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I love reading and learning about stuff (history) like this. Thank you. Carry on.

Sadly as an American, those are all "dream" cars to me. I did drive a 306 GTi back in 2000 in the UK. But I was 17, so, I can't say I remember much or had a good basis of comparison. That same summer I also drove an Elise, and that has stayed with me, I very much want one of those.

Both are very acceptable alternatives and worthy and I couldn't necessarily pick one of the 3.

One of the best looking hot-hatches right there. It's arguable, but I'd consider putting it's picture next to the diction entry for "hot-hatch." (Yes the the GTI is the original, I know.)

I've said to people again and again, if you know how to use it, you'd be surprised by what a FWD car can do. This easily goes x3 for loose surfaces.

Yup, yup. Also the Focus ST. I owned one and spent a week trying to figure out a better sport that also wouldn't block the intercooler. Not doable.

We're fans of small European cars here at Jalopnik, with the one caveat that we're not big on the Smart Fortwo.

Is there where they US plate will mount???!!! Can't hardly imagine anything worse and more awkward looking.

Here's an undisguised, unteased image of the seventh-generation Hyundai Sonata, which has a grille that instantly recalls the fifth-generation Sonata. The Korean midsizer is supposed to evoke the more-expensive Genesis, but it frankly looks dated.

Yeah, so that's clearly a real Agera and some terrible workmanship on a movie prop. It's probably a v6 Mustang headed to a Hertz lot and rerouted (by spotter plane of course) to the movie set, via Lord Ford's orders.

I care what you think. I care because I think I would think the same thing(k) you think right now if I went and saw the movie. But I read this instead and while there was a 0.0009% chance I was going to actually spend money and buy a ticket for it, I can now safely say thank you for saving me. SALVATION! It feels…

I think cars that "accelerate on their own" and are therefore out of OUR control, are much more terrifying to our physique than ones that simply shut off. Hence it's easier (and makes for more exiting headline, reading, scare-mongering etc.) to get more excited and verbal about that. Hell, a whole huge part of the…

I must have this. Immediately.

Despite the fact that I work for a dealer and thus it's in my paycheck's best interest to keep them, I actually couldn't agree with you more.

Remember when the C6 Corvette came out and they made a HUGE deal about all the things they had learned, advances they had made and technology they were able to bring directly to the C6 because of the C5 racing program? And then they'd say, "For example…" and point to the headlights, and remark, "Like these headlights,…

Green means go, and if you forget that at a very short one, expect some rage building up behind you.

My experience with Ford and my Focus ST was an unmitigated disaster. I don't blame Ford solely for producing one car I by luck got and had issues with, but for their handling, really lack of handing, the situation. Their customer service was terrible, they were unresponsive, didn't help to resolve the issues and were…

All through the '60s and '70s, Volkswagen was staring at its navel, trundling on with the aging rear-engine, rear-drive Beetle while its competition made great advances in front-engine, front-drive compacts. Just when it seemed like VW was entering into a downward spiral, they developed the little Audi 80 into the…

I replied to someone here about my experience with Ford and my Focus ST. But yeah I was under $17k for my car too, at that price your not even playing in the same league. And yes, the car is too much damn fun to care about how it stacks up. Still need to get into an underground parking garage…