If this gets out the maker will simply require a passcode to make those changes in the future. Won’t matter if you revert or not.

1991 Lotus Elan M100. Everyone wants to poo poo it for being from wheel drive but clearly “everyone” never drove one... this is clear by the fact they barely sold 300 of them in the US. Such a shame because it was way ahead of its time... 1100kg, faster than the Boxster that came out 5 years later, a trunk that…

1999-2000 Escort ZX2 S/R

I’ve seen a few mentions of the MX-6 and MX-3, but to keep the Mazda train going, how about a forgotten 90s vehicle meant to herald the start of a forgotten brand?

Everyone tends to think of F50's, Diablos , and Vipers when you say 90's supercar, but I think the Esprit deserves a bit more attention. If it wasn’t for the weakly built transmission this car would have been able to debut with the 500hp it was fully capable and intended to have. Which would have been huge in the mid…

1991-1997 Mazda MX-6, especially the 2.5 V6 LS version. Buttery smooth naturally aspirated engine and 5-spd manual transmission. Probably the best handling FWD car I drove except for the Acura Integra Type R (never had the pleasure of driving the Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 or the Renault Clio Williams). The interior was a…

Everyone loves the 1st gen Mazda Miata, and for good reason. I drove one, and it was excellent. You know what else Mazda made in the 90's that was also excellent that time has seemingly forgot? The MX-3.

Yugo convertible, hands-down

This dyno measures emotion.

You guys should have a blast getting deep into this one. There’s bound to be loads of these out there. 

That Oasis, Lenny Kravitz, or Mariah Carey are being considered before Devo, B-52s, INXS, Eno, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, King Crimson, The fucking MC5, Iggy Pop, Slade, Soundgarden, Thin Lizzy, or any of the 100+ more deserving bands that haven’t been inducted should be a clear indication of exactly how hidebound and…

Definitely Harry Metcalfe’s beautiful Jaguar XJC V12 with 5-speed manual conversion. If the mechanics were reliable, it would be simply the perfect daily driver car.

Citroën SM. Might as well drive something interesting.

Ugh. Picking a car from the Malaise Era is like choosing to die from syphilis or dysentery. That said I’d go with my first car, a ‘75 Monte Carlo that Mom got new and was driven by my brother and sister before I got it as a rusty, two-toned (Dad was a rattle can Picasso) rotted quarter panel beast. But I still loved…

4 inches (or less) created the demand for the taller hoods in the first place.

It’s about how wide the rear fenders on the Testarossa were in comparison to the cabin. I order to see anything , they’d have to jut out some ungodly distance. By mounting it higher they are getting the view from a much narrower slice of the car.

Asymmetric mirrors on the W124, for what were likely immensely logical reasons, but something that never caught on.

The Isdera Commendatore 112i’s top mirror, complete with wee little sunroof to look at it through is very weird.

These stupid things fitted to pavement-princess trucks owned by little big boys with nothing to tow. But bigger is always better, right?

Also reminding us that most ‘wing mirrors’ are door mirrors. Being mounted on the wings, or ‘fenders’ if you’re a colonial, isn’t as fashionable as it once was.