It's obviously not impenetrable, but it's better than an unlocked cap. Theoretically somebody could just drill a hole in the bottom of the tank and put a bucket under it if they really wanted the fuel.

I always use the hook or slot to hang the cap. I am like you and it irritates me when I see people not using it. I have had cars where the hook isn't long enough to keep the tether in place or the tether is too bound up or twisted that it just pulls the cap off regardless. I just liked the capless system in my Focus.…

The air recirculation in reverse is a good idea.  How do they think of this stuff when designing cars? 

My wife’s Fiat 500 has the fuel filling problem too and it's a standard capped filler neck. It's very frustrating when the pump shuts off every few tenths of a gallon. It must be some ventilation issue.

The special funnel you need comes with the car and is stashed away with the spare tire and jack. I don’t know how it works because I didn’t notice any special notch or design on the funnel, but you can poke your finger in the filler neck and it won’t open. Put this funnel in and it opens right up. I only used mine…

Some older Toyotas had this too.  It’s a great feature and for the life of me I can’t understand why manufacturers don’t bring this back permanently.

Have no idea. Maybe something they programmed for the ST or RS models (lap times or something) and just left in for all the cars?

2012 Ford Focus Hatchback. If the wipers were on and you put the car in reverse, it would automatically turn on the rear window wiper. I rarely used the rear wiper so I left it off most of the time, but I did like this feature.

My 2017 Tacoma gives me about four seconds to close the door if I press the central door locks on the door as I’m getting out or else it starts honking at me after I close the door. A frantic (annoying) four honk tone and then it’s fine.  Might be the Carr alarm system, but it still sucks.

Give him a minute while he Googles, “Cool European Sport Sedans.”

Why pay $25,000 for a Buick wagon when you can spend $50,000 for a Volvo wagon?

Are you one of those disgruntled car salesmen that respond to these types of articles with, “If you want to look at cars, walk around the mall parking lot!”

100%.  I’ve had a loaner version of my exact car and it felt and drove very differently.  Rentals just get beat into the ground from day one.

When a car is “dying” and they add that goddamn dieseling noise. Fuel injected cars don’t diesel. The vast majority of vehicles haven’t been carbureted in 40 years!

Or the light on the floor shining up at the actors’ faces in night driving scenes.  I always drive around at night with a flood light on the floorboard blasting me in the face.

I still watch them when they come out, but yeah, it’s certainly not as amazing as it used to be.  Like others have said already, the vast majority of what they can do has already been done.  How many times can I watch him do donuts in a box or around a guy on a Segway?  There’s still usually one or two stunts per…

I always wondered what happens when these people try to sell these atrocities and find out their unique “decorating” has now rendered its value to less than nothing.

As a kid my dad was into NHRA and I was into NASCAR. I couldn’t care less about drag racing, but I was always attracted to Warren Johnson’s AC Delco Oldsmobile Pro Stock. The contrasting blue and white with that boxy Cutlass nose always stood out to me.

That’s why I kind of like resto-mods.  The cool body of a classic muscle car, but with modern engine, brakes, suspension, etc.  The best of both worlds.