must. resist. the urge. to run to the nearest Fiat dealership and trade in my car.

Driving pleasure is much more than 0-60 numbers and top speeds. I've had MUCH more fun driving my SVT Focus than an SN95 V8 Mustang and a 3.2 TL.

"Hey guys, it's got a TUUURRRBOOOO ! Hence, it's FAST and SPORTY !!"

No.

According to Initial-D, this is how drifting came to be. Sliding around moutain passes to keep your opponent from passing you. Anybody knows how much of this is true ?

And this is how it should've stayed.

And LFA tail.

That's cool. There will be less posers buying the 86.

F&F generation here, it's not that I believed anything american was crap, it's that what they offered back then in comparison to what the japanese offered was. Who in their right mind would've bought a 1998 Cavalier instead of a 1998 Civic. Things have changed now though, and I would much rather have a new Focus than…

That's a 1st gen Hyundai Tiburon. Can't make out if it is pre or post facelift though.

How about doing the opposite ? 10 cars that are much more fun than they look.

I call that a HUGE upside.

Ginetta G40r. It's like a Miata...but better. And unavailable this side of the ocean. :(

Electric Blue SVT Focus. Mine is black, but I sure wish it were blue everytime I see a blue one.

Didn't SVO get renamed SVT ?

My 1990 Z24 also had two keys. It was also my first car. I was quite confused at first, since all of the cars I had been in contact with until then only had one key. Don't know about the Fords though. I do know that my fathers 1991 Escort only had one key, so they might have before 1990.

As much as I like the idea, the rigidness of the cage and total lack of collapsible structure means it's never ever going to see production.

Formula Atlantic used 10k+ RPM ITB'd 16v 4a-GE. My point was that the "Toyotas never break" thing started from their actually good, even though boring, 80's to mid 90's products. Toyota actually deserved that reputation back then, but nowadays, their standards dropped and everyone else's got up. IMO, mostly any car…

I like Perez more and more. From his daring late braking passes on the track to his genuine, humble, "I'm so happy and glad to be here" attitude off the track. I'm rooting for him this year.

In the 80's, there was this marvel of a little engine called the 4a-FE and its wicked twin the 4a-GE. Both those engines were incredibly sturdy and over-engineered. So were the manual transmissions that were attached to them. Given acceptable maintenance, you could go 300k MILES on them. They would always start, and…