And apart from the Diesel, that car has two more things you'll never see on a USDM Benz: A manual tranny (the old SLK doesn't count), and (partially) cloth seats.

@KinOfCain: Err, Tier II Bin 5 is the US standard, which this would need to meet, EU6 is the rough equivalent and won't go into effect until 2014 I think. So this car would need more a little more work.

@Sm0k3y: Most of the MFGs weren't going to develop clean diesels just for the US; The Euro Tier II bin 5 standards, which this vehicle meets, are close enough to the CARB standards that we should see more of them move stateside.

@buckyworld: That's funny, I've never looked at a hard top and said "This would be a good car, if only it weighed 200lbs more and had a much weaker chassis" :-)

@A_Benz_Apart: @chairmanofthebored: Yeah, BMW offers stop/start on their manual-tranny diesel 1-series. Seems like it should be possible.

@baldheadeddork: Well, technically it is, and it's based on the boxter, and it's also based on the 911.

Sweet a special edition mustang!

@Fourstring85: I'd be happy if they just kept the weight down and moved the engine forward into what they have for years insisted is a "back seat".

So, they're running an ad telling you not to buy it for the MPG but simultaneously bragging about it's MPG. So you can buy the bike for the MPG and feel like a hard-ass while you tell people you didn't.

It's fitting that Chevy cars are the stars of Transformers, and it's just as fitting for the Volt. Chevy has become the Michael Bay of auto manufacturers. In the same way that Mr. Bay takes a crap movie and adds explosions and tits, Chevy has taken a bland, uninspiring design and added a huge f-ing grill, acres of…

Yeah, a 300HP RWD mustang that weighs a couple hundred pounds less than an STI and more than a couple less than an EVO. If they strap that motor to a decent chassis and slap it all on some decent suspension, what's not to like?