There’s “inexpensive” and then there’s “cheap”. The Mitsubishi interior above is a perfect example. Mitsubishis have notoriously awful interiors and the nasty greasy plastics, constant rattles, and crappy seats constantly remind you of that at all times.

As a native Oregonian and engineer, I see two sides to this:

I see your CR-V lady and raise you Angelina:

It’s really not that noticeable when you’re in one. My brother has a current gen Cooper S with the same interior, and the interior fades away pretty quickly once you find some twisties.

In general, I agree with you, but the way the shift lever is shaped and positioned in the Mini, the boot looks far more appropriate than a stark lever with exposed gate.

As weird as this might sound, I think the 2014 Spark EV could fit the bill as a “cheap and fun”.

Within a specific fare section, airlines usually don’t care if there are free seats available and you want to spread out a bit. The problem here is that the couple moved from regular economy to Economy Plus, which is a more expensive seat.

I miss my little bugeye WRX all the time. Character for days, a rev-happy boxer engine, and the best-fitting sport seats I’ve ever sat in.

I’m a big Tesla fan, but I will readily admit Tesla has only survived thus far due to Musk’s willingness to pour his own personal wealth into the company. Now with their diversified energy offerings, they are turning a profit (which is currently dumped back into R&D and manufacturing as they ramp the Model 3, so their…

The article above states it’s an all new direct injected turbo engine...

For black plastic exterior trim pieces (I have a black plastic hatchback sill, for example), Mother’s Back to Black works great. It’s very easy to apply, and lasts a good 4-6months.

The Nurburgring is an excellent vehicle test road regards of the design intent of the vehicle. Lots of elevation changes, corners, and banks to see how well a car would respond to more pedestrian routes like mountain passes and freeways.

They used to have a lot more personality, IMO. I really like the looks of my 2007 Outback. I was sad they ditched the huge split moonroof on the later generations.

Have fun with that 107 miles of range...

Huh, swap out the Astons and Bentley’s mentioned in the article with Mini, and that’s basically the same experience my brother had when he ordered his Cooper S.

Pacifism, as lame as that sounds, is really their best protection. Letting Kim Jong throw his hissy fits enough not to start a real bombardment, and making sure he realizes his assured destruction should he decide to shell Seoul is their largest deterrent. Seoul is too close to the North Korean border to prevent 100%…

He’s a dead ringer for Jim Gaffigan, because that IS Jim Gaffigan. It’s a capture from one of his Pacifica ads.

Yep. It’s a shot from his Pacifica commercials.

The issue people have is that this so called luxury car has a fucking half assed iPad stuck in the middle with ZERO thought to how to users will interact with it. It was fucking appalling when the Big 3 started sticking on screens like lazy bums, its downright baffling when Tesla one-ups them with a bigger screen with…

I put a deposit down on a Model 3, but this doesn’t bug me at all. My current car has a nav screen in about that spot, and I quickly glance at it all the time. It’s no more eye movement than looking down at the gauge cluster.