as does Ford's alternative fuel fleet page and Chrysler's.

Hey dipshit, its not a fucking truck. RTFP !!

For Reference see Here AND HERE!

Next time you deciede to jump into a damn conversation read the whole fucking thread and do some damn research. jackass.

Your one to be talking about facts.

ome manufacturers experimented with shutting down fuel flow to cylinders at cruise in order to make the engine effectively smaller. Emission problems due to accumulation of oil in deactivated cylinders, poor engine life due to thermal stress and pumping losses made that a failed technology.

Uh, that's been available as an emergency use setting in Cadillac's Northstar Engines, which has been in production for several years.

It's also a technology being used in the new Chrysler 300 series, and is called Multi Displacement System

Yeah and a car is just a box that gets you from place to place, but I'd rather be seen in something like this, than something like this. Even if both will get me from place to place equally quickly (at the speed limit), economically, and safely.

Yeah, but most people just call 'em Chrysler PT Cruisers.

There really isn't much to do in the way of research here. Most of the major manufacturers list their affiliations on their web sites.

• Ford makes it easy. They list their brands right on the front page. Along with the previously mentioned Volvo, Jaguar, and Mazda, there's the surprise of Aston Martin (think it was a coincidence that the major cars in the last Bond movie were a Ford, a Jaguar, and an Aston Martin?).
• GM makes you have to look a little more. Aside from the previously mentioned Opel, Isuzu, and Suzuki, GM also has ties to Fiat and Subaru, as well as owning Saab. (Toyota isn't listed, but I mentioned it before because Toyota sells the Cavalier under the Toyota brand in Japan.)
• Chrysler/Dodge make you work harder. You have to know that they're part of Daimler-Chrysler, and then you'll see that they not only have Chrysler, Dodge, and Mercedes Benz, but also Maybach and Jeep as well as "strategic relationships" with Mitsubishi and Hyundai.
• Similarly, Volkswagen makes it pretty difficult to find their list of brands, but it can be found. They're pretty small-time, only having Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and Skoda alongside the Volkswagen moniker.
• Porsche actually makes you have to learn history before you can get to its complex relationship with other brands. For instance, did you know that Dr. Ferdinand Porsche founded Volkswagen on Hitler's request? Also, before Porsche even formed Volkswagen, he did designs for Mercedes and Daimler. Over the years, Porsche (the company) and Porsche Design (separate company, same family) have consulted for quite a few different firms. As well, ties to Volkswagen have remained strong (the original 356 was based around a Volkswagen engine, as was the 914; lots of parts in all models of cars have been shared with VW; and the most recent model, the Cayenne, shares a base platform with VW's Touareg).

What about car makers putting a standardized jack in cars for automatic hands free operation compatable with all cel phones?

Chrysler's ahead of you on that one. Unfortunately, it's based on Bluetooth, which is about as common on American mobiles as spines are in American congressmen. But look on the bright side: Bluetooth has greater growth potential.

Sony Broadcast and Professional and Chrysler would be two examples.

Take a look at all of the DaimlerChrysler passenger car websites such as Chrysler or Dodge. They all use layers and do not render correctly in Mozilla as a result.

Now consider the fact that 1450 is only the number of such sites that have been reported and that are still open. There have been many reported sites that have been closed simply because the Mozilla team sees no hope of convincing the webmasters to change their site!