Now put that 5.5L V8 into a Malibu.

I want an electric version of this:

https://www.bmw-m.com/en/topics/magazine-article-pool/bmw-m3-touring-concept-e46.html

Cheapest car on Carsales for the ENTIRE of Australia:

Life is hard. Not for everyone of course, but for 99% it is.

It’s available as a sedan or a hatchback, with a 2.5-liter four-cylinder making 250 horsepower

Then this “and not terribly spacious” makes no sense.

https://www.ford.com.au/buy/build-and-price.html#/model?catalogId=WAPAB-TRA-2021-RangerAUS202200

plasticky, cheap,

NO.

Would like to seat 5 comfortably (we have three kids), but it will likely primarily be the wife’s commuter car.

I know that a Ka will fit a 9kg washing machine in the back with the rear seats down. That was part of the reason why I bought it.

I once took four people from Sydney to Melbourne, then Adelaide and back, in a Ford Ka.

The result is a 100-lb weight reduction from the standard GR Corolla, down to a curb weight of 3,186 lbs.

Re-tool the Black Motor.

“despite having made pretty awesome cars like the Regal TourX Wagon.”

“ and the amount of trash I had to clear out the bed every day was unreal.” 

https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/its-because-youre-fat/

47% - “too expensive to buy”