Very, very cool.

No mention of the BMW i8 yet?

I'm not sure there isn't a "Show Us" on Jalopnik that can't be answered with a Saab of some description.

I must have really low standards because I'm reading down every item in this list thinking "eh... I could probably live with that".

"Clutch, gas, then break". Yup, that sounds like an Alfa Romeo alright...

You've clearly not seen the episode where Ace dies and regular Rimmer replaces him (Series 7 episode 2)...

Stoke me a clipper.

You have a space in that area opposite the battery tray? Holy hell. My Beetle just had an amusingly poorly welded panel and so much tar it looked like a giant asphalt monster had sneezed in it.

What makes a bigger, heavier M7 less rational to M's ideals than an M3GT?

The three-pot in the BMW i8 sounds pretty good:

I think you're underestimating just how small the car is. And indeed the seats. Leno looks comfy...

Okay, if it looked like that maybe I wouldn't be so interested after all...

If Fiat made a modern-day Topolino I'd be first in line. And I don't mean the current 500, I mean a genuinely cheap, small, characterful little thing just like the original.

"What impact does it have?"

No, you read it right the first time. Which is also more clear in the text itself.

Fantastic story. Not just for getting it on the road, but for breaking down needless bureaucracy to do so.

Can think of few cars more sophisticated than a black DS.

Yeah, it's a pretty tidy looking thing. Feels like someone has put a lot more thought into it (ditto the Skoda/SEAT versions). Kia Picanto/Hyundai i10 are also worth a go if you ever get the opportunity.

You guys are too easily pleased. Someone needs to get you a go in a Volkswagen Up. You have the lightness and thrummy engine in common with the Mirage, but the rest of the car doesn't feel like it's been warped in from the 1990s and the thing actually handles. It's not even like the Up is more expensive than the…

Don't worry, I knew exactly what you meant. It just amuses me how the situation is entirely reversed when it comes to clothing, for example.