2003-2005 Chevy Astro with a cheap V8 swap, plenty of torque, lots of space, good towing capacity, cheap parts, sleep in it with a proper mattress

Hemi.

An even bigger scam might be the labels “racing” or “high rpm”. I just bought a serpentine belt labelled as such, turns out it is 0.5" too long and squeaks because not enough tension on it.

I feel they did a good job making the celebrity segment more entertaining than previously. The choice of car, the funny Chris Harris anger/fright moments, more loose banter with the guest, I think it was all for the better. 

I think the 86 might be the MR2 equivalent in this heirarchy of (30K), (50K) and (70K) cars, the layouts/sizes just being a function of target market. The 86 can compete against the Miata, the new MRx can compete against the Coxster/V8 muscle, and the Supra tops it off competing with the 911/M3 crowd.