I saw the truth in your first post, but in an effort not to feed the trolls, I would replace "Americans" in line 3 with "young/immature drivers." This makes sense because most younger drivers will not have the seat time to appreciate the limits of their driving ability much less a well balanced car, they'll lack the…

or Jizzebel... EDIT: I meant Jezebel #honestmistake

Agreed! For example, CR-Z makes the list, the appropriate Jalop response is: wait till it gets cheap to buy used or with a burnt-out engine/batterypack and then swap in a K20 :-D

WOW thats a nice setup.

Adequate is indeed the adjective I would use.

Interesting thread. I think of myself as the target demographic for this vehicle. 29, married, baby plans for next year (doh!) and enjoy outdoors activities like Kayaking and fishing. I had an '03 Matrix (same mechanicals as a pontiac vibe) which served me well for hauling stuff in the voluminous trunk, on the roof…

Agreed, I envision the [sealed] modules partially buried in moon dust with a good decontamination airlock for vehicles and suit-walks.

Holy crap, for once its not in Florida...

That's actually brilliant.

I think they made a move in the right direction with the Kodo design on the CX5, but it might be difficult to adapt -tastefully- to the smaller cars like the MX5 and Mazda3.

I knew I forgot one! Yes + Ben Spies. Thanks.

Agree with the lack of American drivers in international competition. In the 2wheel division however, America's got Colin Edwards and Nicky Hayden representing ye old Stars and Stripes in MotoGP. 2wheelsgood?

People who text and drive, distracted and unaware of your surroundings, that's me behind you flashing my lights or honking to get you to pay attention and get the F_ck out of the left lane!

you're on your own with this one. In fact, you should probably get an autotragic. Driving a manual transmission to me relies so heavily on muscle memory, I dont even think about it anymore.

As someone born in Jamaica, I wince when I hear stories like this, but its actually far from the worst travel story I have heard regarding my old home. But yeah, this is why I don't recommend Kingston as a tourist destination. Plus airlines are a crapshoot too, regardless of carrier.

I commute most of the time, but I've driven at the track. I daydream of racing but I sit on my ass at work reading Jalopnik (instead of working). So the following is my answer to your QuestionOTD:

very good!

well, they did say they were trying to achieve a more precise landing with a smaller target area, so maybe the "airbag" method rolled too far haha.

true, but if your aim is to teach youngsters how to drive properly, you can expect some hesitation when teaching them how to work a manual transmission.

^THIS^