Gemma: “The experience of driving it is always fantastic. It’s completely different to that of a modern car – you feel like you’re really driving and paying attention rather than being driven.”

Half of Honda buyers will, half perhaps won’t- assuming that Honda doesn’t attract a disproportionately large ‘buy British’ contingent to begin with. There have been semi-serious calls for boycotts before from leavers, and Honda is the biggest company to up sticks so far.

Why would they admit that? It doesn't get them their plant back, but it will cost them sales.

Unguided missile with extra mass.

I like the Alphard and the Elgrand and other luxury Japanese vans, but in Europe, they’d be right up against the Renault Espace.

Frame?

While the SZ is the most rad-ical of ‘90s Zagato designs, I’d still prefer the similar vintage Lancia Hyena

That's true, but that doesn't require an electric motor.

So the takeaway is: proper hillclimb cars have stupid grip until they don’t.

That's correct; it's made under license from GM by PSA.

Let’s see

The “American designer car” designed, engineered and made in Germany by a French company?

Reminds me a little of old Rover interiors. Like a P6:

For one thing, most destinations in Japan are at or near a rail line.

Simplify and add lightness...

Wait. A 1976 Postal Jeep has electronics?

Wrong car.

Next stop: tooling to the mall in a Volvo Bandvagn 202

The ‘apple’ is meant to be an old-skool flaming grenade. Hotchkiss started out making both cannon and ammunition.

Yup, and trips to the council dump or Ikea, etc as well. And it’s still highly amusing on the way there or back...