Editor's Note: This week, Peter invokes the genius of David Byrne to reflect upon the automotive Twilight Zone in which we seem to be trapped. In On The Table, GM gives you an opportunity to be completely different. And we take another look at the Hyundai Boulder Concept. Plus, we have an update on Peter's book. Our video of the week is "The Outlaw That Nearly Destroyed NASCAR," which presents (one of) the remarkable stories about Curtis Turner. Our AE Song of the Week is "Once In A Lifetime" by Talking Heads. In Fumes, Peter presents the next chapter of his series, "The Great Races" covering the pivotal 1970 Trans-Am Series. And in The Line, we kept previous reports up, as the racing world continues on its break. Onward! -WG

By Peter M. De Lorenzo

Detroit. Last week’s column generated a lot of hand-wringing from the AE faithful out there. Some seriously questioned my identity as The Autoextremist because I had the temerity to actually be driving a small crossover for my daily driver. As if. I have access to any number of hot machines, but in dealing with the urban slog, especially with the mean streets of Detroit and its environs, I choose to not stress myself out trying to keep a hot car intact running the day-in, day-out errands that life requires. So there. And please, get over it. I'm still the same guy who has been saying things that other journalists won't say or can't say, and I've been calling 'em as I see 'em for going on 27 years now. This just in: I'm still here and I'm still standing. And that isn't going to change anytime soon. And, as long as we’re living in this automotive Twilight Zone between the end of the ICE era and the dawn of the BEV era, and dealing with the daily uncertainty that's roiling this industry, things are going to continue to be more than a little unsettled, to put it mildly. Or boring. Or both. But, and this is no real surprise, in spite of all that, it seems like the entire industry is lost in that traditional mindset of "It won't be long now!" Translation? Give us another year and we'll be smokin'. In the meantime, have another SUV and you'll be fine. Or something like that, because this industry is officially out of ideas. With that in mind then, I have a few questions for you (as inspired by one of my heroes, David Byrne)...