I really like the looks of the small, probably decorative bumpers on this Mark 2. The last one I saw had battering rams that looked like something from the 5-mph bumper era, even though they obviously were not. The impact on the overall appearance is huge.

Great, thoughtful response!

That they were in demand? In 1982, Porsche sold 2,277 924s in the US. The 944 sold 5,490 in 1983 and 16,618 in 1984, also just in the US. Then sales tumbled in 1985, as prices shot up. All 911 variants were combining for about 5,500 sales in the US and Canada at the time.

944s sold better than anything in Porsche's history, until the dollar fell through the toilet relative to the DM and they went from being $19K cars to $30K cars in 3 years. My friend that was a Porsche salesman at the time of the 944s release had stories of extreme lengths people would go to for a high spot on the…

Yes. I drove 300 ZX TTs when they were brand new, before the front suspension bushings turned to paste. They understeered like Monte Carlos at the limit, and over heated their front tires as a result. Their brakes were marginal for their weight, which was vast for the day. Other than those items, they were fine. The…

Beautiful car. They always handled much better than 300ZXs, no matter what that pompous choad said. I'd take a 968 over a Boxster or 996 any day, and I wouldn't let a Panamera or Cayenne park in my driveway.

Throw in the car difference, and Vettel probably wouldn't see where Hamilton went in the same equipment.

This.

Bah. I really hoped the whole studio team would be replaced. I don't care one way or the other about Buxton, but I'm more than tired of the other guys. I've heard all of Hobbs' stories by now, and Matchett is a clown. He has a serious hate on for Michael Schumacher because Schumacher left Benetton, but his entire…

I think the Range Rover Autobiography deserves a dishonorable mention. The Autobiography package costs more than $30,000. Want one of the optional paint finishes? That's still another $14,500.

She looks like she's having a stroke.

The generic detailing and mistaken belief that this was the young woman in the story's car had me thinking it must be some forgotten Kia, but apparently it really is French.

I incorrectly assumed the photo was of the car flipped in Georgia, where Peugeots are thin on the ground. Thanks for the information!

Alonso has really impressed me this year, and I think Hamilton is exceptionally fast. I just think that Schumacher was on another level at his peak. He really just arrived in 1991 and immediately made it apparent that there was a new fastest F1 driver, and one who also had the intelligence of Prost.

What kind of car is that? It almost looks French.

I'll add my vote to Schumacher. Perhaps his return has diminished his stature with new fans, but watching his races from the '90s puts every other driver of the TV era in perspective. Even though he won 5 of his titles in the 2000s, the races where he was driving often ill-handling or underpowered cars against Newey's…

Did anyone notice that this is about someone so creepy that they see a parallel between divorce and their relationship with their mother? That's perverse.

1. 2,500 hp cars would reward the best drivers.

1992 and 1993, when gizmos and doo hickeys were at their peak, the racing was actually far more interesting. Sure, I'm just too old. During the ground effects era, people lamented the loss of the power slide. During the turbo era, they lamented the greater competitiveness of the DFV years. When the turbos were gone,…

I've followed F1 since 1976, with only brief hiatuses during the first half of 1991 and in the late 2000s. This year's version really is as boring as Letterman. Grosjean sort of takes away the precision driving and infrequent accident claims. Tire management is as exciting on the track as it is on the street. The…