I thought these were the bees knees when they first came out (at that time my entire world revolved around my beloved fox body mustang). Then I realized they were expensive, had abysmal fuel mileage, and lacked low-end power. I'm now keenly aware that for years Germany has had the same basic recipe done better in the…

A few tenths? My DSG shifts in 8 milliseconds. Even The Stig can get a shifter out of the gate that fast, let alone modulate a clutch, and it does that EVERY TIME I tell it to. MPG is better, it heel-toes the downshifts perfectly. It is hands down better than any manual operator could possibly be. I am a third-pedal…

My car heel-toes for me.

What did you just buy? A Kenworth?

Exactly. I can't think of a better platform to start with than a notchback fox. It exudes aerodynamics in every way. Clearly the engineers involved in that body structure were worried about drag coefficients and fuel mileage. If that shoebox got 110 MPG, why not put that engine in something that has actually been in a…

How can you say any car can be made better by dropping a set of doors, and then ask for a wagon platform? Heresy!

According to News 9 in Midland, the recently-purchased 'Stang had a bottle of NOS in its trunk. The bottle overheated on a late June afternoon and exploded, taking the car with it. The TV station reports that the Mustang was a total loss, which is not surprising given this photo.

Holy crap... I know Stefanie!

It reminds me of an angry Johnny 5, which is cool in a tech geek child of the 80's kinda way.

So if you lie to a cop, you go to jail. If a cop lies to you its lauded as innovative police work? I genuinely hope they get the scumbags off the street, but I don't encourage deceitful tactics; especially if we are expected to tell our children police officers wear the white hats and can be trusted at all costs. As a…

Hell to the yes. 42 MPG, enough torque to dislodge a tree stump and a sporty suspension? I don't know why, but this seems like it is the missing link in the hot hatch segment, especially since diesels are notoriously hard to kill. This thing will be like a cockroach. A really fast, economical cockroach. Just thinking…

Funny you mention Mazda engine sounds.... I'm just going to leave this here....

I made this exact choice recently and test drove nearly all the "hot hatches". The interior quality, interior room (especially rear seat) and my lust for all things German led me to my Wolfsburg GTI. Love. it.