Here's how driver Mark Utrech explained the whole thing, modifying pre-production car for the Ojibwe Forest Rally in Minnesota.

Now I wonder what's up with this...

curious if the burnt out STi or the exit # 22b were meant to be easter eggs

The difference is that a Nascar driver needs 4000 policemen to shut down a intersection, a rally driver needs a parking lot & a 240.

How about the Subaru Impreza Casa Blanca? I think it was just styled to look like an older car in general, though - it's not harking back to any car in particular AFAIK.

this gets me close to 200 for cheap.

In the good old SCCA Pro Rally days, there was a rally called just that, Press On Regardless.

Chrysler LH cars:

DS3 DS3 PLEASE GOD DS3

Stealthy? Have you ever been around one? They sound like freight trains fucking in a tornado.

I hate to be the one to bring a crappy looking wagon/hatchback to the table but dare I say, the 2004 Malibu sedan is better looking than this abomination, the all hideous Maxx?

98/99 MY 2.5 RS

Most any late 20s through early 30s Ford coupe. Take the Model 40, for example. Good luck finding one that someone hasn't turned into a hot rod or ratrod...

Subaru Loyale. One of the most classic looking Japanese 4wd wagons around. I may be biased because mine got me through a flooded city this morning without breaking a sweat.

Also, NSX in Pulp Fiction. Very 90's.

I drove an 09 Fit Sport M/T for 5 years in Vermont. With a set of good snow tires it has been very impressive. The only times I got in trouble was when I'd encounter deep snow tracks on unplowed roads, and the lack of weight and clearance combined to nearly trap me.

My wife still daily drives a 2007 Honda Fit that we bought new in May of '07 and it has just shy of 64k on the clock now. Fortunately, we don't have a leaking one. I don't particularly care to drive the thing. I find the driving position to be too upright, and it's too tall overall. The roof is 5' tall but the…

Acura Integra GS-R. Aspirational, affordable, athletic, and DOHC VTEC.

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