I'd rather have a car that's light enough to have some fun with 50 HP.

@Bubs: Been there, done that: Audi A2

For a city that begins with "Beij" they do have some weird chit.

@maximum_sarge: After all, How hard could it be?

@MaWeiTao: A "People's Car" for the "People's Republic?" Parallel irony?

@MaWeiTao: A "People's Car" for the "People's Republic?" Parallel irony?

Make mine a shooting brake.

Excellent philosophy.

Mission drift is TV's equivalent of model bloat.

I want a Panda 1.25 JTD.

Must be manual shift. No power steering, no air conditioning or electric windows/mirrors/door locks/ashtrays. At least 50MPG.

@Daniel Robert Clark: The American cars that most people seem to find interesting are either triumphs of styling or very good at going straight ahead very fast. To find something truly individual you have to look backward pretty far. For that we have Hemmings motor news.

The problem with the "Top Gear USA" concept is the "USA" part. No interesting cars over here.

@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: 2cv chassis were definitely not robust, but the ride is very soft. 0-60 in 32 seconds? THAT's painful.

@jedchev: If the pony shares rims with the 2cv, they are 15". The tires, however, would be 135R 13 at most, which is why they look small.

I used to regularly need to haul 4x8 plywood, gravel, bags of cement, lengths of PT lumber. For this I used my Geo Metro. And a utility trailer.

@Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer: You buy into a badly run company, you lose money. That's how capitalism is supposed to work.

@jb68902: Botswana is WAY less dangerous than certain neighbourhoods in London, Wales.

@Turboner: Would be if they sold it here.

@Jagvar: Evacuating Liz Windsor?