Code-X (25)

By: Joshua Glenn
August 31, 2014

toyota

Call this dominant automotive category code: Rough & Ready.

Definition: Leaving civilized life behind; taking the road less traveled.

subaru

Notes on this code: Literally, as well as existentially, we tend to stick to the smooth paved roads — we avoid the rough terrain, even though going there might be exciting.

Honda tumblr

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