I imagine there’s lots to like about it. I borrowed a Corolla TouringSports (wagon) from Toyota GB for a fortnight last summer and it hit all those points as well. It was, for a few thousand miles, “a very nice, economical place to be” with nearly no downsides. I guess this is the North American equivalent.

When I move to the US for a period for work I’d love to bring across my 4-year old Yaris GRMN. I don’t want to sell it in the US and I don’t even want to “profit” from from it. I just want to use and so I don’t have to buy or lease another car in the US while also paying to store the GRMN here in the UK.

Oh, thank goodness. I thought it was just me…

I’m surprised the Isuzu VehiCross wasn’t included as that’s quite well known. The Toyota Yaris GRMN is a more obscure, but much more recent, one. 

Your phrasing “old GM proving ground” is a bit tough on Millbrook. It’s a former GM proving ground, sure, but it’s still an active proving ground and is constantly being updated with new facilities and equipment.

Now imagine that for every VW-badged SUV there are fractionally different Audi, Seat and Skoda variants. Welcome to the roads here in Europe.

My UK-spec Mazda MX-5 Mk4 (ND) had the slot for the single CD player behind my elbow at the back of the cabin facing forwards. I think I used it once in 2 years.

If anyone can wait until Q1 next year then I’ll import my 1992 230E and sell it for $6,000. It’s not quite as basic as that, has 216k miles on the clock and has some rust. Still, a bargain, eh? 😉

Please see my nomination including the PT Cruiser Convertible, a convertible that’s no fun at all.

Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible and Audi Q8

If I was that sharp I’d be able to tell my McLarens apart.

How would anyone know if it was a “rare McLaren”? They all look the same...

We run a fudge of systems. For anything that’s “a length” we work in metres/centimetres/millimetres but for anything that’s “a distance” we work in miles. Those of us who swap(ped) back and forth between the UK and Continental Europe can generally understand a distance in kilometers.

That one’s unmarked so, these days, it could be anything. Possibly a BMW 1-series, Golf R, Leon FR or even a Hyundai i30N with the N-specific bumpers and spoiler removed for extra stealth.

We have the same problem the other way around.

For US readers, “Toby Carvery” is about the same as “Applebee’s”. Kind of.

TAKE ALL MY VC DOLLARS!!!

I stood and chatted to the CEO on an non-press day at GIMS a couple of years ago. Obviously, I didn’t realise until afterwards or I would have asked for a proper interview. (🤦‍♂️) He just seemed like a very interesting exec who wanted to interact with stand-goers.

These are such good cars and I can’t wait to try the updated models.

Good grief, no.