Um, I thought I would absolutely by the Sharknado with the twin turbo ‘Vette motor, but now I want nothing more than the Kamikaze....

I would buy this.

It’d be worth them buying out Mitsubishi just so they could call it the Zero.

Exactly. Even just deleting spoiler would go a long ways. I like this car a lot, I’ve had manual Honda’s in the past and always enjoyed them, my first car I actually had to take a loan on was a new Intergra GSR V-tech way back in the day, and it was a great car. This car sounds fantastic to drive. But there is no way…

This is a key item that keeps being missed. When Lexus launched, they made the customer experience #1 and had a good product to go along with it. People who were tired of being treated like crap at a M-B, BMW or Cadillac dealer were intrigued. If I recall correctly, Lexus dealers weren’t a Toyota dealer with a few…

...and no other Japanese manufacturer dared to enter the luxury realm. If I recall, they were the first, followed by Inifinti and Acura. Mazda almost went with Amati then had second thoughts.

Everyone compares Genesis to Lexus when it started up in 89/90, but does anyone know how much less $$ the Lexus LS400 started at versus the contemporary S-class? I realize at that point Mercedes was at the tail end of the W126 and was about to introduce the W140 which, due to its engineering complexity and goal to…

Aren’t their vans mostly white? With just the Hertz logo on them? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a yellow Hertz van. Now Penske on the other hand....

Yep,. 24k on a 650 hp rental sounds like 240k on a normal car to me.

I’m agnostic about Tesla and annoyed by Musk’s antics, but I have to say that, if you can build a profitable company whose profits are partly based on selling green energy credits, then that is a valid business model.

I won't give you an angry look through my side mirror but you've read this far and get the point. 

I see what you did there.

And the Kia Sportage looks like a Macan.  Which is good, because I have a Sportage. 

Looks like a Macan...

I loved the drive in growing up, then my college town had one, and I still have one (somehow) in San Diego. Problem is the land used to be out there away from communities a bit, but sprawl has reached them and making their land too valuable to justify not selling.  

Yep, but they’ll tack it onto the 84th payment, with interest. 

Damnit! You beat me to that joke. Take your damn star but know that it should have been MINE!!!!

No, no, it’s the Escalade van to the far rear.

This is not the kind of tranny I thought we’d be discussing when I logged onto Jalopnik this morning.