And for the love of heim joints and the wrath of Ferdinand Piëch, do not castigate me for bringing up politics. Your car’s fuel economy is hugely political. The Monroney sticker on your car’s window was named after a U.S. senator. The ratings on your tires’ sidewalls are political. As are your seatbelts, your airbags, all your emissions equipment, the crash beams in your doors, the type of headlights you can use, your shatter-resistant glass, the escape latch inside your trunk, the aftermarket parts you can legally attach, the strength of your bumpers and roof, the text of the ads from your dealership, the type of paint a manufacturer can spray, not to mention mandated ABS and stability control. Even the guys who build your car—in their union brawls—are longingly, obsessively political. And I’ll bet all the assembly robots are Marxists.
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