I heard about this Toyota-BMW venture. All very interesting, and all very telling about how BMW is, though they would die telling anyone otherwise, treading thin ice. They are spending enormous amount on engineering new, sometimes even avant-garde technologies, and they will hit the wall sooner or later, if they…

We did the same when on the Citroen DS5 launch event. If you're close, its a no-brainer, and if you get back to the hotel in time, no-one asks where you've been with the car.

I had an Opel Kadett, that was broken into via the rudimentary method of screwdriver-to-doorlock. They came for the radio, not the car.

Well.... it would be better if it sported a E30-correct i4 M3 engine, instead of the later i6, but what the heck, it's still excellent.

That's a clear NP, and you know what, i would leave it as it is. More head-turning potential than most Porsches, and with that engine the soundtrack and performance must be special too. Love it, congrats to whoever thought this up.

Reverse: Mazda MX-5 GT with an NA 200 Hp engine is proof for one thing: GT 86 is a hit, and they got to react.

Thing is though: the GT 86 / BRZ has much better steering than a Miata. I kid you not, and i have recently driven both. Yes the Miata has good steering. But the GT 86? As Spinelli says, only Porsche bests that.

Ken Block is to marketing and PR activity in motorsports, what the Jalponik-Review is to the car review.

That will take some beating. Also, #COTD

Interesting idea, even though i don't like points systems - even if you have 10 points, its always those little differences you can barely put your hand on, that make you award 0.5 points. Whatever, as always, i'm looking forward to any new idea of yours. And if the need arises i can contribute with some European-only…

4th gear, corrections: the Hybrid 7 isn't a fuel cell vehicle, it simply burns hydrogen in the engine - a V8 or V12, i can't recall. Also, fuel cell vehicles are electric vehicles too - they just aren't battery-powered electric vehicles.

Track and pass hopping around Europe. Will take something around a month or two, and a load of cash, but if i ever win the lottery, that's my gearhead vacation right there.

I know i already commented on some shifts, but let me get back to basics here, and offer a huge welcome to Micheline Maynard - i am always curious when it comes to financial background and reasoning behind cars. I am sure it will be excellent to have you post here, and looking forward to reading you insights.

Mine of course. It has taken the most money out of my very own pocket. It would be the biggest loss for me, both monetary and emotionally, if crashed, stolen or otherwise lost. No car is more valuable to me, than mine.

Yeah, i have. Both manual and automatic, both petrol and diesel. Didn't really like either of those combinations.

4th - Lust after a B-Class? Really? That's one of the most boring cars i had the luck to drive. Its not really good as a small MPV, more blue-collar badges have those bases covered much better. It isn't sporty either, because it gets propulsion tuned for economy first, NVH second and performance only third. Its simply…

And Germany won. Good for Vettel and the team i guess.

I didn't say it was wrong.

Sorry, but maybe just in time: Vehicle Identification Number Number?

This is almost everything you need to know about RWD. [vimeo.com]