I kind of doubt it was a "last straw" thing. Clarkson was holding all the cards. If this young producer had been constantly screwing up, he'd have been dismissed quite some time back. And even if he'd had a history of underperformance, why in the world would Clarkson have needed to strike him?

Clarkson is a schmuck—that's pretty clear. The real question is who could take the helm of the show? James May and Richard Hammond both seem more suited to the role of sidemen. I don't see a ringmaster in either one of them. Perhaps a season of guest hosts from the Aussie and American versions of the show. But I…

A wagon makes a lot of sense and is a better call than an SUV (or even a pickup for a lot of people). The only problem is the stigma associated with it. Somehow an SUV is 'tougher'. I guess it's the poorer fuel economy or maybe the scary handling in a crosswind. Truth is that all most people do with their SUVs is…

Jeez, I remember when those cars were new. Ramblers always felt clunky and inelegant, never settling for nice whenever crappy would suffice. George Romney was head of American Motors during much of that time. His son had Rambler all over him.

I named my car 'my car'. It's named after my previous car which was also called 'my car'. And so on.

Those shutters on the wheels are pretty cool. I wonder how much a wheel weighs with that mechanism on board.

It's made from Unobtanium.

We can believe it as soon as we see a patent application.

4) Lexus LFA

Thanks for an honest writeup. The loudest voices in car forums seem to be the characters who all seem to think they're F1 gods. They wouldn't have this car because it's too slow. They wouldn't have that car because there's too much torque steer. Their actual personal experience seems to be goosing a Camaro on the…

Musk is hardly an impartial observer. He's made a rather serious bet on coal-powered cars. Of course the real answer is to continue aggressive research on battery technology as well as new forms of catalysis (artificial photosynthesis) that can extract hydrogen from water or hydrocarbons. The truth is that both are…

Too bad. Sometimes that $2 part was just what I needed for some project or other. But once or twice a year doesn't keep a business going. It's hard to imagine a Sprint store carrying battery clips or inline fuses...

If Robin Williams had been 6'4" and looked completely different, then they might be twins.

Nope. Bart McCarthy.

Not likely to see him for a while. Just had dinner a few months ago when I was in Culver City.

The actor playing George Washington in that commercial is a friend of mine. He drives a small car with a small engine.

It appears that many Americans can't let go of their inner 22-year-old. That internal voice loudly screams that anything under 350HP is unmanly or turns them into Eurotrash or something incomprehensible. We (yes I'm an American) end up with unsubtle cars like Mustangs and the Chevy-of-the-month.

There are some important comments about affordability from "real" young people that are worth a listen. Assuming that you can only take one of these TRD Camrys so far money-wise, then the question is in what direction. My wife's got an '01 6-cyl Camry that's pretty quick out of the gate. But it drives like a boat…