1st Gear: I honestly do not understand why this is being done. This will NOT bring any jobs back to America, it will just make it more expensive for Americans to buy cars. Even the Economist agrees:

Turning off traction control. Like, every Corolla or Dodge Neon can drift across an intersection like a slammed RX7. Top Gear had it right.

1st Gear: Nissan’s Inspections Scandal Keeps Getting Bigger

Infiniti drivers are like BMW drivers’ half-witted, dopey cousins. All the asshat driving, twice the carnival-like shenanigans.

Maybe they accidentally grooved the lesser known minor version...a...Prelude...to the William Tell Overture.

Serious non-flame answer: it’s where jobs and opportunity are. For lots of industries NYC is the place to be, still. As a creative director it would be very difficult to find work at a challenging, high level without being in one of a handful of cities (NYC, Chicago, SF, LA). Sure, I could move to Des Moines, or…

I can confirm this. I live in DC and commute to Virginia for work. Starting late last year the Metro became so unreliable and terrible that I started taking uber or car2go to work every day. The cost got so high that I bit the bullet and bought a car - a Jalopnik approved German manual wagon. Haven’t looked back…

Well why didn’t you say so!

And don’t forget all that downforce that you’re getting from that massive rear spoiler. To push those rear wheels down. The ones that don’t power the car. That’s at least worth 3-4 hp.

Hold on...$8,000 for an 11 year old Ford Focus with a body kit, some plaques, and a cold air intake...that adds 25hp? Lol ok.

There seems to be something wrong with the trip computer - which would not be surprising for an Audi.

So I actually got talked out of this car by Jalopnik’s very own Tom McParland. It was a relatively high mileage $16,000 Audi S6 WITH THE V10 *choirs of angels singing hallelujah*.

I think what everyone is really wondering is how many seconds it takes to put it in sport plus mode, and if it’s realistic enough. Top Gear could be on the case.

So unlike you, David. This will be way more reliable than your Jeeps.

Real talk - today while driving home from the airport in traffic on 395 in DC I saw my Apple CarPlay pop up with a message. I went to click it so that Siri would (safely) read me my text. In the 3 seconds I took my eyes off to press the message so it would be read I NEARLY slammed into the car in front of me (stop and…

Does Doug Demuro know you’re using his word “quirks”? Does Jalopnik have to pay him a royalty for it?

I guess I just don’t see it working since there’s no pedigree there. I get paying mid six figures for a GT-R (I assume that’s what you’re referring to), or $90k for a Mustang (stupid, but sure, that’s fair). Both of those have huge fan bases. I can’t see this getting massive sales. I could be wrong (I hope I am!), but…

Is this the kind of car a typical Kia shopper would be willing to purchase, though? If you get them through the dealership doors, could you really upsell them into a Stinger GT?

Fake exhaust ports. ESPECIALLY on expensive cars.

It’s really not that hard. I did it last year. Actually rode my bike the entire way around. In broad daylight