The article and infographic make it sound as if the 2004 Mystichrome Cobra was the first and only greenish-purplish metallic color shifting paint on a Mustang ever as if the 1996 Mystic Cobra didn't exist. Yes, there are differences between the two but for practical purposes, they are the same. The '96 is more…

The sunroof in my old VW Fox was the worst - if you removed it but left the windows up it was like sitting in the neck of that beer bottle while someone blew over the top of it. The resonance was insane. It wasn't exactly the brown note but it interfered with your vision and disoriented you.

The worst are people who won't accelerate on on-ramps and merging lanes then shockingly are unable to merge and then come to a stop at the end of the merge lane since they couldn't merge. Merging is not hard at all if you are going the same speed as the traffic you're merging with. The skinny little pedal on the…

A Ferrari at $2.57 a mile... who wants to sell me a Ferrari or other supercar by the mile? I'll round up to $3.00 a mile so you can make some profit but that covers everything:

Fuel cost is definitely the driving factor in Europe. That and lack of room on the road and for parking for American sized vehicles. If fuel costs continue to rise more or less with inflation then will keep driving big cars and trucks. If they double overnight to European levels then we'll see people abandon the big…

I have an aversion to them too, probably from a life long conditioning in the school of lower, longer, wider. Aesthetically and from a sense of proportion, they offend me. But, when I ride in one, or drive one I think, hey, this isn't so bad and I can see why they would be so attractive to so many.

Those seemed so ugly and repulsive when they were current, but they seem so awesome now.

The 2-door (and 4 door) fastback CUV coupe is a kind of silly fad but I think, like it or not, the 4-door CUV is here to stay. Normal people like the higher vantage point and ease of entry and exit a jacked up, tall car gives you over a sedan and the better maneuverability and economy they give you over a traditional…

I forgot... the Messenger concept is the sexiest thing ever. I wish they could've done a new, proper Mercury Cougar out of that - picture that with a Coyote and a 6 speed.

Ford did OK without a proper sports car to compete with the Corvette. The Thunderbird was a sales success and profitable car for them for a very long time and probably wouldn't have lasted much longer as a 2-seater. I suspect that during the majority of their run, Ford made more money selling high volume T-birds and…

This may be the first time in history anyone has accused a 4.6L Modular of possessing "raw grunt"

I need a bullbar on my Mustang now. And more headlights.

Ah, the irony. That's obviously a Ford Probe dressed up with a bodykit and a weird windshield pod thing to make it look futuristic... the same Ford Probe which was originally intended to be the new ~1987 Mustang.

That wheel gap is a long time Mustang tradition. Long live the 4x4 look. Sigh...

Can Torque read ABS codes too (or any other interesting subsystems)? What about initiating PCM built-in self-tests?

Man, I wish my '96 had pop out quarter windows.

Hey, that reminds me... Birdemic is ostensibly a horror film but my impression was that it was the worlds most boring driving film with some sprites from the Pheonix arcade game occasionally overlaid on the screen. 95% of the movie was that guy driving around in real time from one location to the next and the last act…

Don't forget the Taurus was very futuristic when it came out. Audi may have beat it to the punch and the Tempo and aero T-Bird may have predicted it but most people didn't take notice of Audi unless it was accelerating "unintentionally" and the Tempo and T-Bird didn't sell out all the way on modern aerodynamic styling…

The General Lee was perfectly suited for its task. The Duke Boys were raised racing on dirt, the GL was set up as a race car and would've handled just fine and while it would've gotten its ass handed to it by a rally spec Audi Quattro, it didn't have to out run those, it just had to out run typical late 70's~ealry…

It's annoying enough when the sun glares off a car's glass and you can't seem to get away from it - if someone was driving a chromed vehicle around here, I think I'd have to hunt it down and assault it with a sandblaster.