His body kits for the 6er and SL were, uh, not all that great.

Right, but I can’t think of a single production car they’ve designed. They’re a contract builder who also does concept car work, like Valmet meets EDAG.

Magna doesn’t design cars, they’re a contract manufacturer only. They also make the new Supra/Z4, the G-Wagen, and several Jag models.

Fair enough, but I do understand the pain of trying to use Hertz with the long lines and getting not what you expect every time. I think they need to temper their expectations and just get a 2000s beater Japanese car like a used RAV4 or CR-V that isn’t worth much anyway. Being back twice a year means maybe four to…

I think they just want something that once they get home, assuming it sits on a battery tender, they can turn the key and it’ll start. Getting a minor service every time you’re back seems like a small price to pay for that, and I’d think their MIL would be willing to come by and drive it every now and then, basically…

It just seems a little too close for comfort given that they’ll be making the K3 in Monterrey, Mexico whereas the Pegas was CDM. I guess where I live is basically Mexico-lite so that would explain the current Rio sedan’s popularity.

Guess Nissan will be laughing all the way to the bank, they certainly know the segments they cater to. I certainly see more Versas than Kicks around.

Will it be replaced by the K3? At least down here in border land the Rio, the outgoing Accent sedan, and the Versa are some of the most common cars around. Seems foolish to abandon even a low-margin segment when you’ve got only a single competitor.

With shite build and materials quality. Either the margins must be enormous or those doors are really expensive to make.

According to CPI’s inflation calculator it makes perfect sense. In 1999 a USD$15k Daewoo Nubira wagon would cost USD$29k in today’s money. Nearly $30k for a Daewoo! The real problem is the wage to inflation gap.

The gen2 Lancia Delta HF? Less horsepower than the gen1 HF except for the 8V cars, uglier, and generally forgettable. Drove alright, but a weak second act at best with no AWD and zero rally pedigree.

These are considered a ‘performance car’? Lol, might as well add the Toyota Paseo to the mix, too. 

Ok, I’m glad I’m not the only one that saw that.

yep, cannot beat a T-gul

oh, like Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Volvo?

It’s such a stupid special edition that’s so kitsch I can’t help but love it. The plaque is hilarious:

Which is weird since they’ve already gone that way with the MDX.

There’s boring and timeless: