The ‘playwall’ is by far the worst thing about modern Forza games. Having to do that every week in Horizon 5 for the new cars is basically the only reason I play the game. I guess that’s their intent, to get the player base consistently coming back, but I can’t even care about the main game (what little there is of…

As a transverse I6 Volvo driver, I feel compelled to mention the Antipodean BMC Landcrabs with the transverse E-Series (also used in high-end UK models and the following Princess).

Glad I are noted :)

Thanks for calling me a slur while pointing out the actual issues preventing them from being functional.

in real life, it looks better

Ah yes, I love that driverless taxis are so functional that they sit in the middle of the road and won’t move for 15 minutes, that’s definitely my favorite part of any cab ride.

I just don’t think the $5k price premium over the Civic matters that much. BMW charges $3k for heated seats and junk, then $1k for badges and a body kit, so for Honda to offer a whole different bodyshell with alternative looks and marginally nicer dealership experience et. al. doesn’t seem all that unreasonable to…

Ford/PSA’s Lion V6 diesel. I think this video should suffice as evidence...

I think those were a Mitsubishi-derived design and yeah, they are butch as hell for a cut-price 2000s Korean car. I’m guessing the mid-2010s GDI V6s suffer issues for much the same reason the GDI 4-bangers do.

Yeah, because that Benz is hideous. The Toyota ain’t much better, but at least it doesn’t look like a bloated grinning whale.

I heard on ABC News (Australian, not U.S.) that the sharks were cookie cutters, which is peak comedy to me.

That’s just the average price for the segment. Even the WRX or GR Corolla can go up to the high $40ks with enough options, and then you’re stuck sitting in a Subaru/Toyota interior. The Civic Type R is a decent bargain, but I’d happily pay the premium for the Acura variant to have it be less ugly.

Wrong. The Bronco Sport is actually the true Escape all along. The 3rd gen and current Escape are Kugas in ‘Escape’ clothing. More proof that ‘One Ford’ has never worked.

To be fair it’s not over the top given current pricing.

Disappointingly lacking anything Aussie.

That said, a pre-2010 I4 Korean car with port injection is a pretty decent option with a lower entry fee. Plenty of Accents, Elantras, and Spectras still roam the roads in the lower income parts of town so clearly they’re durable and easy to fix if less reliable outright than a Japanese car.

No Aussie love? Holden stuck with wagons for a lot longer than most, and RWD V8 ones at that.

There’s always confusion whether a Mazda 5 is a wagon or an SUV

I wish Taiwanese Luxgen would bring their new Foxconn-designed N7 EV over. It seems quite practical and can’t be all that expensive, and it has to be better than the Vinfast.