I think to some extent it depends on who you are talking to. To some, SUV means an old school body on frame monstrosity. To others, it also includes subcompact car-based crossovers like the HR-V.

The CR-Z was supposed to be a successor to the CRX. It just wasn’t a very good one.

If Ferrari never turbocharged any of their cars, we wouldn't have the F40.

My friend with the 2nd gen also said he missed his old first gen.

II realize you’re probably referring to the first gen, but I had a friend with a 2nd gen non-turbo MR2 around the same time I had a V6 Fiero. Other than reliability and build quality, they were remarkably similar cars. Performance was nearly identical, and even driving feel was quite similar. However, he paid about 4…

Pontiac designed it as an inexpensive sports car, but had to pass it off as a commuter car to get GM to approve it. 

The sales pattern is typical for new sports cars. Huge sales the first year, then they drop in half for the next couple of years before they stabilize. 

Does this count?

The trunk isn’t _that_ small, just oddly shaped so you can only put soft bags in it without wasting a lot of the space (and most non-soft bags are too thick anyway). I used to road trip all the time and none of my Fieros ever had a luggage rack. Don’t forget, there’s also a frunk...you can get quite a bit of stuff…

I thought the third gen was ugly, and that the spy shots for the new one were even worse, but the actual car looks somewhat better than the third gen to me. Especially the version with the grille-less front. It’s surprisingly devoid of unnecessary non-functional scoops and vents for a modern Honda.  Hopefully that…

Engineering excellence like cheating emissions tests, and a generally bad reputation for reliability?

Note that basic economy tickets typically don't let you pick seats until you check in, and by then choices are usually slim.

I am not sure the Eagle GTs were that crappy for all-seasons. The cheap no-name all-seasons on the first Fiero I bought used, now those were crappy. I spun the car twice just coming to a stop in the rain.

I used to think the new NSX was heavy at 3800+ lbs, but everything else has gained so much weight, it’s starting not to seem so bad in comparison. It has 3 electric motors, batteries, etc and only weighs 200lbs more than the base model C8. I bet if the rumored hybrid C8 ever comes out it will weigh more than the NSX.

Do you think they would buy Lambos from Chrysler?  Or Volkswagen?  (Or Porsches from Volkswagen, while we're at it).

While not exactly near death, I was expecting this one in the list https://jalopnik.com/what-a-race-car-crash-does-to-your-brain-1778499867

Funny, Mother is my least favorite, and Snowpiercer one of my favorites (but nothing tops Memories of Murder, yet).  But I agree, he apparently has great taste in movies.

I agree with most of what you said, but you have a strange definition of what consisted of a dog in 1990. It wasn’t the fastest car you could buy, but it was no slouch and performed on par with other vehicles in it’s class.

Alfa 4C is more akin to an Elise, but a modern Cayman is close.

Which includes interaction with ABS, EPS if equipped, and TCS if not disabled.