..that was intended as a V8, but the new, french overlords decided it should have less cylinders, and was therefore imperfect, but still charming? I think that adds to, and not detracts from the Frenchness of the SM.

That's a good answer to almost any question, and an excellent car, but it's sadly based on the Elise, so much so, that Lotus did the tub for them - so it is not quintessentially french.

I have to second that. This thing started out as a grocery-getter. In R.26R guise though? It's only good on the track, but boy it's good there.

Yeah, 2CV, DS, SM, R5, Avantime, 205 GTI, those are all well and good, and should be on this list, but let us not forget about other, less known froggies. Like the 505 Dangel - a high-rise 4x4 wagon, that could carry up to 8 passenger on any terrain, while being mostly slow, but always frugal with its diesel up front.…

It's one thing to target your audience, and quite another to truly capture their imagination, even before the deed.

I. Need. That. Car. Like yesterday. This cannot end badly, can it? NP all day!

I don't even want to read the write-up GR, even though i'm sure you had a field day, but this is sooo bad. Sorry, just cannot look anymore.

The short answer is: no, they aren't saving it, the are doing it wrong. But the problem isn't diluting.

So... you think diesel M cars and 8speed autos in a BMW are OK? Because i don't.

I am absolutely sure this engine will be excellent in every way, what with three turbos and power closer to infinity than to any earthly number. I also happen to have driven an 8speed BMW (ZF) auto, and its faultless, as is the X-Drive system.

Someone asked for BACON?

....gunfire. Are we there yet?

The only problem with them is, that as they are FoE cars, you cannot really tell what is British on them and what's German. Ever since the mid seventies when ford of britain and ford of germany united and slowly, but surely unified the range.

That was a little bit more information than I needed to know, but for right ahead.

Fitting, that M-Class is only built in the US and Mexico benz factories. In other words: that's a miss.

The Brits would like us to remember them by their E-Types. However, we also remember what came afterwards - something still good looking, and fast, but imperfect in design and downright shoddy in execution. This, encompassing glory and fail in one breathtaking pair of flying buttress, is the most quintessentially…

The Toyota GT 86 in the "Initial D: Next Generation"

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Thats not just any car you imbecile, that's my Holden. You filthy bugger.

Statusch symbol? Well my friend, if you really want to schow you've made it, forget carsch.