Totally agree with this assessment. Wanted to buy a GTi, test drove it, loved it, talked numbers, but went next door and tried out a Focus ST, and it was game over. I just felt the ST was waaaay more car for the money than what VW could offer. With 0% financing, and end of year rebates, the GTi wasnt even in the same…

An American manufacturer did make a fun to drive Golf competitor. The first generation Focus was a great alternative. Ford did a great job benchmarking the Golf in terms of driving dynamics, and if I’m not mistaken, the base Focus was a bit more performance oriented than the base Golf. In fact from ‘02-’04 for the…

Ford’s social media team is kill’n it.

We all know the CTS-V but most have never known or forgotten there was a full sized STS-V. Pictured here (foreground) next to the CTS-V (background)

I think we now know where the LeEco stole it’s design language from.

Totally agree. Saab had lost its way years before GM acquired it. Feel the same way about Ford’s ownership period of Jaguar.

Which is like your grandma, but she’s wearing leather pants.

I remember these Paseos when they were new. Always thought of them as ill-conceived attempts at creating a Toyota version of the Ford EXP. Which was the car equivalent of the answer to a question no one asked. (That said....I do kinda dig the EXP. the Paseo though, just sucks.)

It’s actually his. Was the first real car he bought. Apparently he still drives it.

You know when you meet a celebrity you hope they are really as cool as you thought they were? Conan is. I work at an NBC affiliate, when he took over the Tonight Show he made the rounds to the larger market stations for promo purposes.

I bought a 2016 an ST. I love it. My wife fell for the whole “family car” thing because of 4 doors so shut up about it.

I always wondered why Ford didn’t offerup the AWD 365hp TT V6 Ecoboost Flex as a police car option. That would make a pretty handy cruiser/paddywagon/K-9 hauler.

This made me laugh all day. COTD?

Top 40 pop song....covers. From this dude. Epic badassery right here.

especially with a helmet on.

eh...nah. Looks a lot like the now totally fugly Nissan Maxima. I’d rather have the more handsome and better sorted Fusion Sport with it’s 325hp TT V6 (though I’d wish they’d make an ST version with a proper gearbox...and a wagon since I’m dreaming)

^ this is the only thing that might even remotely make me walk into a Kia dealership.

So....Kia is doing what Pontiac did like 20 something years ago?

Don’t quit the day job Nico. Good lord....that music? To that video? I may not be able to beat Nico around a race track, but I certainly can edit video better than he can.

I’m usually more about the “go” than the “show” but damn that thing is so fugly! While they are working on the performance they should also do something to make it less hideous. And by “something” I mean set it on fire and roll it down a hill and then start all over again.