Pneumatic valve springs are one of the complexities that hasn’t made it to a road car until the AMG One, I believe.

There’s the small matter of weight: the Merc is 1,000 pounds lighter than either of these electric competitors. Torque can mask that weight on the straights but the corners will betray it.

Hmm. The Defender is offered in three different wheelbases, with three completely different powertrains, including a hybrid-diesel outside the U.S., and offers factory options like steel wheels, air snorkel, webasto roof, and uniquely LR touches like a funky roof rack and mudflaps. Yeah, sure, the old chassis is gone,…

If this is to be your second car, sure, I think that’s a great approach. If this is to be your only Porsche, would you pony up the extra $5K to get the S?

The last time I had an older Japanese car parts were still fairly easy to find, but I’m not surprised it has gotten difficult. Old AMC ownership is similar. If you need a part often the only source is other AMC collectors.

There are no rules here at Jalopnik. Also... 6.2 liters :P

That’s odd, because Mercedes’ website claims that Rudolf used the cars extensively on demonstration drives. He used one of them to commute with and completed the 220km journey in one hour. He also did a driving tour with a U.S. racecar driver. Either Mercedes rolled back the odo after reconditioning or ‘blue’ simply…

Agreed, the base 500 was pretty crummy to drive. Which is a real shame because everytime I see a 500C or one with the body-colored wheels I think it looks great. The mid-range turbo was a bit better but the power delivery was strange. I only ever had a rental Spark but even with the automatic I thought it was…

I’d like to see something like it return because the ecoboost BroncoSport and Escape aren’t terribly efficient and the hard-to-get Maverick is the only thing else on the low end of the price range. But aside from the price and styling I didn’t find a lot to love about the last few years of the Focus. I drove a…

Yes, nobody is pining for the derpy-looking sixth-gen Civic hatch. It’s all about the style. I personally feel the latest iteration—the LCI five-door hatch—is one of the best inexpensive cars on the market.

This approach works with the 911 and 718, which are stripped down fun cars. The ‘T’ trim adds little touches that make the cars feel more special than they are, and the improvements are performance-focused. And it’s cheaper than a la carte add-ons.

Does Porsche know that VW builds a faster hatchback?

Definitely closer to $3500 than $350. This isn’t a Chevy Aveo. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a five-door Corona liftback. It’s an interesting curio from the Age of Hatchback. Lose the wheel covers, clean up the interior, and drive it to small shows. It’s even got A/C and cruise control so the experience won’t be that…

Mechanical parts are probably not too hard to source but the trimwork, interior and various small body parts may be difficult to source. Bulletproof? Hmm. A car that becomes swiss cheese after a single upper midwest winter probably can’t be considered bulletproof. The bullet will pass right through it!

Yeah, I have to agree. The dressed up versions I see here in Michigan, with extra wings and bodywork still don’t escape looking a bit cheap. The C7 doesn’t photograph well but in person it’s a great design.

That’s not how heat pumps work. You are thinking, perhaps, of the Leaf’s air-cooled battery, which suffered more than others from battery degradation thanks to less efficient cooling.

Well, it was already happening with Audi’s offerings. And Hyundai is now chasing VW Group’s sales figures. So, yeah, it’s the new normal.

The Hornet hatchback was my first car. Triple brown. I think it was a really nicely styled car, and at around $3K in 1973 the base model was an attractive buy for my father, whose red VW Beetle was stolen from his driveway.

The cowl shake on a Spider is so bad that I wouldn’t be surprised if this aftermarket hinge mechanism fails after a while just from repeated flexing.

Eh, I can’t get too upset. Based on Nissan’s history with the Z, we can expect more trims in the future. Nissan has also tended to offer the good stuff only on a single quite expensive NISMO trim. The 370Z started at around $30K... the NISMO was $15K more expensive. That one definitely didn’t sell as well as the rest…