...because, the answer is always, “MIATA ... towing a trailer with an inflatable orange baby-president full of hot air.” (PS- that float is FANTASTIC!)

I’d order it with a new front end that didn’t have $7..99 worth of black plastic, fake mesh crap all over it. Audi needs to get over this cheapening obsession. But damn do I love a fast wagon. Just not one that looks as if it rearended a restaurant-supply floormat.

I am VERY glad for Jalopnik to be an ally to the LGBTQ world. I don’t take one iota of that support for granted. Thank you. A long time ago, I told a strong, fierce straight woman who worked in the world of car advertising, that I wanted to be a car designer or at least a stylist for car shoots. She said, “buddy. you…

Super video, which is about a visual subject matter, thus valuable in video form. A list is nice but this guy knows his stuff so it’s quite generous of him to give his wisdom/secrets to us in this well produced vid.

I grew up in a formerly hippie/tree-hugger, California town that was turning towards yuppie style. Datsuns, air-cooled VWs and Renaults were getting replaced by BMWs, Volvos, Honda Accords and diesel Mercedes. American cars were SUPER rare. Probably only the police and some peeps in the retirement home had domestic…

I love all this label mind-bending but as a “wheel guy” all my life, I have to say, seeing a brand swap of wheels always gives me the heebeyjeebeys. Like MB Bundts on a 3-series or Pinto hubcaps on a Datsun 510, BMW bottlecaps on an old A4, even C-Class wheels on an E-Class wagon... nooooooo thanks.

A few quick points about trucks in general:

1) Elantra Musk is a FANTASTIC screen name

One positive thing about it is that, like a Pacer, it’s so bloated that it’ll make anyone look svelte/skinny/thin. And, like, we want that, usually. There! Go buy one!

Totally agree. Just bought a 2016 XC60 with the same dash. It’s a GREAT blend of tech and buttons. The knobs are fuc*ing heaven for quick volume or temperature adjustment, the radio choice is a cinch to adjust and the redundant buttons surrounding are a quick, zero distraction, high-function design. It’s a tight,…

Mask it or CASKET.

That’s a mess. Fools. But at our Volvo dealer in Northern California it was iffy use as well. They’d yank them on when they saw me coming but certainly weren’t using them amongst themselves. :(

Sell a version of this in the US. We can’t seem to get enough of “butched up” stuff for people who don’t need it. Can’t sell a wagon but an Outback has huge sales. Plus, it makes sense. Vans have one of three images: RV, tradesperson or dreary parent’s necessity. Adding some sexy, adventure-ready vibes to the market…

With most hybrids enjoying vastly better reliability than standard cars, I took a hard, long, offer-on-table look at the Pacifica Hybrid. I’ve got an aggregate of about 350-400k on our various Siennas and truly, the Sienna reliablity is par excellence. But at that point Toyota was backtracking on hybridizing and those…

YES! The words “fake” or “faux” are NOT something we should have to be avoiding with German design. Fake shit is the TACKIEST. Designers: Figure out how to design beautiful shapes without the crutch of black plastic fake mesh.

A G R E E. It’s a Mustang with cheap German mustard slathered on it. Shocking that BMW successfully made a shape/ a design that looks cheaper and chintzier than all of its predecsssors.

It is fine that the designer is fullfilling a goal to differentiate the models and experiences. It is not fine that he created a cheap looking coupe that has a Bugs Bunny face, with five front grilles and a profile that could be on a Mustang, Hyundai, Infiniti or Lexus. This design, unlike former BMW coupes, succeeds…

Bummer about the big NV vans. I shopped thoghtfully before I bought our NV 2500 High Roof V8. The Mercedes Sprinters just had SO little equipment vs the horrendous reviews real owners gave them. The Ram Promaster is, I think cool, in an old 50s Citroen van kinda way but the there is no place to put your left foot when…

Very likely. It’s not exactly comforting, from my experience. Quite the opposite.

The sound on the bridge is insanely surreal, loud and horrible, like something a “bad guy” would play to torture a “good guy” in a James Bond movie.