37 seconds into the clip I want to go get drunk.

Very nice! But the rear end is very much Audi A5.

Oh, so gorgeous!

Pretty amazing that this is available just like that, on the day Medvedev talks about a new Cold War.

Romantic nuclear missile launch painting included?

I lived in Germany at the time. German papers are in the pockets of the industry, of course. The T-5R and, later, R though...made those writers weak. That was a tremendous win for Volvo that can’t be overestimated. Lots of journalists ended up in them as private cars.

I wasn’t sure where to post this, but there’s a certain guy here at Jalopnik who’d probably love this ad - and it, sort of, fits with the topic:

Same here in Norway, a very cheap discount station nearby has been at 5.65$/US gallon for months.

Is even an automatic transmission too much now in the land of the free? You deserve the Google car then...

That final quote about concentration is amazing! I can’t imagine how...eh...need to buy eggs.

This article from last year has much the same message, but sums it up in a very readable way:

The Škoda Felicia that the ad and blog post above are about.

Restrained and bery much integrated into the design, compared to:

This is neither a harmonious or coherent design, and far off the iconic 1800. Imho it was a good decision to drop this one.

Still beautiful today - they’re everywhere in Prague.

Does it wagon?

Jeez, only a few years ago, some of these hp numbers would have been top of the line for commercial trucks. You know, the 11 tonne kind.

Nevermind the Porsche, but running over a yellow Volvo 145? Unforgivable!

The box will live on in the Soul. How odd is that sentence?