Yeah, you’ve got a point. I’ve owned just about every generation of Civic (or Integra/RSX equivalent), and it does seem to pendulate. My 5th gen couple and 8th gen Si were much more interesting than my 4th, 6th, and 9th gens. The 10th gen just really rocked the whole “boy racer fake vent” thing, to the point there was…

The transition from the 9th to 10th generation Civic. It went from being a good but, let’s be honest, pretty homely and anonymous car, to...a lot of things going on. Maybe not quite as radical a departure as the Santa Fe, but enough that it got people talking (especially in the Type R guise, which Jeremy Clarkson had…

Kenny’s Go-Go Action Bronco BEV from South Park. When Cartman flees from court due to an alleged hate crime, Kenny attempts to drive him to Mexico to evade the police. However, the car runs out of electrons at the Mexican border, resulting in their inevitable capture.

Horizon Chase Turbo is pretty fun and a throwback to classic Sega arcade racers like Virtua Racing and Rally Revo. The graphics are more modern, but the spirit is very much the same. I don’t think the Switch has a demo, but I know PS and Xbox do if you want to try before you buy.

He’s probably spending all his time in the pause menu trying to find the 60 fps performance mode option that doesn’t exist.

There’s too much Lincoln Navigator going on with those alloys. They need to lean into the boxy styling a bit more and do it proud with some sick 80's Isuzu Impulse wheels.

Are the stacked vents on either side of the center console as cumbersome to use as they look? I’m trying to come up with a good reason for having both. Maybe to have air hit your face and knees simultaneously? Seems like more trouble than it’s worth, but maybe it’s one of those things you never knew you needed until…

Would you say overall that this is a better value than the Trax it’s based on? Other than the “coupe” styling that cuts into cargo volume a bit and a slightly higher base price, which would be your pick?

Nailed it. I am a Gen X’er in a mid-life crisis, and I’m ready to put down a deposit, sight and specs unseen.

One of these is not a Buick: Envision, Electra, Encore, Eletre, Enclave, Envista

Funny...I actually saw one in that color this morning and it does look nice. I would personally go for the red because I’ve owned waaaaaaaaaaaay too many grey cars (including my current not cool normal car), but this would be my runner-up for sure.

I would love one, but might have to wait another 10 years until the newer models with the updated infotainment system are a bit cheaper. I drove a family member’s IS 250 with the old system and it’s...not great.

This makes a perfect proving ground for Tesla’s FSD: see which of the two hazards causes bodily harm to the drivers first. It’s like a race to the bottom where everyone else wins.

Don’t know why, but if the picture of the interior was a Rorschach test, the first thing that would have spewed from my mouth would be “Back to the Future DeLorean center console meets Toyota AE86 dash”.

For me, it’s gotta be the Mazda3. Not only does it look really great on the outside, the interior looks like it punches above it’s price with nice materials, tech, and buttons (glorious buttons!). Plus, you can get one pretty well equipped for under $25k, and, from what I understand, the drive is a good blend of…

Gives a whole new meaning to the concept of “brain-dead AI”.

Thanks! I’ll give it a try

This. It was smart luxury for everyone. I think it was a damn-near perfect blend of smart character lines and presence without being pretentious. Also, it was the last TL you could get without the horrendous “Power Plenum” grille (AKA “beak”).

For me, the defining car of the aughts will forever be immortalized on the box art of what is arguably the best Need For Speed game of all time: the E46 BMW M3 on the cover of the original NFS: MW. It was, and still is, one of the sexiest cars of that decade, and everyone wanted a piece: your dentist (because money),…

When I die and become cryogenically frozen, I want to be buried in a Tesla Model S. That way, in 500 years when scientists find a way to revive me but the Model S still hasn’t received a meaningful update, I’ll inconspicuously blend right in with the rest of them on my way to Taco Bell, the only restaurant to have…