There was only one Lamborghini Jota. It was a lightweight version of the Miura that Bob Wallace built. Please stop referring to the new wunderkar as the Jota!

Glad to hear that someone it getting these ugly monstrosities off the streets.

I'll take the Ferrari, thanks.

@S_Mazza: since when? ;-)

Noble M600 for the win!

The GMC is a glorious beast.

@gman1023: You'll be happy to know that Mulally was a Lexus driver before he moved to Ford. It doesn't get any more beige than that.

@Steve_in_NC: actually, yes it has worked out very well for Japan. They skipped the last boom-and-bust cycle and instead are enjoying stability.

@Steve_in_NC: No disagreement that inept companies should fail. The difference in opinion is not if, but how they should fail. What the Fed did was to fold down GM's bloated operations (Pontiac, Saturn, etc) in a slow, measured manner rather than letting them implode. It's the difference between holding an estate…

@BMRFILE: It seems in the USA, most people are willfully ignorant at the many ties between industry and government, but of course that doesn't stop parrots from screaming half-truths and labels at each other.

@Neopolis: Sounds like you live in your own little bubble world too.

@vein11: a mother who makes arbitrary vanity-based rules without any logical reason or explanation? A mother who doesn't allow you to choose anything for yourself? You must have had a fun childhood.

@coxmaster:

@Evan Reif: The problem is Ford doesn't even allow anyone else to tinker with its platforms. The SVT team was allowed to die because the base vehicles it attempted to improve were preactically locked down to prevent aftermarket tinkering, even from the in-house shop.

@zibzer:

Platform sharing seems fine to me, within reason.

...as if Gladwell had any credibility in the area of automotive industry management.

@cgarison: thank you for bringing common sense into the Jalop forum!

@Silent Warrior: define "good".

So why did you clip his photo from the "Stranger in Town" album?