Very difficult to spot a “bubble” and it’s telling that you hedged at the end of the article. The upper 0.1% is doing very well and most collectibles like art have taken off. They’re not making Picassos or air cooled 911s anymore. The people who can afford these are a lot wealthier than they were a few years ago and…

Carbon is high-tech and lowers weight. It has its merits but its not luxurious by any definition.

The X1/9 is a Marcelo Gandini penned, Bertone bodied wedge with an engine in the middle. The other cars that fit that description are the likes of Miura, Countach, and Lancia Stratos. Seriously one of the coolest looking cars from the 70s/80s.

Not sure about that. The lower series cars often have the option of the same powerful engines as the larger, more expensive cars.

Have you sat in one? Not luxurious.

I was shocked how nice a base $21k Golf interior was.

I would so much rather see this discussion than luxury cars and crossovers. I think the Jalop community might too.

It's not a cheap interior. It's not Mercedes/Audi but it's nice. Clean, modern design. A few materials could be better but it's not a bad place to be.

How much of the new GTR can you enjoy on the street? My little tuned Bimmer is maybe 400 hp and I feel like I step on for two seconds and I’m at crazy speed. Looking into getting a lower powered roadster for warm weather and weekends that I can wind out and seems faster than it actually is.

Ha. I noticed that too. Mine was a 2000 G35S.

How is it that a country with some of the best design makes the most bland cars?

well played sir!

you can all those Germans on your list for under $15k.

Is that cream and yellow not the best?

Porsche Boxster S $12,900

Sedans are nonsense. Here’s a VW Vanagon $10,500.

Burn Jalopnik to the ground. This video series needs to be one endless discussion about the best three pedal sports car for less than $8k.

Crossover

What’s “near perfect electric steering” and how does it compare to a good hydraulic or non-assisted steering?

Sounds like your car is missing a pedal.