To pull it over, they had to ketchup with it. But none of them mustard the courage to write a ticket? They just rolled over? So much for dogged police work.

@snorkelingsarcosuchus001: +1

Think Nissan will borrow these for the Leaf?

I would have screamed too. Those are some creepy looking critters.

FAIL. This was the perfect excuse for the long-awaited ELO reunion.

OK, somebody has to say it—Mad_Science, that is some serious photography. Aside from the amazing cars that only exist as trailer queens in NJ, I get a real sense of a place I've never been. Those low-angle uphill shots of the Impala are sublime.

That paint job looks a little amateurish, but hints at what might have been. That looks GOOD.

Had the screaming chicken never gotten any larger, the world would be a better place. This looks downright tasteful compared with what followed. I love these 2nd-gen, pre-Malaise F-bodies.

Too bad for Carbon. Regardless of whether the Caprice is as good, it'll probably be good enough to dissuade cops from parting with a name they know.

Broadly, one that can get you through when it has to, but that doesn't invite you to attempt stupid things or be on the road needlessly. An AWD Caravan bailed us out in an unexpected storm that would have stopped a FWD car. I expect our Pilot would do the same, but if I have the option of staying home, I'll still take…

@Ash78, cube farmer: Makes sense, especially from the front, as cars certainly can be imagined to have eyes and a mouth, and sometimes a nose.

I would have move to Southern California and never, ever let this be seen in public with the top up.

Proving how interchangeable these are becoming, you inadvertently refer to it as the Rogue in your next-to-last paragraph. Anyone for a CUV name mashup, like CamAccord?

@JSmith53: Although I just felt the entire Jalopniverse cringe.

@I-Roll: Yep. I might have gone for one, but the dealbreaker was runflats in lieu of a spare—horribly expensive, fast-wearing, and a big problem if they fail to, well, run flat. Which has happened from time to time. So when I put the AWD Caravan out to pasture, I was more or less pushed into SUV/crossover territory.…

Wouldn't that give a DS a nosebleed?

A co-worker of mine had one of these when they were new. Nothing but problems. Pass.

That camber is like spinach between its teeth, or the Tide Talking Stain; you just can't decide whether you like it until the distraction is gone. Trying my best to focus, I see a nose with the unfortunate downward slouch of an Aerostar.

Polo. Security would surely intervene before it got anywhere near people who actually play polo.

Highs: Elegant, simple, understated rear end, reasonable beltline leading to a generous greenhouse. And aren't the beltline and rear related, when you think about it? If the beltline keeps tailing up toward the back, you're left with this giant rear-facing slab to fill in with fussy details.