I have a suggestion for the manufacturers: if the car can’t drive itself, stop implying that it can. The words “autopilot” and “self-driving car” are borderline false advertising, and they’re the reason people keep doing this. Stop making people think their cars are KITT. We’re getting there, but we’re not there yet.

I have to tell you, you haven’t owned a real AMG until you have owned a Mitsubishi Galant AMG.

The G350D Professional available in Australia and New Zealand has cloth seats and is rugged. It starts at NZ$186,500+ (approx US$135,500) new

Grumpy cat, grumpy cat...what are they feeding you?

Wow.

The good news is the satisfying door locks, with their trademark solid sturdy clunks, are just about the only thing that truly carries over directly from the previous Wagen.

That like my favorite part of the design. I think it looks awesome.

In. Line. 6. In a half-ton.

Yes, but it’s not all bad news: at least you get to complain about how the plastics don’t feel as nice as on an Audi.

You’re tall. You need heated seats. You loathe SUVs but have a clear fondness for wagons. You’d like to at least have a shot at a manual transmission. You go for stuff that’s a bit off-center but not outrageous. All noble and good.

“If he can wait 3 weeks, the Giulias should have depreciated enough...” NICE! 

I would figure that he would rush my surgery to pack in as many as he can in a day. He is going to need all that sweet cash to pay his mechanic to keep that Triumph Stag on the road.

Torch and Patrick crushin’ it. Maybe there are “better” choices, but this dude wants something weird, and judging by his car history, those two cars fit the bill (with his other must-haves) wonderfully. No additional community car suggestions needed.

Honestly, as you are a physician - image matters.

Kia Borrego. You’re welcome.

Aww yeah:

Man, no shit: when I did the launch drive for this car back in 2014, they had all this British stuff everywhere. Union Jack flags, The Who and the Stones playing all over the place. But all the engineers there were German guys! “You like the new Mini, ja? Das ist ein kleiner Rennwagen, ja?”

The check engine light never sets on the British empire.

Tom, I think you you mistyped the headline:

I prefer the AussieMan version: