/* Car Compass — "The Garage Bulletin" art direction (Stage 7, id 19).
   Tokens: see design-tokens.json v2.0. Type: system stacks only (offline).
   Display: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Segoe UI", sans-serif (800).
   Body: system-ui stack. Labels/kickers/numerals: ui-monospace stack. */
:root{
  --paper:#f6f3ea; --card-bg:#fffdf7; --ink:#191c1f; --soft:#4a4f55; --faint:#5f666e;
  --line:#d8d2c2; --mast-bg:#14161a; --mast-fg:#f4f1ea; --mast-soft:#b9b2a1; --mast-hover:#262b33;
  --amber:#e9a13b; --amber-deep:#8a5a10; --steel:#1d4e89;
  --buy:#1e7a3c; --buy-bg:#e2f0e6; --avoid:#b3372f; --avoid-bg:#f6e3e0;
  --link:#0f5fc4; --link-hover:#8a5a10; --focus:#0f5fc4;
  --hero-bg:#14161a; --hero-fg:#f4f1ea; --hero-soft:#c9c2b2; --stat-rule:#3a3f47;
  --kicker-bg:#14161a; --kicker-fg:#e9a13b;
  --card-accent:#14161a; --card-shadow:rgba(20,22,26,.14);
  --thead-bg:#14161a; --thead-fg:#f4f1ea; --row-hover:#efe9d8;
  --quote-bg:#f0eadd; --dropcap:#8a5a10; --demo-bg:#fbf3e3;
  --foot-bg:#14161a; --foot-fg:#b9b2a1; --foot-link:#e9e4d6; --foot-head:#e9a13b; --foot-soft:#8f887a;
  --font-display:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
  --font-body:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  --font-mono:ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Consolas,"Liberation Mono",monospace;
  --measure:68ch; --page-max:1120px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--font-body);
  font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.65;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:800;line-height:1.15;
  letter-spacing:-0.02em;margin:1.8em 0 .55em;text-wrap:balance}
h1{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,4.5vw,2.9rem);margin-top:.35em}
h2{font-size:1.45rem;border-bottom:3px double var(--line);padding-bottom:.35rem}
h3{font-size:1.15rem}
a{color:var(--link);text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px}
a:hover{color:var(--link-hover)}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto}
.wrap{max-width:var(--page-max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.25rem}
.prose{max-width:var(--measure)}
.prose p{margin:0 0 1.1em}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--focus);outline-offset:2px;border-radius:2px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:0;background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);
  padding:.6rem 1rem;z-index:99;font-weight:700}
.skip:focus{left:0}
/* reading progress (empty div server-side; width set by JS) */
.progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:4px;z-index:80;
  background:transparent;pointer-events:none}
.progress span{display:block;height:100%;width:0;background:var(--amber)}
/* kickers / eyebrows: mono form-label chips, color-coded per section */
.kicker{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 .5rem}
.kicker span{background:var(--kicker-bg);color:var(--kicker-fg);
  padding:.32rem .75rem;border-radius:3px;display:inline-block}
body[data-section="guides"] .kicker span{background:var(--buy);color:#fff}
body[data-section="dispatches"] .kicker span{background:var(--amber-deep);color:#fff}
body[data-section="library"] .kicker span{background:var(--steel);color:#fff}
/* masthead */
.site-header{background:var(--mast-bg);color:var(--mast-fg);
  border-bottom:4px solid var(--amber)}
.site-header .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1rem;padding:.85rem 1.25rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.wordmark{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:800;font-size:1.45rem;color:var(--mast-fg);
  text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:-0.03em}
.wordmark .dot{color:var(--amber)}
.tagline{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.78rem;color:var(--mast-soft);margin:0;letter-spacing:.02em}
.site-nav{display:flex;gap:.3rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-left:auto}
.site-nav a{color:var(--mast-fg);text-decoration:none;padding:.5rem .8rem;border-radius:6px;
  font-size:.95rem;font-weight:600}
.site-nav a:hover{background:var(--mast-hover);color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.site-nav a[aria-current="page"]{background:var(--amber);color:#14161a}
/* hero (home) */
.hero{background:var(--hero-bg);color:var(--hero-fg);margin:0 0 2.5rem;padding:3rem 0 2.75rem;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.4rem,6vw,4rem);margin:0 0 .5rem;color:var(--hero-fg)}
.hero .kicker span{background:transparent;color:var(--amber);padding-left:0}
.hero .lede{font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--hero-soft);max-width:46rem;margin:0 0 1.5rem}
