I agree it should be called the Porsche Bacon.

Neutral ...("Rancho Deluxe" movie reference)

Alumember?

China only model: presumably three seats across, like a Maclaren F1, so you can fit in both the niu'er and the xiao san?

Not forgetting "Mexican overdrive" ...

I once drove a Citroen GS with a similar system. The clutch engages via a solenoid when you grab the gearstick, then disengages when you release it. Took a while to get used to not moving my left foot ...

Dear God, just when we thought we'd got rid of Michael Schumacher ...

Best real life name was a photo in Private Eye of a solicitor's office in Dublin. Their name? "Argew & Phibbs".

Einstein said: "Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity. And I'm not too sure about the first ..."

Not having to think about this car - not at all, not even a little bit - is just one of the many benefits of not living in America.

Very true, Audi's business in China is built on 'tofu construction'.

I used to work with their ad agency. I remember the (then) marketing director reminiscing about rallying one of these. He reckons he put it through a hedge sideways, neatly between two gum trees that would have killed him. His verdict: "Too much power and brake drums the size of Cherry Blossom tins".

This used to be referred to as 'Fiat economics', i.e. "We lose money on every car we make, but we make up for it with volume."

Not French blue, because not French. Ecurie Ecosse - Scottish team, Scottish colours. (Check the saltire on the team badge)

It's a question of context: picture a middle-aged slicked-back salariman on his way to a Shinjuku bar to get even more well-oiled after a hard day at the office.

Doilies are for cake crumbs, these are antimacassars to protect against hair oil stains on your plush velour.

I'm pretty sure this is the one I saw at the Tokyo Motasho in 1997 - a Cappuccino on steroids. The engine was displayed next to it, and that was what really stood out: an awesome little beast. Pity it never made production.

Marcos will see your fibreglass body and raise you a plywood chassis underneath it!

It's the lovechild of a Corvair and a Lancia Fulvia.

Silent in the sand