I owned a NX2000 back in the day. Bought it new in 1991. It was much better built, and a far better car, than it needed to be. I absolutely loved it!

Then they definitely will not have me as a buyer.

(To plagiarize my own post from BringATrailer...)

A long time ago (mid 1970's), when I was a college student (yeah, I’m old...) I got a ticket for doing 88 mph in a 30 mph zone - on my motorcycle.

Welcome to life in a police state. This is what happens when we have an authoritarian ruler, and a culture that places corporate interests above those of people.

Yes, it is achingly gorgeous, and classier than both me and the kind of people I drink with.

I’m in. I’ll buy one (turbo, 6 speed manual, thank you) - as soon as Honda puts normal audio controls in it and gets rid of the ridiculous ‘screen slider’ volume controls.

PhoenixNFA, I’m totally with you! I also have a 2015 Mustang GT. If Ford offered the 3-door Fiesta ST in the US, I’d buy two - one for me as a second car, and one for my wife.

It’s no thing of beauty, but at least it’s interesting, has character, and looks like it will be fun to drive. A 1.5 turbo with >200 hp and a manual transmission, with Honda reliability? A big step up from Honda’s recent offerings.

The only problem with this car is that Ford, in the infinite wisdom of the market research department, decided to not make the Fiesta ST Coupe available in the U.S. - the only option here is the 4-door.

I don’t know if Elio will succeed or not, though I hope they do. I think the world needs more unconventional and affordable cars. But, IMHO, all the extensive legal disclosures in the IPO document are just a meaningless game.

A rotary engine car with 4 seats.... you mean like a RX-8?

It’s so ironic to me that the only spacefaring nations left (at least for manned spaceflight) are Russia and China.

The Mazda RX8. I think it is one of the most under-appreciated cars in recent history.

As others have mentioned, here is the interesting story about the very eye-opening events of April 8, 2014. So much for The U.S.’s vaunted “advanced” technology:

If you want to understand how our “government”, or pretty much anything else, works, just follow the money. There’s a very simple reason why the A-10 isn’t being supported - because there is more money to be made - by contractors and members of Congress - by making expensive new planes instead of keeping and…