It's true that increased reliability which began in the 90's makes this possible, but the other aspect of this is the "features" which began to be introduced ar

It's true that increased reliability which began in the 90's makes this possible, but the other aspect of this is the "features" which began to be introduced around in the middle of the past decade and those which began to be removed. Auto-engine off was added. Fewer naturally aspirated v6's, more small, underpowered turbo engines which are prone to issues around 90,000 miles. To a certain view, the value proposition of a vehicle peaked around a manufacturing date somewhere near 2012.