Man, that is sad...

You may think so, but it often shows up on lists of the most beautiful cars of all time:

That’s what flat plane crank V8s sound like.

But... the Mondial is ugly.

He countersteered hard. Just in time to get the nose out and bring it down. Impressive (or very lucky) reaction.

I agree with featherlite. Leaked pictures happen every day.

Can’t argue with that. I’m pretty sure that Putin got Trump to do the tariff thing in order to destroy America’s economy and our relationships with our allies.  There is really no upside for us.

Beats the living snot out of drifting competitions.

He swings exactly the way the Koch brothers want him to. He’s their boy.

That’s just putting safe driving over pure component wear. Which is not a bad tradeoff at all. Your dad was right, from the perspective of good driving.

The lighter weight and lower torque help as well.  

Yep - I suspect that setup was made for the Eibachs. Mazda doesn’t sell the car with those springs because they reduce ground clearance, but every press photo of the car seems to include them.

What?

Should be shorter.

It’s not a perfect example and I do agree on that point. The uber wealthy have so much money that they literally don’t care how much cars cost at the top end. Ferrari, Bugatti, Aston, etc., are just trying to invent things that cost more money for those customers.

Well the original Esprit and the Countach had a similar design ethos, and it doesn’t make either of them look any worse.

Re Lotus:

Good point.

Can you imagine the crying and gnashing of teeth from Fox News if Obama had pulled this crap?

What a wonderful car. It would look great even if the Muira didn’t exist.