Because plain-vanilla boring SLs, even AMG models, are astoundingly common in the wealthy enclaves of West L.A. (and the West End of London). The Black looks different enough that even non-car fans will notice, and L.A. is all about the flash.

"Through the extensive use of carbon fiber in the car's front fenders, hood and new fixed roof, the SL shed about 570 pounds [in the Black version]." 1. Carbon fiber is expensive: the Black cost $100,000 more than the el-cheapo $198,000 SL65 AMG. 2. The fixed-roof Camaro does save a lot of weight over the…

The CTS has the unwieldy-looking rear area, because Cadillac doesn't put a fender bulge or wheel arch in the rear, unlike the ugly themeless M-B C class that everyone here is mentioning.

The US version is unlikely to achieve 50 mpg. The target for the 1.0/1.2L diesel versions is "under 5.0L/100km" (over 47 mpg) on the Euro cycle. But on the same cycle the Prius gets 3.9L/100km (60 mpg); European numbers are much more optimistic (and Japanese numbers are more optimistic still). There are subcompact…

The Focus electric vehicle does not go on sale until next year so Mulally could not give Letterman a price

The Focus electric vehicle does not go on sale until next year so Mulally could not give Letterman a price

The Focus electric vehicle does not go on sale until next year so Mulally could not give Letterman a price

Exactly. When things look good for Tesla they raise more money to do more (Model S production and now Model X design). It's a classic growth strategy beyond Jalopnik editors' comprehension, intentionally foregoing profits now to be a bigger more valuable company. And @MaWeiTao's so-called "self-centered investors…

Adrian Smith also designed the Burj Khalifa tower while at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The real stars of these big swinging dickfests are the structural engineers. Thorton Tomasetti's company are the structural engineers for the Kingdom Tower and Taipei 101; William Baker of SOM worked on Burj Khalifa, and the…

That's not what Gizmodo wrote. Wright's style for the Illinois Mile High tower is very different from his other designs and is indeed jagged and hard-edged; though I think he correctly realized that something so tall is going to soften and recede into the clouds.

Here's a spreadsheet that computes the savings in gasoline. Like I said about 3 tons over 120,000 miles.

You're completely wrong about volcanic eruptions and CO2.

The 1984-88 Civic gets my vote. Some Civic *has* to win but the votes will be split between all the generations and the fantastic model range (hatchback, sedan, CRX, and wagon/Shuttle/AWD) in the 1980s and early 1990s. Honda, what the hell happened?

The Aerodeck was Europe-only.

Front mid-engine layout! Even with 4WD, driving in the snow in one of those is terrifying, the wheelbase feels about 3 feet.

Not econobox and you can't collect one, you have to lease for $600/month.

Try to say "Mazda Bongo Friendee" without laughing. I think it was quite a bit larger.

You're math-illiterate and utterly lack common sense if you think mining and making an extra 100 pounds of recyclable batteries is as bad for the environment as producing, refining, spilling, then burning the 3-4 TONS of extra gasoline that a hybrid saves over 100,000 miles.

The Civic wagons were so great starting with the original Space Shuttle (they dropped the name after the Challenger explosion), what happened? The current "To Each Their Own" Civic ad campaign in the USA showing a bunch of goofs all driving nearly identical cars is just a sad reminder of when the Civic really had a…

Good, but the 1984 Civic hatchback has much nicer, cleaner lines.