.stats{display:flex;gap:2rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:1.75rem 0 0;padding-top:1.5rem;
  border-top:2px solid var(--stat-rule)}
.stat b{display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:2rem;font-weight:700;
  color:var(--amber);letter-spacing:-0.02em}
.stat span{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.08em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--hero-soft)}
/* article cards */
.card-grid{display:grid;gap:1.25rem;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(min(100%,280px),1fr));margin:1.5rem 0}
.card{background:var(--card-bg);border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:3px solid var(--card-accent);
  border-radius:10px;padding:1.1rem 1.15rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.45rem;
  transition:transform .18s ease,box-shadow .18s ease,border-color .18s ease}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 10px 24px var(--card-shadow);
  border-color:var(--amber);border-top-color:var(--amber)}
body[data-section="guides"] .card{border-top-color:var(--buy)}
body[data-section="dispatches"] .card{border-top-color:var(--amber-deep)}
body[data-section="library"] .card{border-top-color:var(--steel)}
.card h3{margin:0;font-size:1.08rem}
.card h3 a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
.card h3 a:hover{color:var(--link-hover)}
.card p{margin:0;font-size:.93rem;color:var(--soft)}
.card .meta{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.76rem;color:var(--faint);letter-spacing:.03em}
.badges{display:flex;gap:.4rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:.7rem 0}
.badge{display:inline-block;padding:.18rem .65rem;border-radius:999px;font-size:.76rem;
  font-weight:700;font-family:var(--font-mono);letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase}
.b-tier1{background:var(--buy);color:#fff}.b-tier2{background:var(--amber-deep);color:#fff}
.b-tier3{background:var(--avoid);color:#fff}
.b-ev{background:#1d4e89;color:#fff}.b-hybrid{background:#5a6e1e;color:#fff}.b-ice{background:var(--soft);color:#fff}
.b-region{background:transparent;color:var(--soft);border:1px solid var(--line)}
/* verdict stamp callout */
.callout{border:3px double var(--buy);background:var(--buy-bg);border-radius:10px;
  padding:1.1rem 1.3rem;margin:1.75rem 0;max-width:var(--measure);
  transform:rotate(-.6deg);box-shadow:3px 3px 0 var(--line)}
.callout p{margin:.35rem 0}
.callout .fineprint{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--soft)}
.stamp{display:inline-block;background:var(--card-bg);border:3px double currentColor;
  border-radius:6px;padding:.12rem .65rem;transform:rotate(-2deg);
  text-transform:uppercase;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.1em;font-size:.85rem}
.stamp.buy{color:var(--buy)}
.stamp.avoid{color:var(--avoid)}
/* gallery: consistent aspect ratios, hero-first figure */
.gallery{display:grid;gap:1.1rem;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(min(100%,250px),1fr));margin:1.75rem 0}
.gallery figure{margin:0;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;
  background:var(--card-bg)}
.gallery figure:first-child{grid-column:1/-1}
.gallery img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover}
.gallery figure:not(:first-child) img{aspect-ratio:4/3}
.gallery figcaption{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.76rem;color:var(--soft);
  padding:.55rem .8rem;border-top:3px solid var(--amber)}
/* tables: sticky inspection-form headers, graceful 360px scroll */
.table-scroll{overflow-x:auto;margin:1.25rem 0;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;
  background:var(--card-bg);-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}
table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:.92rem;min-width:560px}
th,td{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:.6rem .75rem;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}
thead th{position:sticky;top:0;background:var(--thead-bg);color:var(--thead-fg);
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.74rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;
  text-transform:uppercase;z-index:2}
tbody tr:hover{background:var(--row-hover)}
/* pull quotes */
blockquote{margin:1.6rem 0;padding:1rem 1.4rem 1rem 3.2rem;position:relative;
  background:var(--quote-bg);border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;border-left:4px solid var(--amber);
  max-width:var(--measure)}
blockquote::before{content:"C";position:absolute;left:.7rem;top:.1rem;
  font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:2.8rem;color:var(--amber);line-height:1}
