Looks are still the #1 attribute in car purchases for almost everyone, despite what they say. To paraphrase A Beautiful Mind, there is a mathematical reason the Type R is so ugly. It’s one of the rare cases where fugliness actually transcends subjectivity. If I have to say something nice, I’m curious to see how tuners…

Patrick - thanks for keeping the content coming today. I think your readers understand that the issues facing the GM sites right now are complex and challenging, but I wanted you to know that your effort has been obvious and it shows an incredible level of professionalism and respect for your audience.

It was really hard at first. I would get despondent if I wrote a column where I had 20 nice comments and 1 negative one. Why can’t I make this person like me?! I wondered.

You are the best writer on any Gawker sister site, and it's not even close.

Opposed. When I was at Texas and we played OSU, the first year, we beat them. I actually led the march through the streets and to the tower. Then we all went home. OSU? Set cars on fire. The next year, we lost. We drowned our sorrows at our hipster dive bars. OSU? Celebrated by burning more cars.

The ability to seat a 6'4" driver :(

Crazy idea, put the AMG 45 motor in a Smart fortwo.

These cost the planet quite a lot to produce.

Just wait until the owners learn about the replacement cost on carbonceramics...

Also, Benghazi.