I hope I’m not in the minority when I say this:

Some days Jalopnik jumps the gun on COTD. Today was one of those days.

Can I go to pebble beach alone and still have a great time that is worth the experience, an experience that I can only reminisce about with myself in the future?

We have done the impossible: found an automotive reporter more disliked than Chris Evans.

As someone who actually owned a 2010 RX350, it’s literally just an appliance. Nobody is impressed, not around here. Nobody actually believes it conveys an active lifestyle anywhere in America. If anything, it says “I have kids and I spend all of my free time ferrying then to activities.” It is soft and comfortable and…

This is me. I couldn’t be happier!

and now we cut to the skay family for comment

Maybe we should have Ben back here more often... what do you guys think about that?

Tonight! James waves at some pigeons. Hammond gets carsick. I point at a sign. And our Prime Minister modifies a Micra!

Kinda hope he’s participating in a Top Gear Cheap Car Challenge now.

All this is doing is reminding me that Mazda used to be the College Kid of the automotive world, doing all sorts of crazy, random, and occasionally very smart things that manifested into their lineup of cars under two nameplates in Japan.

Not. Even. Close.

Paid the cost to be the Boss.

I think it’s safe to say the Ford GT is ready for Le Mans, so long as it stays on track. The Ford Chip Ganassi Racing UK team’s No. 67 car scored the new Ford GT’s first ever World Endurance Championship podium with a second-place LMGTE Pro-class result at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.

More importantly, 1 more than the 959.