There isn't enough there to do the job, so somebody is going to have to push. If an engine is there, it means no seat and vice-versa.

Right. To sharpen the point, if you're doing something that other drivers wouldn't expect, you're creating a hazard. Whether drifting through roundabouts or going 113 in a 70 zone, don't take your skill tests where I'm going to work.

Indeed, because it is.

Give me that hoss of a 968.

So odd that these LaCrosses are getting such love here. Also, it seems so funny that GM did some of its best stewardship of SAAB right at the end only to have it die. Ford did the same with Jaguar (see the current XJ and the love that it gets from Jag fans) only to hand it off and basically get no credit for the…

No, he should really be in the tC. FWD for him.

No, he was just trying to ape the look of the Cobra's factory bar.

You can tell by looking at it that the rear suspension is way too soft.

Likewise, and applied all the more to the Volt.

PT Cruiser GT. Anything this fast that can also seat 4 real people in comfort can be forgiven a hard plastic dashboard.

The Matador would look about 750 times better with two inches wider track, 235-70x15 tires, and for the upsweep of the quarter window to aim for the lower edge of the rear window.

Sometimes, Woody's belt buckle looks even more Toyota than this.

I'll agree. The grille frown is unmistakable. Look at how the taillights spread into the quarter panels, too.

I never noticed that one before. Wow. One on each side, no less.

The "improvements" to suit its intended role are only improvements if its intended role is to sell to rappers and football players. Brushed alloy sill covers with Indiglo lettering, leather interiors with wool carpets, summer performance tires, and AMG powertrains don't go a long way toward off road ability.

It's a Chevy HHR with a big 4x4 chassis. The odd embossed jerry can in the tailgate is a reminder of what it should be instead of what it is.

What happened to this cute little guy?

You left "far from" out of the headline to this article. Short on power and high on odd problems goes a long way toward negating mid-engined and AWD.

By my guesses, that should be a great daily driver. I don't understand how something that's so slow revving under no load could make a car fast enough to scare anyone.

Metro parked on both sides.