Can the time of enormous fake vents pushing out the bumper corners be over as well? Its a hideous design element, and a feature on far too many new cars.

Beside what point? I share the opinion that only VW fans would appreciate this thing, and used the example of a similar car to emphasize my point. The only thing it offers over a similar product is its limited production run and availability in the US.

Eh? All I’m saying is you’re not going to find many takers at this price unless the buyer is a committed fan of the brand. If this sells for $12k, it’ll likely be to a VW/Syncro fanboy. I can appreciate that its rare, but like most of us, I don’t care enough about that to think that’s its worth as much as what its…

Yeah, you’re gonna have to love the peoples car hard to want this for 12k - for the rest of us, a Subaru Outback Sport will do everything this thing can for a fraction of the price.

Must admit I totally forgot I put my two cents in last week, so that was a nice surprise!

Yeah, I was hazy on exactly how the excise duty was calculated, but it amounts to the same - running costs are a good bit cheaper for the 4 pot, and I imagine that’s a big bonus of a good portion of potential customers. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if they eventually drop a diesel mill in the F-Type as well.…

No idea, the last time I insured a car in the UK was 2005! But I wouldn’t be surprised if something like that played a part.

It is, and one of the most confusing things about it is that it’s not a road tax - they did away with those in the 30's. Road infrastructure is paid for through centralized taxation. If the UK relied solely on VED to pay for roads they wouldn’t have enough money to fill potholes in with sawdust let alone build and…

Right, but I’m pretty sure they use displacement (or at least, they used to) to get the emissions figure.

There seems to be a lot of confusion on the true purpose of the 4 cylinder F-Type considering its barely any cheaper than the 6. I’m guessing this 4-pot is for countries, like the UK, that levy a yearly emissions charge that’s calculated based on engine size, and other countries that calculate sales tax based on the…

Huh, I thought they were just different colors, but you’re right - those’re different wheels altogether!

It is indeed! What’s underneath, a Civic?

While on a purely ethical level it’s good to see the Daily Fail being held accountable for the trash it publishes, there wasn’t anyone to root for in this: either its the complicit wife of a megalomaniac, or the flag-bearer of the UK gutter ‘press’.

Buyers in countries, like the UK, who have to pay yearly emissions duties that are calculated by engine capacity. And other countries where things like sales tax at purchase are similarly calculated based on the engine size. 

I’m still holding out for the day I can get a base, manual, four-cylinder F-Type, ideally with cloth seats and a price tag around $26,000

As with so many stories of miss-spent youth, mine involves trying to impress a girl. I had a classic Mini, and of course I was confident between my driving skillz and the Mini’s legendary handling that said girl would be head over heels, so off we went on a back road trip to show off both.

I am curious why they deseamed the pillars but not the roof. I know they aren’t the only ones to do this, but I think it would’ve fit the aesthetic they were going for betterto perform a total deseam.

Yupp. And the front indicator lights and I could keep going... They’ve taken this just a little too far. It’s too much.

I was surprised nobody had beaten me to it myself.

I’ll be honest, I don’t see how that’ll help the way it looks, and considering the way people bang on about how they hate having to put a front plate on their cars I think it’ll just bring more criticism.