READERS’ THOUGHTS ON PAST ISSUES

DISHEVELED EDITOR OF THE MONTH: “He looks like he’s been on a bender for the past month and was just awoken at the end of the bar to be told his mother died.”

Down the Rabbit Hole

In the last few years, I’ve noticed an untethered connection to historical convention when it comes to automotive nomenclature, excluding pickup trucks. Back in the day, there were sedans, station wagons, convertibles, coupes, and roadsters. A dozen years ago, terms like “five-door,” “hatchback,” “CUV,” “ute,” and “pillarless sedan” were invented. That’s bending the category definitions somewhat, but, OK, I’ve adapted. I even sorta understand car-based CUVs and truck-based SUVs. I also accepted the Ranchero and El Camino. Lately it seems manufacturers have flooded the zone