I want to meet the soccer mom that drives a Focus RS.

The code is 5-digits, 3125 permutations.

GM’s quarterly net income “surges” to $1.1bn. Hyundai’s quarterly net income “slumps” to $1.46bn. Interesting.

These ads are, not surprisingly, very lame, but they may prove effective in winning over just enough of that core group of truck buyers who go for the volume trim levels (XLT, LT) and are hesitant to change. While Ford will probably hang on to the outright sales crown (SuperDutys outsell the HDs from Chevy/GMC and…

Martin Winterkorn. Anytime you’re the CEO of the #2 automaker, have been at the helm during a period of strong growth and innovation, you carry some weight. The decisions he makes regarding the management shakeup at VAG will have a wide-ranging impact. Oh yeah, and he outmaneuvered Ferdinand Piech.

Not a bad suggestion

Looks to be a little rust, so CP.

I think there is a bit of a misunderstanding here as to the relative importance of the Chinese stock market. While the 33% drop over the past month is certainly bad, China is not necessarily heading toward a 2009-style recession, as The Economist explains:

Damn, that Porsche 918 does not photograph well.

I know I’m outside the norm for an EcoBoost-ed Ford, but I’m actually getting MPGs consistent with the EPA ratings on my ‘14 Fusion, averaging 35 MPG over 9500 miles. I’ve even had 4 tanks that exceeded the highway rating of 37 MPG. Admittedly, only a third of my 50 mile daily commute is in stop-and-go driving, but…

And when you see one, your eyes immediately drift down to the front fender in search of the two numbers and a decimal point that make all the difference in the world: “5.0.”

In CO it isn’t the owl licence plate hogging the left lane, it’s this, the Columbine memorial “Respect Life” plate. This plate can also be seen making unsignaled lane changes, tailgating, driving with no headlights in the rain, having burned out brake lights, and stuck blocking two lanes on I-70 up Floyd Hill in a…

It’s not available anymore, but in the vein of rare new cars, the ‘13-’14 Fusion manual. I have one and I’m very curious if anyone out there has a ballpark figure for how many Ford sold. Be nice to know exactly how much of a unicorn my unicorn is, i.e. one horn, or two?

Just when this whole Google self-driving car thing can’t get any more annoying, they add on this “my community, my neighbors” artsy crap. Hey Google, stop wasting everyone’s time and just cover the stupid thing in gray fur, it’s the look you’re going for anyway.

I have a bit of a soft spot for Starlets, as my grandfather had a silver ‘81, but this Frankenstein’d one for $7500? Yeah, no.

In the mind of the enthusiast...

Like others, I think this was a manual thing, but not so much anymore. My ‘02 Ranger has a little lever you have to press but my ‘14 Fusion has no such thing, just turn the key to “off” and out it comes.

Just like the question, “what is the fastest car?” the answer is a rental.

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May have created some enormous shoes to fill when it comes to hosting Top Gear.