If you’re doing to do an “art car” please make the art itself work with the lines and body of the car.

Since this was custom-made for the rider, I’m just going to assume the rider is about 5'9", because if you’re 6'3" like me... yeesh, that would be a very upright riding style.

Yeah dude, Erin is a good writer. She’s thoughtful, and she’s also an automotive enthusiast.

Minivans are often the correct tool for the job. I know they don’t get much love, and you’re certainly not getting it for driving excitement, but if your goal is simply family utility, they can’t be beat.

I think you may have nailed it, but also... missed it at the same time. The reality is that American automakers do make something that can beat this, even today.

Let’s just keep it real: This is actually an important test. I consider myself a pretty good driver, did the Skip Barber thing, have done a few track days in kinda-fast cars (Corvette Z06, etc)... and even I think that cars with this level of power would scare the absolute bejeezus out of me.

I don’t want to be this guy, but it’s time to be this guy: LS swap it.

This is probably the best metaphor I have ever read for Brendan Fraser’s career.

If you know, you know.

That’s what it’s like to chew 5 gum.

Classic Orlando behavior. Whether it’s Disneyland or the airport, you can count on a drunk adult to be mad about paying full price, waiting in line, and being denied permission to ride.

But if the Sportbrake was about three inches higher off the ground, we’d call it a crossover, and you would have paid $20,000 more for it.

Here’s what I learned purchasing a car recently: Yes, it’s completely blown out, but the kind of vehicle you are purchasing matters.

I’m going to set my mark for “cheap” here at $25,000. (Let us assume you put down $3,000, and you finance $22,000. With decent credit, that means your car payment comes in just under $400 per month at 60 months.)

Just a note, 26 inch tires aren’t an uncommon size for BMX bikes, and there are a few aftermarket options available that would likely work for your frame. (I personally have a 2010 SE Racing Quadangle 26'er with a few aftermarket add-ons.) When you’re looking to make some slight changes, try the BMX market. I know the…

I’m not some expert off-roading dude or anything, but I always thought off-road vehicles should be lighter, right? I’m not saying you can’t take an 8,000 lb (plus) truck off onto some gravel roads, but it seems like mud would be... a non-starter.

Everyone saw this coming. In fact, one of my favorite dry YouTube narrative makers, DoNotEat01 did a 40 minute min-doc in 2019 explaining exactly why The Loop would fail.

There’s no question here: The Texas carbon fiber vanity plate. It just looks clean as hell on a performance car.

This seems like a half-baked post-teenage idea of a “race car” where the aftermarket parts were cheap, and every idea was bad. What we have here is an autotragic, naturally aspirated, high-mileage version of something that is actually desirable.

If I had a super long commute and needed a stealth cruiser I could just pile miles on, this would be near the top of my list. I imagine they’re putting all the money on the hood just to get these off their lots. (Assuming it’s one of those good paying jobs where you’re not too worried about the gas expense.)