Beetles (the original ones) also had a transmission tunnel with nothing in it but a couple cables.  It’s a structural thing.

Well, I found the snitch:

You know what the ultimate Elio article would be?  You guys should build one.  Beat them at their own game.

I wonder if an electric clutch cylinder is just seen internally as a step towards an electric brake cylinder?

They turn up for sale online from time to time, and I seem to remember someone having a farm full of them somewhere around the Ottawa area if you needed parts.

You know what? I like what they’re doing and I think deep down you do too. This is what Rodney Dangerfield would drive if Caddyshack were to be made today and let’s be honest, he’s the Caddyshack character we all want to be.

I’d like to see the concepts start looking like something that would actually be produced.  Even then, I probably won’t believe they’re actually building these until one is in my driveway.

And now, a reminder of the world’s worst crash test

That settles it: somebody start SpeederCon on some other week of the year.

So the Jetta becomes the Passat, the Passat becomes a crossover (because why the hell not? everyone else is doing it), the Tiguan becomes the size of an Atlas, and the Atlas is pushed into being a party bus. What could go wrong?

Call me crazy but the shape just doesn’t excite me. Maybe it will look better without the wrap.

I can’t believe I have to explain this yet again: if you want something to be faster, make it lighter. If you want something lighter, add holes.

“Bespoke” was an excellent word choice for Hennessey to use because people think it means so much more than just “made to order” (look it up).

Yessss, above average, baby! Decent income and an eleven year old, one-owner Golf!

I know, right? I’m struggling so hard right now over how much I both love and hate that.

You know what? I like this Jim guy. I was expecting an article showing maybe one or two driveable cars and a field full of trash but they all seem well cared for.  He seems like a stand up guy who knows what he likes, then pursues it.  Be like Jim.

The look does nothing for me at all, though I’ve heard second hand that the new Supra is life-changingly good to drive (at some invitational Toyota dealer thing) and that comes from someone who has driven everything.

That sounds as exciting as jamming a dildo in a fleshlight.  Not great sex, probably valuable as art.

There was that guy who MacGyvered two Subarus together in his half-finished, never sorted 917 replica. Maybe he was on to something...