Look at the dunes in the background. Wherever they peak, imagine a perpendicular line running straight down. Rotate the image in your so those lines are vertical and I think you've got the actual steepness of the dune.

Mission accomplished ;)

That's an awesome bit of trivia about the Abarth 500. Made my morning.

The NC Miata also pipes in sound... *grumble grumble*

Looks like a Gran Theft Auto car; the design is exaggerated and all over the place.

That picture is unfiltered pornography.

TG magazine is responsible for this.

According to TG, the Aveo holds that honor.

+1 for column shift

I wouldn't hate too hard on the "blandness" of California's plates. Bright colors or trendy icons can interfere with the look of a car, so I'm quite happy that the state has neutral, plain plates.

Oh, no particular story; it's just that one group now unfortunately associated with the STI is frat boys and douchebags.

It is time to tell you of the STI-owning frat boy...

The shirt says it all.

Those have 1.8s right? Is it the same one from the 94- NA?

I never thought I'd look at it like this but I'm glad I got a 1.6 instead of a 1.8. Why? Mileage. You're not the first 1.8 owner to report ~24 mpg. Over here in the kingdom of 1.6, I regularly get 29—and I have never once put forth an effort to conserve fuel (I in fact push that tiny motor).

Hey, mine is also a 1.6 with faded paint and torn seats!

I'm going to be civil here and read you message for the content and not just write it off as another anti-cycling post. What you actually say makes sense—more cyclist education. I spent a good two hours joyriding by bicycle through urban areas last weekend. I'm all for car/bike cooperation, so I did my best to…

California HWY 35 a.k.a. Skyline Boulevard. The thing is straight in a lot of places—following the ridge—and I've never seen a cop up there in my life. You could go any speed.

They recently built a traffic circle in my little Californian city. It took people a while to get used to, but it's smooth sailing nowadays. I love that thing—rarely have to stop.

To get that sort of response with, say, an Elantra, you'd have to set the thing on fire and cover it in pornography.