It was a legitimately fun sport compact with a willing engine, a Torsen LSD, and a nice chassis. Really, it was the looks that let it down the most. At the time I wound up with an Integra instead, as it was just a little sharper and a lot better looking. 

Judging by the pricing of most of these cars on the list... are Norwegians loaded??

Luckily I haven’t been hit (yet?) but have had a few close calls:
-I had a guy in a pickup who made sure to mash his throttle and swerve towards me as he passed me, clearly enraged I dared to ride my bike on a public 2-lane road. He was so pissed he pulled over... so he could do it again, swerving even closer into me…

Even on the high side of the pricing estimate, that’s still an exciting price for an exciting car. And I’m expecting dealers to gouge the fuck out of interested parties, turning the GR Corolla into unobtanium for most enthusiasts.

I’m happy to buy new when it comes to hot hatches! Please make enough examples so dealer…

First, I generally think Hyundai/Kia/Genesis has been on a bit of a roll lately, but my initial reaction is this Elantra redesign seems like a little clumsy, especially when it comes to the interior.

CP. This thing was an antique when new. A buddy of mine was looking at a 2002 Blazer to replace his first gen model and it might as well have been the same truck. 

Some day this will make a nice RADwood car. Today is not that day. CP.

My head says CP, my heart says NP. I’m a sucker for that color combo. It’s stock, the mileage is low, and it’ll be a future classic. Yes, even the AP2... eventually.

I’m excited to see what you do next, Patricia! I followed you from Nightmare Mode. You’re leaving Kotaku better than you found it.

The Lancia Stratos Turbo, thanks to Wheeljack from Transformers. It was the coolest looking, most futuristic car I had ever seen. It wasn’t until later that I realized it was an actual real car!

Several years ago, I was rolling in my NB Miata in a relatively empty parking lot. A green Ford Ranger was driving diagonally through the empty parking spaces to get through the lot faster and nearly ran into me. I shot him a look and just said, “Nice,” sarcastically. His reply: “I guess I couldn’t see your little faaa…

I’ve got a 2005 Acura TSX 6-speed and this little interface has been a lifesaver for road trips. Power, clean audio, text display, and basic iPhone transport controls. It even provides an analog line-in for other devices. The only negative is it triggers the iPhone to play A-Punk by Vampire Weekend. Every. Time. I.…

I don’t want dealers to lie at all. But thanks to the shady practices at so many franchised dealerships, this is the situation we’re in. If they claim a price is “no-haggle” my initial instinct is this is another phony obstacle I need to handle. Obviously I wouldn’t expect to waltz into a Carmax to wheel and deal as…

Oh, did the dealership claim their price was no-haggle? Here are some other things dealerships said that weren’t true:

The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet. It’s such a cynically designed product built on a platform that was never meant to lose its roof and it looks like a Playmobil bathtub. Also Doug DeMuro loves it.

Not trying to pigeonhole you into Wardrobe Theory, but I always love when you talk fashion and costume design. Just from these screen grabs I’m really impressed with what Ubi did here, and I like the buzz I’m hearing regarding the characters’ personalities in general.

This is great and I feel like it’s an intimate look into why some people choose games writing (or why it chooses them). I noticed my favorite writers in games have fairly broad interests and have opinions on media in general, with games just being the medium that holds their focus. Games don’t exist in a vacuum and I…

I love how Trent is desperate to recede into the shadows with his black jacket. Barely even wants acknowledgement during the intro.