I thought the power numbers were a little underwhelming too, but it turns out they’re pretty competitive with what BMW is putting out in their 3 Liter Six Diesel. (255-hp and a 413-lb of torque) 

Makes sense, what a dud the fusion was...

Oh my god it’s like a damn Fisher Price toy from the 90s’.

I’ve been trying to get featured on Jalopnik for years, and now that I have...I wasn’t expecting it to be for this.

They are both small and cheap - no reason not to have one of each. Still takes up less garage space than an F150.

Having grown up with small French hatchbacks, I was super excited when this thing came out, for all the reasons you mention. I bought every car magazine that featured it.

We don’t like domestic shitboxes because they’re slow, boring and familiar. We like international shitboxes because they’re cheap, plentiful and quirky.

Asymmetrical hood vents??? Oh hai.

As I have previously stated:

Yup. The automotive landscape is _really_ different, here in Vancouver — fuel is $1.47/L, and people _take notice_.

As someone living in southern california and having to stare at gas prices creep up to the $3.50 per gallon mark....yes I still give a damn about fuel economy. And I’m actually getting tired of ONLY getting 36MPG combined out of my civic.

You’re overlooking the fact that the Veloster has a rear window the size of a postage stamp. Having owned several C900s, I can tell you they don’t suffer from that affliction. Sure, you can say, “so what?” but to me that’s a deal killer. I’ve driven a Veloster and the rear visibility wasn’t just non-existent, it was a…

Did a google search for the VIN for my old Taurus.

Nothing bad popped up. Did get an address, though. Popped it into Google maps, and I find this... nearly 21 freakin’ years after it rolled off the assembly line and the paint still shines.

Only other way for a non-US spec vehicle to be here in the US is by way of the manufacturer. I know this because of my driving job, which all vehicles were manufacturer plated but because the RHD diesel manual cars were considered prototypes they were legal on the roads.

German born and raised, been living here in the US for the past 26 years now. Even share a first name with the dude (yep, Andreas, like the fault - never get tired of spelling that for people on the phone...). And I think you’re on to something with the cultural difference. Germans are used to their Behörden and Ämter…

48 around town in a TD? No way.

I got about 46 mpg (US) combined with 83 mph highway driving and city traffic, in all weather. In a 2013 manual transmission Ford Focus wagon diesel (Europe, obviously).

Deluxe Datsun Delivers Diesel Deathblow.