It will pass European and Australian crash requirements but the average American won’t be able to tow a sheet of plywood with it at 80 mph so it won’t be sold there. So you’ll be safe.

Whomsoever mad person built that thing knew exactly what they were doing. And now I want to know too.

“I just joined the JFCCS!”

Ninety seven thousand dollars in Australia. That’s the starting price. [sigh] Is it twice as good as the MX-5?

Ram Viper.

They can do nothing without written approval from the French (Renault). We know how that will turn out...

That title implies coordinated action for a mutually agreed outcome...so...no.

Italy...fuck yeah!

Land Rover (and their corporate overlords, Tata) know where the future money is. And it ain’t in off roading show ponies...so this is clever stuff from the JLR group.

If it made a SsangYong sound as the fat person landed then that would be appropriate.

If you say so...I have no idea what an R Class is!

Yes but do you still not use a seatbelt?

It was the G Class before its time...

And yet this is neither news nor is it trolling...

SStSStop starring me. I was wrong and the answer has been found...

We were all wrong...but in the best possible way! How fantastic is that?

Would I be correct in guessing that this machine dates from the period when GM owned Lotus? That might explain the mid engine thing coupled with the collection of GM parts...

Unloaded trailer is the clue. He’s tapped the brakes well out but poorly given the lack of load and it’s locked up and immediately jacked in the wet...it was doomed.  

Should and will and a US$7,000 pricetag is a perfect indicator of not bloody likely. VAZ doesn’t need to modernise the Niva...

Nope. Nopeity nope nope. As a former Niva owner, they won’t cope with a 22R or similar. Anything much more powerful or heavier than stock leads to a cascade of issues down the road.