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Google’s “Waymo” autonomous-vehicle initiative includes evaluation of 100 specially equipped Chrysler Pacifica minivans.
As seen in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the Kobayashi Maru is a Star Fleet Academy training exercise designed to test the character of cadets. The Maru simulation forces cadets to choose between ignoring a dire request for assistance by a stranded ship (the Kobayashi Maru), or staging a rescue of the ship–despite strong indicators that the distress call is a trap set by an enemy.
Kirk contemplates captaining the Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed.
Last time, we looked at the rides of Deanna Troi, Jean-Luc Picard, and Spock. This week, let’s check in with the original captain, the guy with the positronic brain, and the first Klingon to serve in Star Fleet. As before, we’re looking at production vehicles. Also, we’re assuming these guys don’t have budget issues.
The Ford Taurus SHO: expressive, just like Counselor Troi.
Yeah, they live in space, but they have to come down sometime, right? Here we ask ourselves simply, “If the crew of the Enterprise needed wheels today, what would they buy?” Today, we look at two members of the Enterprise D crew as well as a legend from the original warp-ready vessel. It may be a while before we get to Quark or T’Pau, but we probably will.
2021 Subaru Crosstrek Limited in Horizon Blue Pearl
2021 Subaru Crosstrek Limited
Class: Compact Crossover
Miles driven: 184
Fuel used: 6.2 gallons
2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid
Subaru’s first plug-in hybrid will be making its public debut at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show. Based on the Crosstrek compact crossover that was redesigned last year, the Hybrid (Subaru doesn’t include “Plug-In” in the official name, but it does on the car’s badges) pairs a 2.0-liter flat-four engine with two electric motors. One of the motors is used to start the engine at stops and as a generator to recharge the lithium-ion battery, the other to help power the car and charge the battery under braking. As with the “regular” Crosstrek, the Hybrid comes standard with all-wheel drive, making it one of the few all-wheel-drive hybrids — and one of the least-expensive AWD plug-in hybrids — on the market.
2018 Subuaru Crosstrek 2.0i Limited in Cool Gray Khaki
2018 Subaru Crosstrek 2.0i Limited
Class: Compact Crossover
Miles driven: 361
Fuel used: 14.3 gallons
First Spin: 2018 Subaru Crosstrek
2018 Subaru Crosstrek
Subaru’s smallest crossover just keeps on getting better.
When introduced for 2013, the XV Crosstrek was essentially Subaru’s Impreza compact wagon set on stilts. Simplistic as that may sound, it was a formula the company had used nearly two decades earlier to turn the ho-hum Legacy wagon into the wildly successful Outback. And while the XV Crosstrek never quite matched its larger sibling in sales, the redesigned version arriving later this summer certainly has a chance to narrow the gap.
Test Drive: 2016 Subaru Crosstrek
Although the 2016 Subaru Crosstrek starts at less than $23,000 including destination (that’s with manual transmission), our tester was the top-line Limited that starts at just under $26,000, and was boosted to a bit less than $29,000 with some useful options.
2016 Subaru Crosstrek 2.0i Limited
Class: Compact SUV
Miles Driven: 154
Fuel Used: 6.8 gallons
Test Drive: 2014 XV Crosstrek Hybrid
2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid
2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid Touring
Miles Driven: 158
Fuel Used: 5.6 gallons
Real-world fuel economy: 28.2 mpg
This TV commercial features the unlikely pairing of Ruth Gordon and the Subaru BRAT.
Good news, Matthew McConaughey fans–Tinseltown’s improbable product pitchman is back for another round of Lincoln commercials. The enigmatic star of such films as Mud and Dallas Buyers Club has returned to help the luxury carmaker roll out the new Nautilus midsize crossover.
