After much thought I'm going with the Bugeye Sprite. Most d-bags around here have no apparent understanding of the concept of momentum, and momentum's important when your 0-60 time makes a Yaris look like a musclecar.

@maximum-sienna: Hey, my car resembles that remark.

My '05 Dakota was about $26k, special ordered in late '04. (What kind of goofball gets a club cab V8 4x4 then throws the "Laramie" luxury trim package on it, with a bench seat?.... oh yeah, me.)

@Quattro-luvr: It looks like it'd be great for those of us with big feet. I can just about cover all 3 pedals with one foot in a car like my dad's Sprite.

Crown Victoria, because you can spot a Panther-platform car from a mile away and have a chance to stop your hooning ways.

@tonyola: The only discontinuity in my mind is the Mustang II. However, I am biased, since I was in love with a Cougar for many years...

@DrLemming: IIRC the '71-'73 were more or less a truncated Ford intermediate. (Which may explain why it was so shockingly easy to get mechanical parts for my '73 Cougar.) Going by this source the width increase was intended to make the Boss 429 fit in the car better, and the engineers took advantage of that to…

@bygeorge: +1. And look through the BMW's passenger window... I doubt the Nova's lower quarter panel is white.

@tbones: It's been a while since I regularly read C&D, but don't Hondas win any shootout that doesn't involve a BMW anyway?

@wojo to Ford-Awesome SHO, Great Job!: You are B) a genius!: +1. I'm happy GM brought back the Camaro, but the Ford is the most likely one of the 3 to be in my garage (with the Dodge a close second.)

@K5ING: Using the EPA numbers (which is what they're for... an objective comparison, not necessarily any semblance of the real world) the new car only suffers by 2 MPG highway.

How about the U engine (ala Ariel Square 4)? [en.wikipedia.org]

@mytdawg: +1 for a 650cc dual-sport. My pick is the KLR650, giving up some off-road prowess in favor of street comfort.

Those poor undocumented cars. They're just here to do work that American cars won't do.

There once was a new car called Saturn

@TAInvestor: I sincerely hope the Cougar was a one-off (and that it was put out of its misery), but the most informative source I could find isn't clear. [www.coachbuilt.com]

@ptschett - hoon the earth: ride a KLR: And I found it when I was looking for this.

This poor, poor Cougar could be a contender.

(double post)

@pupils: The happy Mazdas make me think of Mk. 1 Sprites. I hated the new grille till I saw the car in person.