Definitely agree with Nissan being the biggest risk taker among major manufacturers. The Quest in particular was always the oddball for its segment. Remember when they gave each passenger their own sun hole?

Back in HS I had friends who drove Ranger/Tacoma delivery trucks and it was ridiculously easy to make the back come out, even with an auto tranny and open diff. Especially in the rain, to the point where even our drifting/rallying selves started implementing measures (sand bags in at the end of the bed) to help…

Is that the one road-legal version they made? Never noticed how sunk in the front wheels were compared to the racing versions.

Wasn’t the rotary banned in their class after their 1991 victory? Making officials change the rules to stop you from winning is kinda the opposite of a “failure” IMO.

To be fair, that color has been officially called “Viper Green” long before the Dodge Viper was around. Porsche has a long history with the color, though it’s also been called “Signal Green” and on the 997 GT3RS’s, just “Green”.

Admittedly I usually don’t care for past liveries on modern cars (lookin’ at you Porsche and Martini) simply because so rarely do modern cars wear the designs as well as the original car did. But this, this is perfect. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a modern car wear a historical livery better than this Castrol GT86,…

As someone who never liked early 996’s, this particular example with it’s twists and blue paint is looking very nice.

Most people I know remember it as the last Ferrari with a manual (yes that actually was the California, but unsurprisingly not many people remember much about the California) and that the looks were “meh” compared to other Ferraris. I don’t think it’ll be forgotten like the 612 or 456, but I doubt it’ll be remembered…

Pretty much the majority of domestic sedans (I see you 1st gen SHO, that’s why I didn’t say all). Didn’t really matter who made it. From Ford to GM to Chrysler, the goal of these cars wasn’t to offer the best in the market, it was to produce as much as they could as cheaply as they could. If I had to a car that best…

I mean, the P1 and 650S ARE really similar up front.

Yup! Same time as the sedans, 2002-2004 I believe, though I don’t think they could get that M-tech/ZHP front bumper from the dealership. Easy to add yourself though, just regular bumper replacement.

Forgot another biggie: the NSX. Some people really dig the NA2’s JPGT-esque headlight covers, but I prefer the original styling of the NA1.

Was just having this debate with a friend. Some of my picks:

Agreed. The touring was a real improvement as well IMO

Action Bronson seriously loves his BMW’s, maybe a little too much...

Whoops! I was always under the impression 4Runners started in ‘85 and I knew the FIS was brought in at ‘86 so thought there was only a single year of front axles.

Sorry, but for $8k, I’d want the best of the best. A 1985 model, the only year with a solid front axle, and a 5 speed. Honestly the turbo 22R never seemed like it was worth the tranny sacrifice over the regular NA motor. I’ve never driven a 1st gen 4Runner or 22R-E, but I drove a 22R ‘84 4X4 and with the manual it was…

The whole pavement/sky/tilt trend that was popular in the early 2000’s was pretty bland. Porsche seemed to be a big fan of this lazy style with a lot of their press releases but fortunately they put in more effort for their ads/posters.

Wait, why bring racing into this? What a person can do with a race car and what a person can do with a street car are two completely different things. Race cars are driven on private property and street cars are driven on public property, where laws like this are in effect. For an example, I can drive an imported,…

Why no CLS pic? Wasn’t it Mercedes that really kick started the whole trend though with the CLS back in ‘04? Personally I’m fine with the sedan/coupes, most of them look pretty good to my eye and the only really bad thing about them is the naming itself. In BMW’s case, the “coupe” part is the least of their naming…