Back? I never left, son.

"it had three pedals and a stick, like a proper Mazda should"

95M is my second favorite M. Merlot is an awesome color.

There's a larger version on my flickr (link below)... let me know if that's not large enough and I can send the original

The only people who care about whether or not this is a "real M-car" are internet commenters.

Marina Green > Montego Blue

I do quite like the color

Nailed it.

'97M was best M

STO = Stuff Taken Off

Old enough to have bought both an '04 and a 2011 WRX brand new. Next question.

See my reply to SoCal66

"been smoked by"

I was poking fun at other Jalopnik posts referring to the WRX as boring-looking; I've owned both an '04 and a 2011 WRX and did not think either one looked boring at all.

"The Subaru WRX is one of those wonderful "do everything" cars. It's fast, it handles well, it can go anywhere, and it's tough as nails — all while being superbly practical."

Also,

Yeah, but your other article wasn't only referring to the looks.

November 20th 2013, Travis Okulski on Jalopnik: The 2015 Subaru WRX Isn't Ugly But It Is Boring

I nominate this for least useful Jalopnik post of the year. I usually like the Torchinsky stuff but this getting its own front page post is just frivolous.

Functional? That wing was raised to that comical height purely to allow the trunklid to open.