The Mach E is pretty ugly if you ask me. Seems like they wanted an overall feel akin to Tesla. While I think Tesla’s designs are slightly overrated and the Model S is getting stale, at least the they’re cohesive and have presence. The Mach E is a blob with discordant Mustang elements forced onto the design.

I wouldn’t call it attending so much as passing through... It’s also not so much a meet as it is assholes congregating in a McDonald’s parking lot and being obnoxious. The mix of cars is consistent with what you’d expect from this crowd: Civics, Infiniti G35s, WRXs, Nissan Zs, Mustangs, Chargers and Challengers. Every…

A Chinese friend of mine once made an interesting observation about our respective governments. The US government argues endlessly about proposals whereas the Chinese are decisive. China, for example, wouldn’t have balked at Amazon looking for incentives to build a new HQ. From their perspective it’s all in support…

What’s satisfying about debadging a car? To me, it falls under the same category as black wheels on a black car, smoked taillights, and colored LEDs up front: it makes the car look low rent. It will even turn a luxury car into hot garbage. Bonus points if the debadging leaves behind to alignment holes.

I’m amused by all the people choosing German cars, like they aren’t going to regret that decision within 5-10 years. If you’re talking lifetime ownership then reliability is mandatory. To that end, I’d probably choose a Corolla with a manual. If I had to choose something more upmarket, the Lexus LC wouldn’t be a bad…

What do you mean “how it used to be”? Do you mean back when civilizations were less developed and a significant proportion of humanity lived as nomadic tribes? Even the Romans imposed restrictions on the movement of people. Chinese dynasties and medieval European kingdoms did the same.

To be fair, the same thing happens with Civics and Corollas. The big difference is that those dealers usually can’t be bothered to special order a car.

That’s because BMW somehow managed to make an electric car unreliable.

I think I prefer the styling of Formula E cars over F1. There’s something futuristic about the overall shape and I’m a fan of the covered wheels.

These liveries look fine to me and aren’t any different than what’s found across the whole of motorsports. It’s not about money, it’s about what stakeholders want and they’re always going or gravitate towards prevailing trends. Plus, the designs have to accommodate sponsorships. You’ll notice that every single one of…

He’s full of shit. He got the car as an investment and now he’s cashing in.

I didn’t think it was too bad until I saw it on their site. It has no presence whatsoever and just feels like a waste of space. The intent was to convey lightness and flexibility, but I think they took those concepts a bit too far. Interestingly, this logo was designed internally and lead by a senior VP. Personal…

I did use winter tires for several years on my Prelude and it definitely helped. Of the cars I’ve owned, all FWD, that one was the worst in the snow for some reason. That said, it was manageable, just a pain in the ass to get out of my parents’ driveway and I had to be more considered in my route. On subsequent cars…

The new styling is not bad at all, but there are a few things that bother me about it, at least based on these photos. I realize that they were trying to evoke the Accord, but I can’t help but be reminded of German sedans instead. From the a-pillar back I see the 2-series coupe, A3 and Jetta.

A car’s styling informs wheel size and often that means a smaller wheel size looks best. Just because automakers are pressured to pander to a consumer’s poor taste doesn’t mean they’re making the best aesthetic decision. Work in any design-related industry this will be painfully obvious, although you are proving my…

Europe isn’t a big player for Japanese automakers because their cars are expensive there. For example, a Civic STARTS at USD$28k in Portugal for a base model with a 125hp 1-liter. UK pricing isn’t too far off from that, at about USD$26k. I can get a comparable Renault for a few thousand less, but your typical European…

Their parents do. Have you been on a college campus lately? $25k seems to merely be a starting point for many of these people because I routinely see kids driving $50k cars.

Mazda is dead on about Mazdaspeed not suiting their new direction. Those cars never sold particularly well and seemed to mainly appeal to the WRX crowd. They weren’t known for being particularly reliable, although that wasn’t helped by the aforementioned demographic beating the crap out of them. This also doesn’t…

I know ostentatious sells, but modern BMWs seem like a social experiment to gauge how ugly cars have to be before consumers reject them. The odd thing is that if it weren’t for the gigantic kidney grilles the styling would be derivative. Most of the car looks like a dozen other crossovers already on the market.

The Honda E’s real problem was price. It’s the same problem the Japanese have always had in Europe. A big culprit behind the price difference was that the EU imposed tariffs on Japanese cars.