Jason I think we as car enthusiasts often miss the point of the crossover boom. Average drivers want a comfortable step-in height, a convenient hatch-style rear opening, good ground clearance, and a commanding view of the road. You get none of that in a sedan. What they lose, better handling and performance, really…

what the heck is wrong with those people???

Well, clearly, the only rational solution is to rent another backhoe.

I don’t know, man. The Land Cruiser is also a luxury vehicle now at a hefty $83,665.

For me it’s always been easy. 200-250bhp, rwd, roughly 2,000-2,700lbs, and manual gearing with short gears (as in tops out about 200km/h or 120mph), and noturbos. That, is a perfect car. Fwd? 2,000-2,500lbs, 150-230bhp, manual gearing (just as short), no turbos, and an LSD. Awd? Eh, I like fwd much better lol...I’ll…

...also bring back the Excursion.

See, I can’t tell if you’re joking or not. When I saw the picture of the Colorado you posted, my first thought was “God, that’s ugly!” and then I saw your caption with it. Then I saw the picture of the Tacoma and thought “Now that’s how a light duty truck should look.”

They also INSIST that the new bronco won’t just be a slightly retooled Everest. Uh huh.

That feels like a good metaphor for how things went in the US this year.

Dude, you know those stories you wrote about the old man in Michigan who is being forced to sell his cars by the town because it’s an illegal junkyard? This is how that happens.

Tires...Tires are the reason.

True, and 200hp in a BRZ is a lot more fun than nearly 300 hp in a WRX.

7. Hoard it forever because you are emotionally attached to it.

LS Swapped BRZ.

I’d make a modern-technology Pantera. Italian bodywork, German brakes, British suspension, American powertrain, and an interior following the original NSX’s design language.

I’m a simple man with simple needs. Give me a Jeep CJ-5 powered by Tesla and I’ll be happy.

Then wrap all that together on Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake bodywork.

C7 Grand Sport with an 8000rpm cammed dual injection LT1 hybrid with a Tremec 6 speed and a few miles of EV range.

Voodoo engine, separate intake manifold and exhaust made by Ferracri, McLaren carbon fiber tub, McLaren suspension hardware, Porsche gearbox and brakes, interior from the current S Class, but with a gague cluster from a DB9, Lexus LFA steering wheel, shifter and pedals from a Carrera GT.

and not feel guilty driving hard