A reader asks: "why do all these autowriters feel free to attack VinFast when they're normally as meek as kittens regarding new product?" It's real simple. Autowriters don't review a car; what you're actually seeing is a snapshot of their relationship with the autowriter. As soon as VF sweetens the pot with free cars and international travel, these opinions will mysteriously change. And you have a few weak-willed people who desperately want to write something critical but can only do it if the automaker looks likely to go out of business. See Peugeot tests in C/D.