You had me at "6 speed manual." The only others are the Tacoma and a semi-neutered Ram. I used to have a Tacoma, for that very reason alone.

Modern Super Soakers are nothing like their forebears (and barely earn the name). Just read the reviews on enthusiast sites: http://www.blasterlabs.com/2014/05/review…

Ok, so two questions...

I'd like to know why it's so cheaply made. I really, really wanted an Abarth... until I drove one. The exhaust sound was great, and it had some pep, but the rest was crap. The interior is the most plasticky, uncomfortable place you can imagine, the driving position is horrible, the blind spot is ridiculous, and the…

No. Do not want.

Yeah, I'm in that boat, too. Except I would never buy this. MINI created it's own shark just so it could jump it.

Yep, knew about this, but a reminder is never a bad thing... these guys (or, um, guy) did the "inspired by a fighter jet cockpit" thing well before Lamborghini made it relatively commonplace.

So sick of these perennially negative F-35 posts from the Gawker network... Yes, the plane has problems and is over budget. But it has also been required to replace nearly every freaking combat jet in our arsenal, often with very different requirements (one lands on a carrier, one lands vertically, for instance), and…

Ok, so how DO you explain the lack of transitional fossil evidence between species? If humans evolved from apes, where are all the "Lucy" examples that should be lying all around us? And what about the same from other species?

There's nothing inherently wrong about electric cars (instant torque, weight down low, fewer mechanical parts, etc.). It's just that people shouldn't be fooled into thinking they are "saving the environment" by buying one... the electricity still has to come from somewhere, and batteries aren't exactly eco-friendly to…

Ok, so once you become a victim, then what? I've had this happen after receiving a spoofed email from a client, and eventually shutting down two different email accounts and telling everyone to block any email from "me" at those addresses. Is there anything else that can be done?

Uh, Harryh is basically right. He doesn't say it eloquently, but weapons are to kill people and break things. Glorifying weapons and then being aghast when they are actually used is a bit hypocritical. That's not saying anything about their use here is "right." But his point is that you can't have your cake and eat…

Those wheels... wow. Horrible. And the wheel/tire/suspension look a little overkill for "up to 25mph." Could probably do something a lot simpler to get the price down, and not lose much (if any) actual functionality.

Also disagree on the Volt. The "save the planet" model might be questionable (electric still has to come from somewhere, and batteries aren't exactly earth-friendly), but the engineering behind it is truly impressive.

Dogs have several thousand more years of human-loyalty breeding in them than cats. Ergo, it took several thousand more years for *some* dogs to do what this cat did instinctively.

And the obvious question is... what happened to the cat? Fortunately, since the original video was shot from 3 angles (who the heck has 3 cameras in their front yard?), we know the hero cat returned to the boy after chasing the dog away.

They were. The 924 was technically produced from 1978 through '88, but in the US, the 944 replaced it in 1983. The 944 ran from 1982 through the very early 90s (until the 968, itself an evolution of the 944) replaced it. So basically, 924, then 944, then 968. There were overlaps of powertrains and lots of parts.

This. Give it enough juice to have current titles from 3rd parties. I don't need Mario in super-duper-high-res. Just everything else.

SNES. The article above hints as such: "...Nintendo's 16-bit console, whenever they introduced it."

You're assuming the Euro car and the Ameri car are the same price. But dollars to donuts they won't be... the 'merican car will likely be about $10k cheaper than the nearest Bavarian equivalent. And you're also assuming they'll both have a manual transmission, which the Euro brands all are phasing out.