An incredible honest and correct take.   Have a star sir.  

Here’s your Argonne report, since you’re a fan of them:

And this, dear colleagues, is the hybrid that all the dumbasses awaiting the mythical $35K Tesla Model 3 should be buying.

Whew, finally. A Subaru I don’t have to worry about headgaskets on.

*9% less torque

The same folks that would buy this shirt. Some folks just like diesels. 

Yeah you can't speak for everyone with that comment. I purchased a new magnetic Metallic 2016 Fiesta ST off the showroom floor, so I did my part.

Ford could make money on the Focus but it thinks it can make more money on CUVs. Ford sold a couple hundred thousand Foci annually. About 10k were FoSTs.

Some of us complaining *did* buy them brand new. I pre-ordered the RS and am quite happy with it. I was pulling for Ford and telling everyone how cool the Fiesta/Focus ST & RS are. Alas, no more - Ford can eat a dick. I was looking forward to possibly getting RS MK IV with all the right improvements (insert head…

Not sure, but its spreading to the rest of the World.  Even small car friendly Europe is turning to crossovers, just smaller ones than North America.  

Every car company copies everyone in some way and has long before you or I were born.

p.s. and most Porsches from last decade. 

“They’re going to grand jury, already?”--Laquan McDonald

To be fair, all McLarens seem to get away with open diffs using brake-based eLSDs. 

I know I’ve railed on this ad nauseam, but the decision to not sell the ST/RS line here is absolutely disgusting. Don’t talk to me about this Edge/Explorer bullshit. I don’t want your fucking land barges. I’d be running, not walking, to trade in my ‘14 ST for this car. It’s fucking criminal. 

Regarding the death of small cars, hatchbacks and sedans in the U.S: It is commonly said in both news articles and in the comment sections that automotive manufacturers build what the customer demands. How much of this demand is fueled by the manufacturer’s marketing department?

Yeah and what fraction of a % of customers are buying these things fully build up the motor?

Damn, it’s like an LSD and adaptive shocks are becoming table stakes for hot hatches, and yet we don’t get the good ones. First Hyundai sticks us with the doofy Veloster N instead of the i30 N, and yeah we already knew the non-Crosstrektified version of the Focus wouldn’t come here but this just stings. 

What the fuck is he wearing?  I mean, talk to me about The Proper Way to Celebrate a Win maybe after you learn The Proper Way to Dress Yourself.

Make this guy American and he'd be wearing a MAGA hat.