blockquote p{margin:.3rem 0;font-size:1.12rem;line-height:1.6;font-weight:500}
/* drop caps on long-form */
.longform>p:first-of-type::first-letter{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:800;
  font-size:3.4em;float:left;line-height:.85;padding:.06em .12em 0 0;color:var(--dropcap)}
/* table of contents (injected by JS at runtime; no server-side copy impact) */
.toc{background:var(--card-bg);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;
  padding:1rem 1.25rem;margin:1.5rem 0;max-width:var(--measure)}
.toc-title{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.74rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);margin:0 0 .5rem}
.toc ol{margin:0;padding-left:1.2rem;font-size:.92rem}
.toc li{margin:.25rem 0}
/* breadcrumb */
.breadcrumb{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.78rem;color:var(--faint);margin-bottom:1.2rem;letter-spacing:.02em}
.breadcrumb a{color:var(--soft)}
/* filters */
.filters{display:flex;gap:.8rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:1.4rem 0;align-items:end;
  background:var(--card-bg);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:1rem 1.2rem}
.filters label{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.74rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;
  text-transform:uppercase;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.3rem;color:var(--soft)}
.filters select,.filters input{font-family:var(--font-body);font-size:.95rem;font-weight:400;
  letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;color:var(--ink);
  padding:.5rem .65rem;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;background:var(--paper);min-width:0}
.filters .meta{align-self:center}
/* demo forms: visibly inactive, never live-looking */
form.demo{border:2px dashed var(--amber-deep);background:var(--demo-bg);border-radius:10px;
  padding:1.3rem;max-width:34rem}
form.demo .demo-note{background:var(--mast-bg);color:var(--amber);font-weight:700;font-size:.8rem;
  font-family:var(--font-mono);letter-spacing:.05em;border-radius:6px;padding:.45rem .75rem;
  margin:0 0 1rem;display:inline-block;text-transform:uppercase}
form.demo label{display:block;margin:.75rem 0;font-weight:600}
form.demo input[type=text],form.demo input[type=email],form.demo textarea,form.demo select{
  display:block;width:100%;margin-top:.3rem;padding:.55rem;border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius:6px;font:inherit;background:var(--card-bg);color:var(--soft)}
form.demo button{font:inherit;font-weight:700;background:var(--soft);color:#fff;border:0;
  border-radius:8px;padding:.65rem 1.3rem;cursor:not-allowed;opacity:.6}
.consent{display:flex!important;gap:.5rem;align-items:flex-start;font-weight:400!important;font-size:.9rem}
/* misc */
.kv{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:.3rem 1rem;max-width:var(--measure)}
.kv dt{font-weight:700;color:var(--soft)}.kv dd{margin:0}
hr{border:0;border-top:2px solid var(--line);margin:2.25rem 0}
.fineprint{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--faint)}
.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0)}
/* footer with real sitemap */
.site-footer{background:var(--foot-bg);color:var(--foot-fg);margin-top:4rem;border-top:4px solid var(--amber)}
.site-footer .wrap{padding:2.5rem 1.25rem;display:grid;gap:1.75rem;
  grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(min(100%,200px),1fr))}
.site-footer a{color:var(--foot-link)}
.site-footer h3{color:var(--foot-head);font-size:.82rem;margin:0 0 .6rem;border:0;padding:0;
  font-family:var(--font-mono);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700}
.site-footer .fineprint{color:var(--foot-soft)}
/* designed 404 */
.e404{padding:3rem 0 4rem;max-width:var(--measure)}
.e404 .code{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:clamp(4rem,14vw,7rem);font-weight:700;
  color:var(--amber);letter-spacing:-0.04em;line-height:1;margin:0 0 .5rem}
/* motion: subtle, off under reduced-motion */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  html{scroll-behavior:auto}
  *,*::before,*::after{transition:none!important;animation:none!important}
}
/* 360px: no horizontal overflow; tables scroll inside their container */
@media (max-width:720px){
  body{font-size:1rem}
  .wrap{padding:0 .9rem}
  .site-header .wrap{padding:.65rem .9rem}
  .tagline{flex-basis:100%}
  .site-nav{margin-left:0}
  .hero{padding:2rem 0}
  .stats{gap:1.1rem}
  .stat b{font-size:1.5rem}
  table{font-size:.85rem;min-width:520px}
  th,td{padding:.45rem .55rem}
  .kv{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .callout{transform:none}
  .longform>p:first-of-type::first-letter{font-size:2.8em}
}