Hell, for $40K, I'd start saving up to get one. With that 9-speed and modern engines, the thing could probably cruise on the highways at very low RPMs for nice fuel savings before opening up for some good ole fashioned off-roading. I like the way you think.

Explain to me again why I'm supposed to take NASCAR seriously and not as pro-wrestling on wheels when every other race ends with "drama" and drivers throwing punches.

To be fair, the Twitter troll isn't that wrong. Little E is 39 and hasn't exactly lit up the circuit in his 15+ years. If he wasn't Dale Sr.'s kid, he probably doesn't get the chances he's gotten.

I'm split on this. On one hand, hybrids and more efficient ICEs are a good strategy. On the other hand, the Model S already exists and battery technology is only going to get better over the next 5 years. Blink and you miss out on an exploding market.

I am. Come on, this is just going overboard with the niche stuff. How many segments do you need? This is marginally different from their hatchback segment car. It's like 2 inches higher off the ground and has different design elements. If it sells, power to them, but damn if it isn't overkill.

I'm not being intentionally obtuse. It's gimmicky marketing.

So it's a Cooper with AWD and that requires a new model name?

It's easy to understand. That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying they're making the same thing with different names. It's like releasing a Ford Fusion, then changing the badges and some of the design on the car and releasing that as a Ford Fission. They spent money and time on this when they already had a 2-door…

Since it's entirely pointless to have the same car with a different name. Seriously, what is the point of this?

Right, but it's a 2-door hatchback. The Mini Cooper is already a hatchback.

Confused. Isn't this what the Mini Cooper is supposed to be?

He has a very punchable face.

Yeah, this definitely won't cause wrecks as drivers flip out over having their ear drums destroyed.

Ya'll realize Buchholz has basically used his hair as a water tank for the past year+ when pitching and uses enough sunscreen to cover a nation, right?

Papa John is wasted again.

I don't know if Wall Street fraud counts as "earning it." Same for trust fund babies.

Musk is gonna need a lot of steroids to fight all those pumped-up bros in Jersey.

Gonna go with the unused Elise tubs theory. Probably a decent deal for them to sell these off in bulk to D.E. and be done with it.

2,000 ponies? They're gonna need some big-ass turbos for that. And then there's reliability.

What a dick.