It was partly the price, and partly the fact that it didn’t come in an automatic transmission. That really kills sales.

In the year 2000 (Cue classic Conan O’brien) the S2000 had a MSRP of $39,950. Adjusted for inflation, it is equivalent to $58,344.99. That’s according to the US Department of Labor’s website.

Rich people want their goods to be authentic. It doesn’t matter if it ever does anything it can do - just that it can and that they can know that it’s the best (or tell people that it’s the best). Who among the Ferrari community has taken their car around the Nordschleife?

Hmm, this is good. I’ll concede it seems purposely built for off roading.

I will exempt alcantara in actual race cars where you a) use gloves, and b) it reduces glare on the dash.

I heard that too. David Greene (and most NPR reporters) does this amazing balancing act of not letting someone walk all over them, but keeping it professional and fair. I’m blown away at how they never allow themselves to get baited into an argument.

I know this is a well-trod topic here, but we have to talk about Luda.

This is a very solid burn.

Sick.

Would watch.

If GAC hasn’t decided if they are selling direct or through franchised dealers, it’s too late to set up their own stores for 2019.

Scale.

You know Amazon also doesn’t make much money, right?

It’s actually NHTSA that determines the whole regional thing. They call just about all the shots on how recalls are executed. BMW NA is pretty much just footing the bill and along for the ride.

My girlfriend has these same feels about the new Dart. “They’re an asshat of a car.”

Ugh, that’s brutal.

Are they actually giving journalists physical awards? I can’t think of anything a reporter would want more than a Fake News award from Donald freaking Trump. They’d put it in a prominent place at their desk - Probably on the very top of their pile of empty Diet Coke cans and week-old fast food wrappers. (Do journos…

Like you say, we (white Americans) know the history, but we don’t understand it. The history of what happened/happens to black people in the United States is too easily forgettable for those of us who don’t wear it on our skin and deal with it every day. If you say there is no chance in hell a black person could see a…

It’s a fair point, but you’re talking about the photo, and I’m talking about the way people are talking about the parents.

I was working for the Petersen Automotive Museum at an event and one of the old regulars came up to me in his Checkered Flag 200 jacket (The highest level of donor to the museum, it’s basically a car club for the wealthy) and asked what my tattoo was from.