SO true. It looked kind of awesome when I saw the first concept up close. The production version is DECIDEDLY less awesome ... but don't say anything bad about the Volt too loudly. I got like, 60 comments calling me a 4x4 driving hillbilly when I said the Leaf had outsold it on my blog! LOL!!

You are your ... SCIENCE.

I think that's a weak argument. How much burning coal went into the casting/forging of the first gasoline engines? Probably a lot. When you're swinging a metaphorical axe, you use what you have in terms of mass and inertia - often a LOT of what you have - to push the cutting edge forward.

One of the biggest movies of the summer is about the roaring 20s, Cadillac has a rich history of 20s iron. People are throwing Gatsby parties. The most positive memories anyone has about the 50s are from Happy Days, which ran in the 70s and 80s. GM's genius move?

To build a flagship coupe that evokes the 1950s.

I've seen more than 1 "concept sketch", heck- concept CAR, made after the design was finalized to show a "progression" like this. Means nothing.

How about just a regular Bronco for those of us that think the Raptor is a ridiculous piece of over-compensation?

That's awesome! I have a 58 year old handyman who refers to HIS Kia Soul as "the Hamstar car", and the only other person I know who has one is my ex's weird, poodle-owning uncle.

How about an ultra-rare Lancia Thema 8.32 wagon? Chock-full of authentic, 3.2 Liter V8 Ferrari WAIL!!

According to the esteemed Road & Track magazine, the Cyclops (above) won the 24 Hours of LeMans in 1960, The East African Safari in 1964, The Targa Florio in 1965, the Indy 500 in 1968, the Nurburgring in 1969, the Japanese Grand Prix 1971 and the Great Wall of China Grand Prix in 1972.

There are dramatic safety reg. differences across regions. Witness: the Kei car.

2 women wrestling on the hood = luxury. YOU, sir, are a GENIUS.

These days, a "spartan" interior might be the most luxurious thing of all. My whole life is cluttered with emails, touch screens, voice mails, texts, other screens, voice activated nonsense that doesn't like my accent, etc. Screw that noise.

Something about crash tests and turning kids into goo or something. None of the Volvos, Benzes, etc. that I am aware of have had them past ... I wanna say 1997?

This made me sad.

I thought the rear-facing seats were a no-no in the US?

It's a camera. They cut frontal area and overall drag by stupid amounts. All cars will have them, eventually.

Yes, please!

So we all want Panther-platform Fords with bench seating up front so we can comfortably get BJs while we drive down the road?

My GOD ... we all want to be Jack Baruth!!

Integras are great, especially if you want a slice of "reliability" with your luxury compact sportiness. That said, the correct answer is Lancia Delta HF.

You guys sure that's not a new SLK? It's long overdue ...