If we chose cars based on environmental impact, our cars would match Hondas from the ‘70s and ‘80--lightweight, 4-cylinder gas engines, but w/ modern tech to get better than 50 mpg PLUS hybrids and EVs would not yet be making inroads. That’s my controversial car opinion. 

My controversial car opinion is that people who read Jalopnik do not know what “opinion” and “car” and “controversial” mean when those words are strung together. 

Getting passed on the right on a multi-lane highway should be a moving violation with points on your license. Yes, points on the license of the person who gets passed on his or her right. 

the notion that a law promoting red light cameras could increase highway safety is the stupidest thing I’ve encountered today. By what mechanism does a camera prevent a car from crashing?

Crack pipe. This car offers nothing above what anyone would get from an M5, and those are on autotrader under 50k all day. 

They were not moral. They were not a majority. 

2025 BMW M5--”subtract lightness”

Things are called humor when they are funny. 

I didn’t mean “you”, I meant anyone addressed by the Bimmer fan club. I hope the wording of my comment did not cause insult.

Needs to be a new website or tiktok: saved wheel set by people who can’t afford them. I’ve got save profiles for this g70 with wheels by BBS, enkei, etc. I could probably afford if I really wanted, but, but... but... I have saved wheel sets for both of my cars and for my wife’s car. Can’t afford ‘em all. I will keep…

According to Bimmer fan club, you must either be a dentist who buys new and drives slow, or teen with parts falling off posting to tik-tok

Dear ikaiyoo, maybe I would love to try what suggest, but I do not know what “gold double bar trio’s” are. What does that phrase mean? I am looking to dress up the g70, so I am open to suggestions. 

I agree. You wouldn’t believe how much time I’ve spent on tirerack looking at other options, silver, gold, etc. Simple silver looks best to me, but don’t really feel like spending the money.  

Can attest. Got mine (actual car pictured)...

The retro Thunderbird

Garage queen Corvette

Surprised to hear your hate for the e90. That is such a broad brush. So many people drive/drove ‘09-’13 328s, 335s, M3s, etc. All idiots? I would be curious to hear your explanation for why on this one. 

I mostly agree, except that I point out that shifters originally were mechanical linkages to gears that you select for contact with an output shaft of a single engine that had one crankshaft. For various reasons, some manufacturers made the shifter electronic, allowing a knob or something to be placed anywhere, with…

I love it. Like someone else mentioned, I’m getting early VW vibes. I thought early Rabbit. I want one in black with red accent on grill, like early 80s GTI livery. I like it alot. 

Jalopnik was ruined years ago. I still look once in a while because of semi-interesting car content. But this site is very clear example of the enshitification of the internet and letting web 2.0 bs take priority over content quality. If I ever become a professor of ‘High Quality Things that are Good’, I will teach the…