Japanese quality was getting there, but not publicly. But the term is really longevity and build quality, not reliability; the BMW/Mercedes advantage as German makes was that they were built to a far higher standard than anything you mentioned, obviously the American garbage was crap, but the Japanese cars weren’t…

Convertible for this thing. Next.

The TSX is only good because it’s a better-shaped RDX. Both are, to your earlier point, just fine. But worth keeping in mind that the TSX being a wagon doesn’t excuse it from Acura’s wayward brand image.

Not surprising. People all too often forget that the BMW was the reliable and dependable option through the 70s and 80s. Luxury meant quality. Plus, the M30 was a strong enough motor that they kept building it (with occasional minor updates) for twenty more years.

Honestly? Everything else listed here would be pretty expensive. But I would absolutely buy a brand new 1999 Civic coupe. No question. My heart says the Si, but fuck it, I’d take the regular EX 5-speed. Price it at like, $12k or whatever (it would cost like $3k to build) and keep it exactly the way it was. These were…

What the actual fuck. This is a fantastic ad. Introduces the car, color grading between the orange Mustang the clinical office scenes are on point, perfect examples of infuriating office things, and a historic narration. And can we talk for a minute about how much restraint there was with driving? If anything, the…

Lexus, when they realize that they could have just kept building the LFA for ten years in sporadic burst instead of just showing it at auto shows:

From a climate perspective, this seems unnecessary considering that Jaguars are owned primarily by 85-year-old grandmothers in Palm Springs who drive them about four feet a year.

The Atlanta one was in the middle of Monterey Car Week. This one is during the IMSA Championship final, Petit Le Mans. Is this their way of making sure no one who works in the automotive industry ever attends Radwood or gives any sponsorship money?

Lmao, oh, you’re describing a 911 as good value! Even disregarding the fact that they’re boring as hell, that is the most hilarious thing I’ve read this week.

I think everyone’s misreading this. This is not a $70k car, it just looks like it. This is a $130,000 vehicle. Hell, the GTS doesn’t look expensive either. It’s just a ton to pay for something that’s not particularly special. Everyone and their dog had a silver Carrera to show off at Rennsport last week, and show off h…

C7Z is more exciting, sure, and it’s also $50,000 cheaper than this boring ass 911. Thinking more an R8, NSX, something that actual looks like a supercar and is in a similar price bracket. Hell, even the 570S if you stretch the budget.

Having been to Rennsport, every old man with a silver base Carrera thinks they are the hottest shit because they have a “Pör-sha”. They absolutely want people to know what they spent.

I think you missed the point. The 911 is the one that costs twice what people think it costs (it’s $130,000, not $70,000), therefore no one is impressed by what you spent or what you have.

Yeah I’m curious whether people who drive these are aware that everyone thinks a 911 still costs $70k, and why you would feel compelled to get this instead of something actually cool.

Even importers bringing in a “stock example” don’t even reference the massive exhausts that are on all these cars now, which are so prevalent that I barely remember what a stock R32 GT-R exhaust looks like. That level of mods isn’t particularly extensive, though—it’s pretty much the same as every R32 of any variant in…

When she arrived at Boston’s Logan International airport

2013 Ferrari California

Admirable, but TTs are cheap because they cost about the same annually to fix as they do to buy. Expect to be nickel and dimed on $400 things here and $700 things there until you’ve spent like $3-4k on it per year. Unless you can easily afford three of them, you can’t afford one.

I believe most jet skis are motorized.