Same here. When a year or too later I was told by more than one Toyota dealer that they had no interest in getting me a Corolla or a Matrix with a stick, I came to the conclusion that Toyota hates manual transmissions. Perhaps the FR-S will prove me wrong.

This makes me hate Toyota even more.

Perhaps I am mistaken, (Since I always use the shitty ones that come with the car,) but I thought there was a distinct difference between actual pedals designed for Heel-n-toe and Fast and Furious Pep Boys/Wal-Mart blocks that you stick on the stock pedals. I thought the Pedal covers were akin to the crap gear knob…

Well, I am looking at the Mustang for my next vehicle, but mostly it sits on the list as a cost/value check against other cars. Similarly, I always think about what my '97 Jeep Cherokee gave me, (20mpg/190hp/225ft-lbs/sub-2900lb weight/small footprint) and that makes a lot of cars look bad. I know the Mustang is…

My single greatest disappointment upon leasing a NA base model Impreza was finding out the growl comes from UEL exhaust to accommodate the turbo of the WRX, (Hence no growl on the Equal Length exhaust of the NA model.

Hey, I am a weight-weenie too, but at that price cross-shopping is going to happen. They need to ditch the silly shit like standard nav and ricer pedal covers and drop that price a bit. $24k isn't a deal breaker, but Christ Almighty, Mustangs start at $22k.

That suits me just fine.

I would be almost as excited about this if it was FWD. But it if it was FWD, I would have to ask myself if the practicality and usefulness of a Hatch/Wagon outweighed the fun and nicer look of a coupe. Hell, if for some odd reason, they made a wagon or shooting brake version of the FR-S, I'd have to ask myself the…

Aren't they both RWD?

I would love a new 510 Wagon. Of course my idea of that is sort of an Japanese vision of an E30 touring but with modern tech.

"...As a white person you can never really understand what it means to be a black person in the US."

Your comment says more about your fucked up attitude towards work and less about what an actual job is. My job sucks, but I still manage to find ways to enjoy it.

The United States is 235 years old. Oppressing a racial demographic 165 years before our existence, (And over a decade before Plymouth Rock) would be a sadly impressive trick if it wasn't bullshit. Were the Native Americans enslaving Africans in 1610? Try again.

Ferraris?

Good point. Maybe instead of lipstick a return to simple function based aesthetics, (Which they have lacked since the early 90's) would do Nissan good. But I think my point was that a Megane looks a hell of a lot better than a Sentra.

If I had the money I would be cross-shopping Gennies and Stangs, and I know people who are. I also know a long-time Hyundai owner who is looking at a Camaro or Mustang convertible and would consider the Genny if it had a drop-top. The only reason she isn't considering the Miata is because the V6 Mustang embarrasses…

I like the sedan and wagon better, but the Brera is gorgeous too. God, I'd love to have one.

Looks better than any other FWD Dodge in recent memory.

Nissans could use some lipstick.

Was the 159/Brera a FIAT?