I'm afraid I fear that cars and TV don't mix

A Japanese Boxster? Bring it on!

There are all sorts of legends about an Italian design house (Bertone?) working for Honda in secret. Certainly in the 70s their styling was streets ahead of other Japanese cars

Alas Top Gear is much more about the presenters than it is about cars

I once drove an Audi S4 at 155mph on an autobahn south of Nuremberg and was being passed by Porsches. I guess if you do it everyday then it's OK but I was scared shitless

One hard-to-believe factoid is that Suzuki is the most consistently profitable bit of GM's global empire, in hasn't lost any money for more than 2 decades

It's the most self-indulgent piece of crap car show there is, you're welcome to it, in fact why not invite Clarkson over and keep him there

surely it's knocking on the door of classic car status?

I seem to remember James Bond drove an white Esprit like this one which could turn into a submarine, I wonder if there are any after-market kits available? That'd be a project for several eternities I'd imagine

It's scary

I learned to drive in one of these! My mother had an orange one in the 70s which I thought was just about the coolest thing on 4 wheels

Saab worked on a coupe 9-3 based on the 9-3 convertable but eventually decided sales of coupes were on the slide so didn't go ahead with it. The Turbo X will be 4 wheel drive version of the newly revised 9-3 with a more powerful (Holden-based) V6 intended to compete with the likes of the Audi S4. I'd say good luck…

One thing's for sure, the production version will be a hell of a lot less interesting than the sketch…

@3wheeler:

Given the Chinese predilection for saloons I'd say they'll be churning out the Linea, Fiat's Grande Punto-based saloon that's also being made in Turkey as it's the only 4-door Fiat currently make. And of course the Alfa 159 sedan would probably have an appeal as well. Something tells me the Chinese wouldn't "get" the…

@JoeRenault:

At least because it's an "old" generation Audi it doesn't have the sculpted sides and swoopy lines of the A5

Isn't it supposed to be sharing some components (incl irs) with the new aussie Ford Falcon?

Didn't VW decide this about a decade ago?

Things are looking up guys, you get Opels now (and call them Saturns) and Holdens (as Pontiacs), and of course our Cadillacs are really Saabs…