Wow, that was when I was still just a lurker. It's been a long time, Skaycog, and you've only gotten more awesome.

There can truly be no greater legend, no greater story, than the one that spawned the greatest meme in Jalopnik's history. One lovely day, Wes and Ray were reviewing the Ford Taurus X, and Grant Ray shot a fateful photograph that would forever alter the course of Wes' life, and make us all fall in love... with Wes'…

There truly has been no story that has gotten greater meme mileage on the history of this website than the story that caused us all to fall in love with Wes' ass. One fateful day, Ray and Wes were reviewing the were reviewing the Ford Taurus X, and Grant Ray took a photo that would forever change the course of Wes'…

The look created an uproar when it was unveiled earlier this year. Chrysler explained it intentionally crafted a design to elicit love-it or hate-it reactions to make some noise.

Actually, a great deal of safety systems have not only not compromised how much fun a car is to drive, but have actually made them more fun to drive. Limited-slip differentials, disc brakes, roll bars, etc.

No fuel conservation. No tire conservation. Just an open track, a chequered flag, and no one but you. Godspeed, Maria de Villota. Thanks for the inspiration.

1) Jaguar/Land Rover has significantly higher profit margins per vehicle than Ford, and also a significantly smaller model lineup. Proportionally, Ford has much less R&D per model than JLR. Volvo hasn't developed anything new in... a long time.

You know what? That's absolutely true. I just spec'd out a 335i for about that much. I stand corrected there.

It makes a huge difference in terms of starting price. I took the most expensive starting price available, spec'd it out, and still got it under $50k, which is actually reasonable for the vehicle size and the extras on it.

No, the IS is a compact. The new ES is based off of the Avalon now, but had hitherto been based on the Camry.

I find that interesting - I can spec the shit out the the AWD V6 trim and get it under $50k.

Apparently, with just a tire sway, the MKZ can do handling quite well.

First, even on a growth tear, they're still nowhere near the size of GM and do not have the R&D resources that GM does.

I wouldn't flatter yourself too much; your commenter handle doesn't ring a bell to me. No, that particular crack was aimed at all of the armchair assholes. Whether you decide to include yourself in said category is your business.

Does the Neiman Marcus version come with a more visually integrated and better-looking rear spoiler than the standard Vanquish Volante? If so, it'd be totally worth the extra cash.

Okay, granted - the Jimmy Fallon thing was poorly conceived.

Dammit, Foley. You shattered the illusion. Now what are us lame white guys going to aspire to own in our attempts to be hip and cool?

Are you lost? Did you accidentally find yourself on an automotive website? I think you must have been looking for Gawker; it's two doors down on the left. But before you go on your way, here's a brief highlight: even when two cars share a basic chassis, everything from the powertrain, suspension tuning, aesthetics,…

No, they were not. Go back and check Cadillac's model history.