I bet the fuel economy on this car sucks, I'm sure Arianna Huffington and her friends will drive these, but the NYT would want ordinary people to take public transportation or drive and underpowered unairconditioned hybrid.
My mercedes has treads instead of wheels. It cost me $100,000 extra but it's the only one in the world so it's worth it. I did get a bill for ripping up the parking lot at Wal-Marts last week, but as I always say, money is just paper. S/off