The sportwagen with the 1.8L TSI can get GTI engine performance with a stage 1 tune, and the suspension can be easily upgraded to GTI performance.   And the Alltrack can be turned into a near Golf R wagen.

For the past three days, I have been driving a Nissan Rogue rental.

This reminds me of that famous song written by Richard Wagner’s accountant, Write Off the Valkyries.

If we weren’t supposed to eat pangolins, why do they look like walking artichokes?

I take way too many of these pictures. But here are a few.

Oh, just a Honda fit living up to it’s name. All of this:

How about a Miata packed with enough supplies to get to the arctic circle? The RH seat was removed to give enough room for my dog and camping supplies, and the mountain bike needed to get strapped to the back, but it worked fine! Totally fine! NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER STOP ASKING.

This is the only time I’ve ever been proud enough to take a photo of my trunk-loading skills - first Costco run after moving into my first place, all on my own, after college.

Two people for a week that included camping, Vegas, and some work from the road:

This is a full suit in the trunk of a Suzuki Cappuccino.  If this doesn’t sound impressive, you haven’t seen a Suzuki Cappuccino in the flesh.  

Literally anything <$2k = NP

Anyone currently sleeping in a tent, for starters.

Well, here in CA, the sale of “black Explorers” to the public should be illegal.

Well written, smart, fair piece. Hope you don’t get roasted for it.

Right? “Honey, can I buy a Civic SI?”

I touched it, and both rocker panels immediately disintegrated.

I’m now banned from Vietnam. 

Who wrote this Article and what did they do with David Tracy?   I don’t see a spot of rust on this vehicle!

It must be so confusing when you’ve got a new Frontier on the lot and a used one.