I would.

What is the fuel economy on the manual four wheel drive version? I have looked all over and I cannot find it.

Go electric and really piss off the purists: Twin Netgain Warp9 electric motors and a Soliton 1 motor controller for 400hp and 600 ftlbs of silent but deadly fun.

Any chance you can plug in at work? I commute 35 miles both ways but my work let's me plug in so I make it just fine in my volt. I offered to pay but when they found out that it only cost a buck to charge they said don't bother. As far as unplanned trips that is what the gas engine is for. Run out of charge and…

I have been looking at these a lot as I am seriously considering building one into a land speed car. SCTA doesn't have a class for it but they said I would be welcome to build one for fun (no record) this things have a CdA of 5 square feet which is awesome as you can go over 200mph with <400hp!

2 likely options and both a probably happening:

Nope. That's all for aerodynamics. It actually makes it a cozier house for the little critters.

I do! I do!

Ouch. Too bad. As one of the few EV nuts on Jalopnik. I say that you yank out the engine and swap in some electric motor awesomeness. It's a terrible idea but that is what makes it a great idea.

So did I read it right that you shifted into 2nd instead of 5th on the highway then over revved it?

CP. You know how many V6 mustangs you could get for that kind of money?

If only it were a 240 wagon then my life would have been complete. Oh well...

Yep. A car 12v battery is rated around 50ah so it stores 600 watt hours of energy. A car like a topaz will uses around 200 wh/mile so you could make it 3 miles assuming the starter didn't turn in a smoldering hunk of angry acrid sparks (which it would).

How is the Volvo R Wagon not on this list? AWD, 300hp, plenty of luxury and a stick!

"see if you can find some nice pine needles or something" Ouch. Jason, you have obviously never tried this yourself. I would say better advice would be "COME prepared" and show a picture of a blanket and a pack of magnums.

Yes and no. I have 1 and a half chevy volts in my garage. One Volt is my daily driver and the other is a wreck that is being grafted into a mazda miata track car. Yes there are complex parts but not impossible to figure out. It is more a matter of if in 10 to 20 years the car has a following that will support the…

Get me my eye soap!

Ronin!