Eww, another 4 door pickup truck. I'd much rather have a Crew Cab Raptor or whatever Ford calls its truck with the space behind the front seats. Just enough space to fit a cooler, a couple bags, and give some recline-ability in case I need to sleep in the truck.

I think the new Trabi looks kinda cool. Perhaps a basic, efficient, reliable electric drivetrain will help it be a good Euro-city car.

I think the new Trabi looks kinda cool. Perhaps a basic, efficient, reliable electric drivetrain will help it be a good Euro-city car.

@bmoreDLJ: I agree. Isn't the 4Runner and GX at the end of their product cycles?

@FBJ: :::::::::: It's like the ugly got beat again by the ugly stick! :P

I really hope enough idiots buy the Volt. Then this will make the case for GM to improve and include the technology on other models as the price to use the technology will drop with time. Then people will be able to drive this appliance to work with all the sheeple and take the real car out afterwards to do some…

@Otto-Mann: While driving home tonight, I was pondering a Lord Humungous themed entry, made out of a stripped bare 2WD geo Tracker or some sort of shortened toyota/nissan pickup. Zero body work except for wheel wells. Lower it a bit, get your best Aussie post-apocalyptic outfit on, and get to racing. Bonus points for…

GPS giving rally pace notes directions would be teh awesome!

@pinkshinyalan: not the Long Island Expressway (I-495)... goes straight into NYC, not around... Then again the entire interstate system around NYC is nonsense!

@Bring back the Jalopnik9: Subaru does not listen to silly conventional wisdom about high beltlines equaling side impact safety. Silly automakers!

"As project managers developed the car, they found they couldn't use off-the-shelf systems from GM's compact-car architecture, such as power steering, which draws power from the internal combustion engine. So they substituted higher-priced electrical systems. "

@Maymar - Save the CSRs!: Imagine how many high mpg Japanese cars from the late 80's/early 90's would still be on the road if it wasn't for road salt!

New York City doesn't fool around. You know exactly why they gave you the ticket, because the ticket envelope is addressed to the NYC Dept. of Finance.

@engineerd: There's a sucker born every minute. These guys built a business out of automotive tackiness and overwrought gaudiness. Of course, it does help to run your business on Long Island, where money is abundant, brains are not, and people line up like sheep ready to be fleeced.

@Tossed Accordtaco salad over Malibu: I need to go do this... visit dealerships, feign interest, then explain to the sales staff how their cars are rolling turds. Loudly, so the other customers can hear. Perhaps I can convert some customers, help them see the light.

@Mad_Science: Amen, Brother!

@FP - missing Pete and the SHOwagon: Okay, you have just confused me. LandofMinos said that the French government is afraid of the people, and the American people are afraid of their government.

Man, they can't even get Urban Renewal right in Detroit... Burn the old bridges down, not the recently constructed!

@Wes Siler: Unfortunately, I do as well :( Although I dream for the day when I buy another two-wheeled tool of terror... (did I say terror? I meant sport/touring)

Wes, I think being an avid motorcyclist doesn't help with the squirm factor when you're a passenger. Instead of "Oh, that's poor driving form!" going through your head, it probably connected with the 'If I did something that stupid on my bike, I'd be a red smear!" Bikes teach you lessons the painful way. This would…