Why is Gawker calling this native Hawaiian, a person of color, a racist? Didn't you learn in college that only those with power to oppress others can be racist? Also, how dare you apply your Eurocentric white values to native cultures? It's up to the Hawaiians to determine the meaning of "haole" and whether or not it…

Jay is enough of an automotive historian to know that the Miata was styled after the Lotus, which his probably why he has them sitting next to each other. That white Elan is one of two that Leno owns. You should hear him talk about his other Elan, the 26R factory lightweight that he restomodded.

I hear that Ayrton Senna guy was pretty good behind the wheel.

The Miata's styling was inspired by the Lotus Elan, that's a historical certainty. As a matter of fact, Tom Matano, who drew the original Miata, told me he was prouder of the last RX7 because it was an original design. The Miata isn't the only car the imitated the Elan. The Toyota 2000GT had different styling from the…

Michigan's Mackinac Bridge is not just beautiful. It was designed to withstand 300 mph winds. When David Steinman, who designed Big Mac and many other bridges was asked how long the bridge will last, he answered, "How long will the Pyramids last?". Since someone else already nominated the Mackinac Bridge, Michigan's…

I've always liked the tulip shaped shifter knobs used on early Lotus cars.

Porsche conceded that he may have looked over the shoulder at Ledwinka's work but it could be persuasively argued that both Hans Ledwinka and Ferdinand Porsche used ideas first popularized by Joseph Ganz. Below is the Standard Superior Volkswagen (that's how it was advertised) based on Ganz's patents and designs. Ganz…

The new Toyota Luchador.

If they aren't capable of bearing a significant fraction of the the weight of the car then you'd be in serious trouble in normal driving. What do you think is holding the car up when on the road if not the lug nuts and stud?

Every wealthy person that I personally know is very philanthropic.

There's a word for Europeans, Asians and Africans who don't like how things are done in Europe, Asia and Africa: Americans.

Matt, Google the term "volksdeutsche".

Dingell's idea of compromise is Republicans doing what he wants. There's rarely been a more partisan member of Congress. FWIW, he had nothing to do with the drafting of the '64 Civil Rights Act. Yes, he voted for it, but then a higher percentage of Republicans in Congress voted for the Civil Rights and Voting Rights…

John Dingell and his wife Debbie are both charter members of the lucky sperm club. He inherited his father's seat in Congress (John Dingell has lived in Washington for over 80 years, since he was three years old) and she's an heiress to the Fisher Body fortune. In 2011 at the media preview to the Detroit auto show, I…

Born after 1993, were you?

Democrats and liberals are more likely to believe that astrology has a scientific basis than Republicans and conservatives. Democrats are also more likely to think that the sun revolves around the earth. But go ahead and mock Sarah Palin for something comedian Tina Fey actually said. It's a great demonstration of your…

Everyone knows that.

That looks like some kind of cross bike or a commuter, not a road bike. I can't wait for the weather to get good enough to ride. I hardly touched the Litespeed last year.

Aaron, did you know that you're not allowed to feed a parking meter in Detroit? That's what a magistrate told me. He also said that if it says "One Hour Parking" you can't come back later in the day and park in the same spot - it's only 1 hour per 24 hrs. Bottom line is that a lot of the tickets are bogus.

Tanner Foust isn't working for Ford anymore either. He'll be racing VWs in Global RallyCross. Good thing that Volkswagen doesn't have any controversy in it's history or someone could have made that into a story too.