Absolutely, and the Miata will never be anywhere near as cool as any Triumph or MG because you don't actually need to know how to fix it in order to drive it.

I'd go for the Passat TDI. Diesels are cool. And torquey.

Ugh. I'm alarmed at how long ago that was...

Definitely with you on the CRX. As I recall, it gave the Lotus Turbo Esprit a strong challenge on a road test in Road & Track.

Bullshit. The Cobalt SS Supercharged with the "Stage 3 kit" and using 100-octane fuel made 260hp. That, sir, is not "Off of the floor."

Very good list! I'd maybe add the CRX Si in there somewhere.

If it has the two-speed automatic, can we call it the "Astroglide?!?"

Bitchin'.

Seems like he spent a lot of time writing the ad copy, then failed to proofread the final version. Either way, this thing looks straight and super-tight. With plenty of paperwork and documentation (See the Marti Report), it looks like a spectacular car. Like a mid-sized GT500. Convertible. Sign me up.

Maybe you should read it.

Agreed.

Well played, sir.

I've been saying this for years!

Just a point of contention, but at $17.7K, the Maxton is a bit more than FOUR times the price of yesterday's "Jalopnik Jewel" Miata.

No specific criticism, per se. I just simply don't get that this car comes up as frequently as it does. That's all.

Now that you mention it, I just don't get Jalopnik's love affair with the Miata. It's like an MG/Triumph without a soul.

Spoken like a man who has never seen fire.

For the record, a $300K fire truck is very near the bottom-of-the-barrel. Although it can do everything a $400-$500K custom pumper does, they just simply don't hold up to the amount of work the brothers in Detroit see. For 20 years. That's why big metropolitan departments aren't riding around in say, a Smeal.

This is a brilliant film.

Top Gear needs to drop a piano on that abomination.