Gizmodo is on OpenWeb. The three sites are owned by three different companies now.

Prices have crashed on those, they’re in the $7-10k range for a decent example of either a 128i or 328i series.

Hammond had a classic auto restoration shop as a side project, no idea if that’s still a going concern. His other shows tend to be short topical series on things like construction or science themes. Not bad, but more edutainment than entertainment.

Did Tom Cruise ever get to do his orbital project? Maybe he can ride it down into the atmosphere.

Exactly.

I was extremely interested in buying an Aptera when they first came out of stealth mode and announced the vehicles. They weren’t really practical, but they were fantastically distinct, intended to be priced aggressively and the touted efficiency appealed to my inner stat nerd.

Super cool. I was able to see them working on restoring prototype #2 when I passed through the auto museum in Reno about ten years ago. It’s now on display in the main exhibition area somewhere if I recall correctly.

One of my favorite concept cars, just for the sheer audacity of the design.

Phase transition is so friggin’ weird.

Community migration.

Remember when Chrysler owned Lamborghini?

The seats looked pretty comfortable, to be fair.

Agreed. Completely irrelevant in the moment.

I absolutely love that color combo. Makes me want to drift around in a Filson jacket.

Toyota’s own GR Corolla is right in the $40-45k bracket, and that’s a pretty tantalizing alternative unless you’re strictly in it for the GT86's driving dynamics.

Get the previous C 63 S. It’s 99% of the rowdiness at 40% of the cost.

That’s wild, sorry it happened to you! Most of those autos grenaded themselves in great haste, to be sure. That yours went unphased for so long but then simply died in its sleep is genuinely tragic. Those usually end up being the outlier super survivors that just keep piling on the miles and refuse to stop working. :(

Yup.

As the owner of a 2014 1.6l Fiesta ST, I’m with you. ;)