I have the 2012 Legacy sedan and the CVT does just fine in it thankyouverymuch. I'm not autocrossing it, and while the paddle shifters aren't as snappy as a true double-clutch manual paddle shifter, they're sporty enough to make it fun on windy mountain roads and whatnot. I personally love being able to watch my…

How did Subaru do it? They continued to build the cars they're known for. Yeah, the Legacy is a bit ungainly, but white people in cold ass climates looooooove Outbacks. Can't afford an Outback? A Subaru XV is just a raised Subaru Impreza with funky body-cladding, but people are eating that up.

I find it interesting that GM is considered "saved" at this point. Sure, they staved off utter destruction through the bailout and bankruptcy proceedings, but it's only been a few years and it seems as if it's business as usual. They're still relying on a very similar formula with their vehicles to the one that put…

But as early as the 1960s, the lines between the individual brands began to dissolve. Soon there was little to differentiate Pontiac from anything else besides marketing and body cladding. This loss of identity, combined with GM's famous infighting between divisions and badge engineering, began to make "A car for…

The idea was that with multiple brands at different price levels, buyers could move up from inexpensive, workmanlike Chevrolets up to Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, Buicks, and then Cadillacs as they moved up in income and status. (It's a very optimistic way of looking at car sales, and one that seems kind of antiquated in…

Neutral: Do You Care About What Consumer Reports Says? Where do you go for car advice?

The photo itself may be terrible, but I mean, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers if you catch my drift....

My vote is for the VW Touareg's name.

You sir, have brought a little joy into my otherwise crap-fest day. Thank you.

Neutral: Do You Care Who The Biggest Automaker Is? And if so, who do you think will be the biggest automaker in 2014? VW? Toyota? GM?

How is this good for you? Despite profits being ultimately more important for all of these automakers, they're all intent on winning new customers. Wait until November and December and don't be surprised if the price of Toyotas, VWs, and GM/Chevy products mysteriously drop with an increase in incentives.

I know I might be unpopular for this one, but the GINA simply doesn't make sense when it comes to real-life applications. Not only is the skin merely "water resistant" but as it's a lycra/poly makeup, it means that the moment you got behind a truck on the highway, the stones that got tossed up would shred the body…

On this day in 1929, the 50th birthday of the incandescent light bulb, Henry Ford throws a big party to celebrate the dedication of his new Thomas Edison Institute in Dearborn,Michigan. Everybody who was anybody was there: John D. Rockefeller Jr., Charles Schwab, Otto H. Kahn, Walter Chrysler, Marie Curie, Will…

Ford definitely loved him some Edison. They even vacationed together quite a bit at what is now the Cheat Mountain Club in the highlands of WV with John Burroughs and Harvey Firestone. It's privately owned now, but you can rent the place out for various occasions when the owners' families aren't using it. Spent a lot…

Ford definitely loved him some Edison. They even vacationed together quite a bit at what is now the Cheat Mountain Club in the highlands of WV with John Burroughs and Harvey Firestone. It's privately owned now, but you can rent the place out for various occasions when the owners' families aren't using it. Spent a lot…

These actually saved my life at one point. I had a 1997 Subaru Legacy wagon that was equipped with these. Being a dumb teen (who was fairly short as well) I always tucked the shoulder belt behind me ( I was a child of the 70's and 80's so I was used to just a lap belt in the back anyway). Anyway, I wound up hitting…

The Rhodesians had to make due with a ton of unlikely and unconventional vehicles for their military after the Unilateral Declaration of Independence brought about sanctions from most of the NATO allies.

I came for the Vespa 150 TAP and am not disappointed.

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Virginia has some Checker Marathon wagons powered by Olds Diesels in order to reduce radio pollution that would disturb their research. Pretty badass, if you ask me.

C'mon Jalopnik! You should know better than to call a self-propelled gun a "tank"!