This should be on one of those inspirational posters.

So you’re not an Audi guy, but you came to an article about an Audi to complain about Audis? COOL, BRO!

Totally agree. My 8P A3 was in the shop and I had the new 8V A3 for a week or two. Sure, it had some nice fancy tech inside, but the car felt so boring and far less practical (limited rear visibility, no hatch - at least for the gas engine) than the previous generation. It lost its character. Now, the A3 is just a…

What would telling that driver to “go fuck himself” accomplish? I’ve found that aggression laced with profanity does little to convince other drivers to change their behavior - it only escalates the situation (as that motorcyclist experienced).

I always figured my car just threw a shoe.

Okay, that’s a different argument. I don’t really care who does what more. Purposefully blowing black smoke on open public roads is dodo, especially when other drivers are around.

Except the gas-version of the new A3 in the US a sedan, so ... no. I drive an 08 A3. Yes, it’s basically a GTI except totally different exterior and interior. Same engine? Yes. Same transmission? Yes. But other than that, there are notable differences.

Ken Block hoons on closed roads. These douches “roll coal” on innocent commuters. Kind of a big difference.

More reason to avoid flying whenever possible.

Kind of like how planes are basically boats that fly through water (of course, water in a gaseous state) :)

God, I love this post - great ideas all around. I believe there is a growing market for cheap, fewer frills (but not completely frill-less) transportation. I mean, look at the Elio - even if doesn't go into production, they have generated over 40,000 "reservations," which shows that even though the average purchase…

It's going to be difficult to tell the difference between this "5-door Sport Coupe GTE Concept" and your run-of-the-mill "CC."

Eh, not everybody who wants a performance car wants one that draws a lot of attention. The R8 is the introvert's supercar.

The more I read you, the more I love you. Seriously good work.

Surprisingly beautiful. I'd take random bits of chrome over giant plastic front grille. Those wheels are killer.

I'd certainly buy an Elio sooner than I'd buy this styrofoam tub.

And maybe we can come up with something that lets drivers indicate that they are about to make a turn.

The market is so saturated with big honking trucks that something like this (maybe a slightly longer bed depending on how much space that "extend-o-matic" feature adds) has actual potential. I dig it.

I'm not in love with this design, but it has me hopeful. It's refreshing to see a front end that isn't primarily a black hole of plastic (ahem, Lexus et al) and that glass ... so much glass! Looks practical, though the hatch itself looks small, making loading a bit more difficult. I think everyone is missing the…

Volkswagen problem number two: an absurd, inexplicable, razor-sharp focus on products that virtually no one wants to purchase, lease, finance, drive, or look at. Here I am referring to the Eos, the CC, and the Beetle, all of which are excellent vehicles – but excellent niche vehicles that simply distract Volkswagen…