Speaking of idiotic, Infiniti has committed brand suicide. 10 years of building the G's image has just become entirely for naught. They are now back to square one, and will have to explain to potential customers that no, the G hasn't been discontinued, it's now a Q50 or a Q60. Wait, where are you going? Come back!

http://blog.caranddriver.com/infiniti-unexpectedly-changing-all-model-names-to-q-qx-for-2014-confirms-new-range-topping-sedan/

Infiniti has always used letters and never proper names, but just in the more recent Mercedes tradition (G35, M35 is comparable to C350, E350). Most people who know cars will know what an Infiniti G is. The original JDM 4-cylinder econobox that was imported here as the G20 is likely long forgotten, but the more recent G has had two generations and 10 years to build its rep as a kind of burly, bargain priced 3 series fighter.

What most people won't remember is the Q45, which was never more than a footnote in the luxury car game. The only thing that ever gets mentioned is the bizarre and utterly horrible advertising campaign from the original launch. Apparently it was decided that bringing back the Q designation is what's supposed to allow Infiniti to breakout into the world market, never mind that they are generally gas hogs compared to rivals and don't have even close to competitive diesel engines. Then there's the fact that Japanese luxury cars don't sell in Europe. Ask Lexus how they're doing there. None of that's the problem though, it's the names! Europeans will flock to Q50s and Q70s, just like how Volvo is burning up the market with their S60 and S80. Oh wait.

Abandoning model names in favor of letter and number combos is traditionally something that the weaker brands do as a cheap and easy way to try to build more brand equity. It doesn't work. The Legend is the case in point, it became the 3.5RL and nobody gave a shit about that car or Acura. Then it became just the RL, and nobody gave a shit, and now it's RLX, and chances are no one will give a shit. A brand that already has equity doesn't need to resort to cheap parlor tricks like that. SL. You know what it is. Mercedes doesn't need you to say "Mercedes SL".

Man, all the renders I've been seeing of the next Corvette are truly hideous.  Like a ZR1 slammed into a Nissan GTR at 200mph.  Absolutely Fugly.  If GM thinks that look will sell better in Europe and overseas I think they will be quite disappointed.

I read an interesting article about how small Honda actually is and how their venture into aircraft has hurt their automotive division quite a bit.  Making a little robot like Ass-imo is one thing, making safe, well performing and compliant aircraft is another.  Reminds me of the Ferrari rule.  When Ferrari wins in F1, they make bad road cars.  When they make good road cars, they suck in F1.

Lol, that clock is pretty horrible.