I like it, though I do wish it had a manual. I think it was a smarter decision on their end to forgo it, but a guy can dream. The Veloster N that I test-drove was a ton of fun to drive, though it did have that manual and I was focused on that. Could do without... whatever mess is going on with the front bumper, though.

Surprised no Mazda so far. Lots of nice stuff, but most of the cars are beyond normal budgets. The current crop of Mazdas, including the 3, have some of the nicest interiors in the class they participate in. The MX-30 is straight up beautiful. I had a Mazda6 for 7 years and never felt the interior was low quality, or…

For a modern day interior, the LC does it for me.

I mean, if I had a dollar for every time we received a Sierra or Yukon with Chevy parts on it (door sills, wheels, trim pieces, etc.) I could afford to buy one.

When it comes to interior design, it is hard to beat Scandinavian minimalism.

While the expensive answers are the most obvious (911 by Singer), I’m going with something more pedestrian. The Mk. VII Volkswagen GTI. The GTI is “for the money” the hands down best interior on the market. The brushed stainless steel, carbon fiber, and leather might sometimes be imitation but you just don’t care…

Current TT RS. Modern, and minimalist. Manages to have a minimal amount of buttons AND a minimal amount of LCD screens, while still being functional and modern.  I love it.

Wow, 9-0 decision, with this court?!

Reflectional symmetry can go die in a hole. It has no place on something that spins. Rotational symmetry or bust!!!!

May want to check your math on that.

The wheel is symmetrical about the red line. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a factory Subaru wheel. Still looks bad.

Because small diesels are a pain in the ass to maintain, and are ridiculously expensive. Many people like to lament the days of the old Mercedes diesels getting a million miles per gallon. Yes, they were great and relatively easy to work on. But they also spewed an enormous amount of emissions. With the switch to ULSD…

TIL the following:

“It’s surprising that going hybrid is pretty much the only way for a consumer to make a significant change in fuel consumption.” I mean, only if you don’t get that the most effective way to improve fuel economy in an ICE-powered car is just to turn the ICE off a lot of the time.

Visors that can be extended

The Ion Quad Coupe’s fold-flat passenger seat barely eke out the win ahead of the Quad Coupe’s suicide doors (I suppose those aren’t technically an interior feature though) to make a compact coupe ridiculously good at moving stuff. 8 ft long bookshelf at IKEA, still flatpacked, no prob. That same bookshelf, fully…