As a resident of the land of maple syrup, the Cruze hatch or wagon never made it across the pond. It ended up being a Europe only affair first shown at the Paris Auto show in 2010. I would have considered the purchase otherwise. I always hated the corner window filler plates on the sedan...

GM can start by learning that wheels are round, and so should the wheel wells. I realize that some people like the looks but many do not. If you are building two mechanically identical models, changing such divisive styling might go a long way to improving market share. I know I can’t get past the current styling. The…

It’s as simple as letting the air out of the tires...

The question of too much power will vary depending on drive train layout. I’m Abe Froman used the GTI / Golf R as examples. High powered FWD cars can’t get the power down from a stop light making them dreadful for a dd, and by the time they are at a speed that they can use it, you are above the legal limit. So I would…

Porsche 911 and Corvette targas are the first to come to mind. There may be more....

My dream car is a Cayman S (post IMS issues). Fun and accessibly fast. I love the 911's (and pretty much any other exotic cars but I wouldn’t want to own any. The cost/benefit of them just doesn’t do it for me.

300hp GTI is too much for a front driver. While the Golfs/GTI’s handle torque steer better than just about any front driver I’ve ever driven, traction is sometimes a problem even in my lowly 170hp 1.8TSI Golf.

I didn’t like them at first. But once I did see one in person and I did a walk around (or three) I didn’t hate it. Now after seeing them around for a few years, I’ve really come to like them.

I couldn’t find a Toyota posted time. MotorTrend has the 2014 Corolla at 9.7. It’s certainly significantly faster than the C&D posted time, but still not as fast as the Brabus. I doubt we would ever see a head to head race to eliminate variables such as ambient temp, traction and drivers. But I stand by my assumption,…

Car and Driver puts the Corolla with the CVT (auto vs auto) at 10.5 seconds 0-60. So this little Smart would in fact smoke that Corolla by several car lengths.

Ever see the Audi placement in Top Gear - Series 18 I believe? Priceless.

You’re going to have to move on to criticizing Honda/Acura transmissions soon now that many of FCA vehicles are now using the ZF 8-speed auto. It is arguably the best automatic transmission on the market... Now the 9 speed on the other hand... I haven’t heard much regarding their reliability or lack thereof but the…

As it presently stands there isn’t enough charging stations to make it worthwhile where I live. I live in a Toronto suburb nowhere close to one of the two Supercharger stations in a city of 6 million. That in itself I can live with. There range is likely far enough to get me to and from work, I could charge at home.…

Would that be to haul away in the dump trailer?

Wow! 310 lb/ft of low rpm torque through the front wheels... How are they going to manage torque steer?

As someone who has a Crew Cab, I can give my reasoning for my purchase. First, I tow trailers on occasion. I sometimes tow a utility trailer or a hydraulic dump trailer, easily approaching my 7200# max trailer weight. I also have a 19 ft Four Winns with a 130 Evinrude hanging off the back. The boat, trailer and motor…

I disagree with the high RPM comment. While I haven’t driven either, I do drive a Golf 1.8TSI. With so much turbo torque just off idle, the engine turns as about 1200 RPM at highway speeds and seldom needs to downshift. With the Camaro and Mustang for that matter, one engine has higher horsepower (V6), and the other…

Ugh, I’m so sick of this as an answer. I cannot drop 100K on a car. Tesla’s are for the rich. If I had $100k disposible income for a car, I wouldn’t care how much I can save on gas...

When I was reading the article, I though the exact same thing... Pretty much verbatim...

I’m afraid I see one fly in the ointment... Do you really want your teenage daughter to have free access to big luxury backseats during the off time? If it were my daughter it would be a Miata with a stick shift. No funny business would be going on it that car...