The point is that at some juncture, we're going to have to face up to the fact that we cannot engineer all of the danger out of driving. This is a new test, one for which most cars were not designed. And after this one, they'll just think of another, and another, because there are probably eleventy gajillion ways to…

Christ, what the hell do people expect of cars? Invincibility?

I nominate Miles Davis' Miura crash.

That was the first thing I thought too... it looks very familiar. I thought Century City at first, but after looking again, I think that it's on Flower St. headed under the 4th St. bridge toward the Westin.

Neo: So... I'm thinking my next car will probably be a BMW, or maybe an Audi.

I saw the best drivers of my generation destroyed by madness, swerving to unlyrical techno - dragging themselves through the PR suite at dawn looking for an iPod fix. Trucker-hatted hipsters burning for a car with rev connection - for a torquey dyno tune in the millennial's ride.

Biggest thing I don't like about the rear is the red diffuser... just looks weird to me.

2-second photoshop job, but dammit, tuck that ass in, Ford.

The Answer is Miata:

Thank you Jason and the Jalopniks for your help and for your sympathy. It is deeply gratifying to know there are people who are willing to give a bit of time and attention to my problem when there are so many other important (and fun and trivial, too!) things to pay attention to. Really quite awesome!