@biminitwst: Wow; I thought of the exact same car when I saw this thing. Here are a few pictures I took of one at a show a while back.

@Vizzini: Male offspring are so great because it thoroughly justifies purchases like this. Buying gifts for my boys is a no-brainer; I just look for things I'd like to play with (like this Ferrari) and the boys are on it like flies on roadkill.

Where's the wagon version?

@Maymar: the similarity in numbers is negated by the front drive/rear drive issue. As the former owner of an early Charger 2.2, torque steer is an ugly beast ready to rear its head any time you decide to step on it. If I'm gonna GLH, I'd rather do so in a straight line. Or at least the line I choose.

I thought at first it was a new PT Cruiser. Ick.

@JayP71: And my kids still play with the ugly blue Matchbox Sonnet I got when I was a kid. The proportion on that thing is so whacked I didn't even recognize a real one the first time I saw it.

Nothing that couldn't be cured with a small second engine driving a fan that creates downforce by sucking air from the underside of the car, like the Chaparral 2J.

Saab. Only because I really want to see what an "interrier" in need of restoration looks like.

@GreenVanMan: No. Just in close proximity to Zionists and any convenient large group of innocent civilians.

I used to drive a '76 Bonneville (talk about malaise era anemia) that had the same turbine-look hubcaps on it, and the rear fender skirts. The hubcaps were a pain to clean, and with the plastic fins, very fragile. I don't see too many of them around anymore.

@protomech: My thoughts exactly; nothing like having the keys to Doc Brown's DMC-12, a full load of plutonium (or the handy dandy Mr. Fusion), and enough road to get me up to 88mph. Then I'd go back in time a bit to assassinate those responsible for said slide into fascism.

@poxpopulus: That ain't saying much; if I remember correctly, MT also picked the Citation, the Monza V-8, the Vega and (gasp) the K-Car as Car of the Year.

I've never heard of the Kellison brand before, but that Astra is hot. Even with flat tires and old truck rims. Sign me up!

I've seen this very car close to home a couple of times recently, parked in front of a house only a few blocks from mine. Snapped some photos last time & wrote a bit about it.

Bringing more real-world fuel efficiency to Formula One? Please. I don't know for a fact but would wager my kids' inheritance that only a fraction of the fuel spent for any given race is burned in the race cars; think of the fans driving to the race and back home, the support truck(s), the pit crew, the fuel used by…

The only thing what says Project (whatever) Hell louder than a motorhome would be a 50-60-ish VW van (when will we choose between a pair of them?)

I nominate @FreeMan for COTD. Thanks for the laugh dude!

That's too funny; I wrote the above comment before seeing the one from @SeanKHotay. Another reason to love this site!

@Paul Y: Hey! They killed Murilee! You bastards!

The way I see it, the 308 is for those who obsess about what others think, and the DS for those who appreciate automotive icons and don't give a rip what anyone else thinks.