Non-metallic Black, White or Red is the norm for BMW (at least south of equator). The main reason you actually do see a few red ones around. And almost certainly the reason my E46 touring is red and E92 is white (I didn’t order them obviously, this is Jalopnik, I bought used).

Spent a LONG time looking for a new house, and legitimately assessed any house option by driveway access. I can’t say any place was ruled out by only the driveway, but it was definitely a major contributor to some.

Why don’t we split the difference and put the F1 GTR at the top (preferably the converted version in orange), and then proceed with the original list?

My favourite car spot in Japan:

I’m sure someone else can provide a better explanation, but ‘normal’ paint is pigment based, where a pigment is added that selectively absorbs light - so if you shine white light onto the pigment, is might absorb green and red light leaving predominantly blue light to reflect off. Hence it appears to be blue.

As someone already waiting up far too late to facilitate a productive Monday at work, I can only add a disgruntled “Poopskins”, whilst remaining cognisant of the relative market power of my time zone versus the US ET.

I’m more worried about when the Americans start coming for the Barra engines from the last gen Falcons. Bloody MCM gave the game away.

Split the difference and buy mildly used cars (1-5 years) that are interesting enough you won’t mind driving them in 10 years. The interesting part often costs more in maintenance, but not too significant.

On most Australian cars the indicator stalk is just on whichever side the source nation has it, so RHD-native vehicles (AUS, JAP, UK) are on the door side, LHD-native vehicles (mostly Euro, and I guess Jeeps?) are on the left. Only in the last few years have both cars been the same, it’s been delightful.

Alright, Floormat Wear made me giggle for reasons I don’t fully understand.

In hindsight, he did predict (and perhaps inform) a lot of the design trends for the next decade, including flame surfacing etc.

This has brought me a surprising amount of amusement. Jean-Claude even pumps gas in full Jean-Claude mode. Guns out and man-bagged up. If he were doing the splits between two pumps, we would have reached full Van Damme. 

I fear I don’t actually hate this. This will sound shallow, because it is, but I really don’t like the Hyundai badge - it’s just so damn off centre and needlessly large - and the Kia badge is only marginally better.

Not sure about the trim around the inside of the D-pillar, but otherwise it looks fine. Plus, with ever diminishing options for non-front wheel drive biased wagons out there, I’m not going to deride any new entrants.

Without taking the time to freeze the footage and run some CSI-style image enhancements, I’d say it’s a Ford Fairlane, probably the top trim LTD spec based on the glimpse I can see of the grill. So in Torch’s defense, arguably about the closest you could get to a Lincoln in Australia, being a luxury version of the…

RWD four door family sedan.