This. Especially in the original, complete with wonky and impossible physics. They tamed it down a bit in the Legendary Edition, much to my dismay. There was nothing like scaling an impossible near-vertical mountain face to get that nugget of platinum you probably didn’t need.

I nominate the Outrunner from Borderlands. “She may not be the prettiest girl at the dance, but she’ll put out the second you ask her!” - Scooter

Not that it’s the end of the world, but it also appears to be missing the knob that moves the HVAC and temperature sliders. Hopefully you could find those parts somewhere, because moving those with your fingernail could get irksome. 

Imagine if Tesla’s Full Self Driving were an entire car, and you would have the VinFast VF8.

As safe as cars are these days, I’m a little surprised. Back in my Day(tm), we had to figure out how to drive cars with no airbags, traction control, ABS, pre-collision braking, or cross-traffic alert, using MapQuest directions to a Limp Bizkit concert taped to the dash while operating a manual transmission in the…

While it’s not technically a car, the Polaris Slingshot “autocycle” always gets a second glace from me when I see one on the road. It looks to me like the illegitimate child of the Batmobile and Ariel Atom, especially in black. My kid, who is part of the generation that is typically only impressed with the Model X or…

What’s the deal with outer space themed vehicles lately? Is it because they are starting to approach the size, cost, and fuel economy (or electric equivalent) of a space shuttle?

What I’m curious about with GM’s push to fragment the in-car connected media interface is how it will work with, say, a rental car. Will I have to choose between mounting my phone and having navigation audio pipe through the speakers via Bluetooth like it’s 2010 or downloading GM’s proprietary app and paying a…

I wonder if throwing cake at someone would be charged as “Assault with a Tasty Weapon”?

The MR2 Spyder was Toyota’s rebuke to Miata always being the answer. Fun, reliable, fuel efficient, and could fool non-enthusiasts into thinking it was from a much more premium brand if they didn’t look too hard. All for Celica GT-S money. It was a sports car I could actually afford and drive daily as a broke college…

I wouldn’t want to actively seek out a partner that is also a car enthusiast. How long would that relationship last when their opinion about cars doesn’t align with mine and is, therefore, wrong?

I think someone needs to remind Lexus and Infinity that they still sell the GX and QX80, respectively. They have soldiered on essentially unchanged from over a decade ago, and look every bit of it. Every time I see one of these on the road I assume they must be out of production, and had to actually go to the…

I’ve always wondered if the reason this, the Lincoln Mark LT successor, and the Escalade EXT failed is because Americans want a luxury pickup from a “regular” brand like Chevy and Ford, rather than their upmarket labels? Is it some kind of wanting to masquerade as owning a rough-and-tumble truck, but with the sneaky…

The GoDaddy.com NASCAR sponsorship of Danica Patrick. Bright, lime green liveries are always fun, and the commercials were...interesting. Now, whether this was the best or worst thing to happen to motorsports is debatable, but at least the car looked cool.

Any “Special Edition” vehicle that is little more than a tie-in to a TV show, movie, or videogame, and to squeeze more money out of you from both. Some of my personal favorites:

Honda interiors have been great as of late, save for the tablet-sticking-out-of-the-dash infotainment screen, which looks about a decade late to the party. Not sure if this will be as revered as the Integras of yore, so this might end up being a used car bargain down the road. 

There was a Ferrari Mondial in what appeared to be in perfect condition at a small car dealership by me in St. Louis, MO. My kid and I would always gape at it when we drove by. It was there for years, and the other day we noticed it was gone. I’m still kicking myself for not at least stopping by to look at it and ask a…

The Subaru WRX. So. Much. Grey. Plastic. Cladding.

I hear the term “Cars and Coffee” thrown around on several automotive websites, and have literally no idea what it is. Is it some kind of meet-up, where enthusiasts get together, show off their rides, and discuss all things related to car culture over a cup of joe? Wasn’t there a show with Seinfeld (not the AI…

The bit when Jeremy drives the Peel P50. It’s funny enough seeing someone of his size squeeze into the world’s smallest car, but when he carries it into the office like a piece of luggage, it really starts going off the rails. Funniest part is when he sits in on the inclusivity meeting while still in the car.