These make me REALLY sad I can't be down there this year :( I've been to two now, in '08 and '11, and it keeps getting more fun each time. Garage passes are the greatest ;-)

You do realize GM is the one blocking all efforts to bring in investment to Saab, right? GM held (stole) the technology it wanted from Saab when they dumped them, and refuse to allow any competitors to gain access through investment. Yes I'm bitter.

I think I disagree with you on the value of the Smart concept... to me a 2 seat with a utility bed sounds a whole hell of a lot more practical than Smart's current US offerings.

Dampening.

Because Supercharger.

Dammit Nibbles!

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Please Hyundai, drop the DI turbo 4 from the Sonata into the Gen Coupe... don't leave us with only 210 hp when your family sedan is closer to 300... (and yes, I know the 6 will be awesome... but I like turbos)

For my money it's these guys...

...and here I thought commuting in an STi was nuts!

They don't pop up, but they do roll over and (occasionally) play dead!

I think this calls for a "Because Stratos"

Mine.

Hey, 5 seasons is a good run, but that doesn't make me any less sad to see it go... one of only two American shows I look forward to each week. Everything else is BBC ;-)

What's the South America Indian word for "bureaucratic bullshit"?

You saw the new 2012s too, huh?

aaaaaaaaaannnnnnddddd we crash another webserver. :)

Pontiac was still pissed off over the whole "kill the Fiero before it outperforms the Corvette" fiasco...

"What would you call a seven-foot-tall creature from South Carolina with red eyes, a scaly body and three fingers on each hand, who liked to bite cars?"

I had that exact car for years! I sold it to a fellow autocrosser so I knew it would be well cared for... and flogged mercilessly on a regular basis ;-)