That’s only if you never clean it, never brush it, and never lift it with a vacuum. If you get an alcantara steering wheel, you need to commit to cleaning it properly unless you want to have your steering wheel constantly reupholstered (or replaced with a leather-wrapped one).

Is it a bit of a nuisance to clean. Mostly that periodically you need to carefully maintain it with a brush and a vacuum to ensure it doesn’t become permanently matted over time.

Jalopnik must know: How many ladies have you gotten since your purchase? Was it more than in your previous car? Do you feel you would have more or less success with a Toyota Land Cruiser?

That is a quality parody of The Battle Hymn of the Republic at 9:36.

Fact: When you hit cats, you hit them hard enough to send them to the moon.

I don’t have bad news.

< 800 produced worldwide, with only a small number of those sent to Canuckistan.

Crazy thing is, there was a window where it was possible to get one.

The way I look at it, a more complex system has more things that need to be maintained, or could fail prematurely (regardless of maintenance).

FWD, 3540lbs, and probably ~180HP like a 320i.

Porsche’s PDK clutch packs are rated for 3000 launch control starts.

Something to think about... you can now buy a Boxster, with a manual, that can hit 60 in 4-flat.

Since no one’s answered it.

At one of my earliest jobs, one of the sales guys had bought a C5 Corvette FRC, and one gal had bought this exact Altima.

Porsches being driven? Crazy talk!

It has an uprated version of the same engine in the EcoBoost Mustang.

They didn’t even replace the safety cat!

Guy works his ass off. His work ethic is unflappable.

The Samurai was an automotive Picasso moment.

Got one after one was gifted to John Siracusa and he reviewed it to find it had no real faults.

Got one after one was gifted to John Siracusa and he reviewed it to find it had no real faults.