Not digging it. It’s not ugly but it lack harmony.

Jacked-up versions of the Golf, Passat or of some Volvos sell reasonably well. At least this stand a better chance than a 4WD off-road sportsbeetle.

Oh yeah, I know, I was rubbing it in.

No, it means they’re making a car that normal people might actually buy, instead of a wet dream for enthusiasts that might be cool but not a single soul would actually purchase.

They make an R wagon.

Derivative, but fine. Assuming it ends up looking anything like this sketch.

What a cool colour.

In Europe it used to be all hot hatches. Only very recently did cars like the Mk1 Golf GTI and Peugeot 205 GTi lose the stigma and become classic cars. Since their modern incarnations have gotten more discrete and comfortable, hot hatches are thankfully a more respectable purchase nowadays.

I don’t even understand why people buy these. Okay, so they want to look important and menacing in their AMG G-wagen wrapped in matte black, but why pay so much money for a decades-old car when you could have a modern Range Rover or a BMW SUV? The sound-proofing and ride quality must be awful.

Did they really make half a million Mini panel vans? Where are they all now?

The proportions are the same than the first R8.

Exactly. Without even talking about luxury brands, this can kill luxury models. A normal Citroën dealer didn’t know how to sell an SM to potential customers wealthier than the average Citroën buyer and accustomed to a different kind of service. Same for the Phaeton.

Well hello there, GM EV1.

“Hi, I’m John Davis! This expensive sportscar we’re testing at 30mph doesn’t have cupholders, and fuel economy is much lower than a Honda Civic!”

Well that’s hideous.

I know it’s historically significant, but it looks like a pancake.

3) It can do a lane change just flicking the turn signal

But aren’t sportscars toys? Not that this is a new debate, there has always been cutesy sportscars :

I definitely think there is space for a smaller and lighter sportscar than the GT86. Compared to the MX-5 the GT86 is quite big.

True, I guess this article is more about cars being quick than fast.