Saab was not much different than Volvo. Smaller, but not THAT much smaller. Both had HUGE production cost issues. And yes, the main reason that GM bought Saab was because Ford bought Volvo and they wanted tit-for-tat. They got some good engineering out of the deal - Saab engineers were behind the Ecotech turbo engine…

complaining that it was a ‘goofy’ brand...then why did you money-herding weevils buy it in the first place?

Can’t say I miss Oldsmobile (of all brands) in the slightest. Though for a while in the ‘90s they certainly had the best rental car fodder that GM made. Aleros and Intrigues and the occasional Aurora where about as good as it got in the early days of my travelling career. Back when GM owned Avis and it was a dumping…

I like how most of these are concept cars, project cars, or racing one-offs. That’s not a good sign. Also, I found the Aurora the exact opposite of interesting.

This has got to be the most boomer of boomer cars ever featured on this site. Its in Phoenix too- a place boomers love to retire to. I’d bet hard cash the owner probably wears one of those tacky Hawaiian shirts with old cars on it, loves Jimmy Buffet, and all other things that boomer dudes stereotypically do.

That’s what Honda does- see 1st and 2nd gen Passport and Acura SLX-both Isuzu’s.

I guess to me it’s about who came up with the exact combination of mechanical and body shape formula (more or less) first. The Rancho was the first mass-market CUV because it was a transverse FWD enclosed wagon that looked like an SUV. The unibody XJ has a longitudinal engine so it’s more of an ancestor to luxury…

The base Z competes with the 2.0T Supra in terms of performance. The quarter mile times are identical but the Supra, even in 2.0 spec, destroys a stock Z in the handling department.

I think most of these get the love (or lack thereof) they deserve. The Jag is a fine car other than the electronics, I personally don’t like the GM mainline models overall feel so the Buick is a no for me. The VW and Audi get plenty of love from enthusiasts but are saddled with terrible reliability. Saabs are too…

i’m ok with it. not everyone is looking for hammerpants.

Drive a manual, put your trap card in defense mode...rig it to trap the thieves inside and fill it with chloroform gas.

Sounds like she sold out after being contacted by someone from Tesla. Doesn’t surprise me, you have to have bought in pretty hard to say that Iger shouldn’t have stopped his advertising in the first place. Maybe a calculated move, knowing theres a good chance the wolds most insecure billionaire might offer to pay her…

This car has a very mixed up background indeed. I tried to categorize it for Wikimedia Commons, and it’s a bit hard to pin down. Is there anything Abarth left, for instance?

The Giulia - the 2.0T isn’t the most soulful, and the Quadrifoglio is a bit overkill. There’s gotta be room for something between the two (pay for development from the car reviewer Italian swear jar after it launches).

no stick, ND. for $850k why did lexus cheap out and not do a v12 like lambo and ferrari. its not even a real drivers car. at least do a fast Automatic like the Demon. even my buddies duramax is faster with a $500 tune lol. corvette is also much cheaper and just as fast plus the corvette mid engine is better in the…

I can see the Countach, the M3 (if it’s stock), the Thunderbird AND THE PROWLER being a good investments.

It is hard to guage what the market will want in the future. I had a 1st gen Toyota MR2 for 27 years - it was a blast to drive, always thought, like the 240Z, it would become a “collector” but so far, nothing.

Also have a Mercedes-Benz SL500, R129, all the experts say it will become a collector but so far...

But I…

That’s not a 25th anniversary Countach. The 25th ani one was updated by Horacio Pagani and it’s hideous (The Pagani cars are gorgeous!). I’d still take one.

Here’s the best looking one.

“Tesla could credibly claim to be different in its infancy but for years now it’s been more or less a regular car company”

Hot take, the Gran Turismo was better and prettier than the California anyway. And cut-rate is no bad thing when it means you get one of the prettiest four-doors ever with a Ferrari V8: