In this context, even if Vettel wasn’t setting crazy lap times, Ferrari chose to run the softer tire for many more laps than they were designed to last.

Neutral: very satisfied with my ‘07 Mazda 5. 150,000 miles with only one “major” service for the entire time I have owned it. Swallows kid crap easily, fun to drive (for a family hauler) and nearly paid off.

Wheldon, Bianchi, and now Wilson. It is unforgivable in this day and age that such young, talented men should be taken from us so soon.

This is a $7,500 car. End of story. Crack Pipe sweep for this week!

So conflicted right now! Diesel manual wagon with rear wheel drive, though it’s not brown. It only has 90 ponies, but one could probably rag that thing from now until eternity. I’m not so worried about the lack of A/C as a Michigan resident, but I recognize that’s a big deal for some. It just seems like $8,500 is a…

Introducing the redesigned Prius in Las Vegas makes perfect sense, for several reasons:

This is the perfect rebuttal to the bullshit meme going around that police shouldn't be out looking for criminals; they should only respond when we call, like an ambulance or the fire department.

Mr. Gambini, this is a well-documented, clean, reasonably-priced replica of a historically significant automobile.

this is probably the only 2^nd-gen CRX drop top – outside of a hold-my-beer backyard Skillsaw effort – you’ll likely see.

Agree. Pics or it didn't happen.

The French are good at many things: cuisine, fashion, berets, surrendering. Building cars...not so much. The shape of this thing is just so awkward, and I seriously doubt more than half of those 117 ponies are still meandering around in this motor’s pasture.

4th Gear: What was your first clue?

And here’s another detail buried at the end of the Reuters report: the figures released don’t include almost $62 million in “deferred gross profits” from leases. So, the amount of money being “lost” per car is even less.

Couldn't find any reliable sources (admittedly, with only a few minutes' Googling) for equivalent M5 prices. Best I could come up with is pricing for 1991 M5, which comes in around $26k on the high end. This car seems very, very well cared for; plus, it's a rarer and probably more desireable car. $25k is a lot of…

I understand your point, but it’s still not a good thing that Tesla - a company that exists to make money by selling cars - doesn’t actually make a profit selling cars. While all their expenses may not directly relate to building cars, at the end of the day they still need cover all their costs.

What’s not to love? Fun, mid-engine rear-wheel-drive, manual trans, one owner and has clearly been taken care of.

Wow...what the hell is in the water in Needham, MA?

The offending article:

Spotted one of these in Novi, MI, a fairly well-to-do suburb of Detroit, a few weeks ago. I had so many questions, but the main one was: "Somebody actually bought one of these?!"

I think it looks better without the black plastic fender flares. If this were a Pontiac, we'd decry the use of cladding. This thing checks a lot of boxes - V8, RWD, manual...and the price is on the high end of reasonable. I say Nice Price!