I don't think that came in the GTI. That's a GTI, unless I have a hole in my head and there's some 2-door Mk4 Golf that I don't know about.

Gosh, it's (dare I say?) sort of cute.

"Naturally, serial production isn't going to happen, but the M3 pickup will serve as the workshop transport vehicle for BMW's M division. Full details in the press blast after the break."

Excellent "huayra" usage. Totally unexpected and appreciated.

Mg can be great but also shears and breaks off in chunks. Many magnesium pedals have failed. Me? I like aluminum and CF. That said, aluminum fails catastrophically. No material is perfect I guess.

I would say yes, no, and no. That 1.8T is a truly great engine and the VR6 has huge capability.

I don't mind them, but I also don't think they changed all that much.

As far as I know, the Hertz cars came straight to Hertz as GT350 H cars.

Tesla doesn't only sell cars, they sell technology and possibly drivetrains to other companies, and they're doing a fair amount of research from what I hear.

Exactly. High sales ≠ cool car ≠ something Jalops would like.

Color me dumb, but where's the H for this Hertz? New paint? Never had it, never repainted by Shelby?

I've been lucky to have seen and hear a number of these gorgeous cars. What a dream.

Nice.

Wow. Holy moly. That is a beautiful machine.

Excellent.

Glad Alpina is still making cars that are really cool.

Awesome! That looks great. I'd love to do a project like that. Best of luck!

If you're in the Detroit area, I highly recommend the Maker Faire! It's actually really cool (the SF Bay one anyway) and there are lots of wacky inventions and strange people to match. Entertaining if nothing else.

Because it's iconic and widely popular (to make money).