That’s absolutely horrendous.

Even with the sort of Neanderthal forehead above the grill, this car is proof that companies can still design handsome cars. I think it’s going to age really well (even if its not as well as the EG).

What you have to understand about Conservatism is at its core, it is about preserving an in-group protected by the law but not bound by it, and an out-group bound by the law but not protected by it.

did not involve any criminal intent

Dodge Caliber Syndrome, the concept was solid but completely undermined by terrible execution.

so basically it was French

I’m guessing the triathlete community in Waller, TX isn’t exactly made up of a diverse swath of humanity. These cyclists are mostly well-off white men.

Yeah, looking at that photo those weren’t some cheap Huffys he ran over.

I mean, yeah, there’s a lot of problems in Texas, but this sort of thing happens in all 50 states constantly. Maybe not resulting in cyclists being run over, but douche-bros harassing them, and if/when it goes wrong walking away with minor consequences. 

One of my fiance’s co-workers has a Forte 5 and damn if I don’t think I’d go directly to the Kia dealer if someone smashed my current car.

Minivans. All of them.

I think you meant to say the “Kia Forte GT Manual”. There’s a car under $24k that comes with a turbo 4, 200HP, MT, and can be had in fun colors (and comes with goodies, to boot).

Well that’s lame 

Good.

Hate to sound like a “manual-douche-elite,” but someone buying a manual transmission GR 86 will NOT need to ‘active’ safety features. It’s just that argument about having fun and ACTUALLY paying attention to driving, by being forced to change gears and work all your limbs in a symphony. Anytime I’ve owned an automatic…

So they are mostly removing a bunch of stupid annoying nanny shit that beeps at you all the time? Sign me up.

• “Pre-collision braking

I think maybe they just realized that anyone driving a small, darty, manual sports car doesn’t actually need any of that crap because they’ll be paying attention to their driving.

This is an area where the easiest answer is probably right.