Great article. I really liked it.

My first thought on seeing that pic, “why is there a bmw 318ti with those toyotas?”

Don’t those numbers put the power-to-weight ratio near that of a bmw e90 328i?

Probably good for snow loads. Big yard of them sitting out in winter? Tin roofs don’t buckle.

Old article, I know. I’m just reading it again now. I’ve been thinking: it seems that BMW needs to bifurcate the 3 series line. Maybe that’s what they tried to do with the m235i. Or maybe that’s what they try to do with trim levels, but it really seems like a car trying to satisfy both sides of a split identity:…

I don’t understand what you mean. Is “terrible bird dog” an idiom that I’m not familiar, or are you saying something more direct? I’m just curious. What are you trying to say about the M3?

Timeless styling and high quality, yes, that is what they should do. For luxury, I’d rather ride in this ‘86 300SDL then anything by e.g., infiniti.

I don’t get it. They put a brz in a wind tunnel?

I could be staring right at one of those, and I would forget it exisred.

Anything with James Earl Jones, especially if the anything is a Chrysler Lazer

I definitely agree. I have an ‘08 m3 and have started doing track days. One of my first big insights has been that I’m near certain everything will be more fun and more rewarding with a slower car. I’m even considering seeking out a straight trade for a low mileage or new brz. I guess I”m just not that crazy about sub…

fuck the neighbors. I guarantee you that guy wouldn’t hesitate to lend a floor jack, breaker bar, and torque wrench if any neighbor ever had a flat. Have them back on the road in minutes.

Contenders:
Chevy Vega (actually not ugly, so just a contender—didn’t quite make the cut)

Shelby Daytona. That roof line is actually, objectively wrong, and it is a mistake, and it makes the car ugly. But the car turns around and smashes your face in with an awesomeness hammer dipped in nacho cheese.

I know that everyone in the Jalopnik community will agree unanimously that the ZDX is only beautiful. However, I will take the bold stand that it is also ugly.

I’ll just leave this here and run away before anyone can throw anything at me

I always thought the Citation filled this slot. Overall, it’s a dull, sad, ugly car. But they actually got the lines right. The proportions would be pleasing if it were anything BUT a Chevorlet Citation.

A few years ago, I actually made this JPEG to show a shirt that I wished existed, so I could buy it and wear it.

Ugh. There’s one particular off-ramp I hit nightly on I-93 just S of Boston. It has two apexes separated by a very short straight. I just know there is a way to do it as a constant arc, but I have not yet found. But every night, I try a new line.

Um, nobody with a passenger is popping any wheelies on that bike...