Oh god, I'm sad now because that's exactly how car companies work now...

I've never seen someone compare a Lexus IS to a Yaris before, let alone decide that there aren't enough differing factors to justify a move.

You're forgetting the most critical element: The wagon/hatchback rear.

I swear to god, if I see another CL ad with "V4" as the engine arrangement in the description...

I want Hollywood Stuntz & the rest of the NYC Squid-ouches to take a Mass-Ride field trip to China and have the results broadcast live over the net.

Call me stupid, but...wouldn't more downforce = more drag?

Nice as a console there would be, there's something to be said about the ease of getting into the back of an ESV/Suburban/Yukon XL through that gap, versus having to move the 2nd-row seats themselves.

The rear is still appealingly-boxy, the tail lights are a very welcome change from the current lifeless red boxes that inhabit the space.

It's all just a matter of time...

Running daily-ops for a business myself, I can fully understand the frustration that would come from that situation, BUT, I also know that it would force dealers off their asses and find new ways to offer real, competitive alternatives.

I'm totally on-board with that, except you just know they'd stupidly price it right out of their market if they ever managed to nail those other specs.

Saw a couple navigating narrow backstreets in Portland this weekend.

To be fair, it marks the one occasion in history that a dudebro has worn a trucker cap appropriately.

Holy shit, I give Audi mad props for that one.

Grab a Subaru EG33 or EZ36 and they'll make for some good times.

Vinyl and paint are cheaper than actual mechanical bits, sadly.

Must....resist...can't...hold..BACK...