What is the point of the "performance" Minis, other than to appeal to hipsters whose parents are still paying the bills?

Seems that its missing a pedal.

The fact that they introduced this car to us with an automatic gearbox says a lot...

"...Or a new six-speed manual."

I bet he could get like three feet of air.

This is the kind of hard-hitting journalism the world needs.

What a difference 20 years makes...

i love the Dr30 they put in the game

I just want the Vauxhall Astra here. And no, not the Saturn version, this one:

My Toyota Corolla scored higher than you...

No worries, the VW Explorer is on the way.

Somewhere in LA there's a slammed S-10 missing its steering wheel.

I just thought it was funny that they're putting new lights from a new car on an old car that the new car was designed to look like.

Volkswagen has repeatedly stated that it views the US market as a top priority. In fact, Volkswagen built a factory in the US and now produces in it a US-specific midsize sedan. Not to mention their repeated goals of selling 800,000 cars in the US by 2018, a measure that has been repeated ad nauseam to everyone on…

Well, the hybrid gets better mileage, but maybe I shouldn't go down the diesel vs hybrid road again.

This is a stellar, insightful, and hilarious article. Representative of the best that Jalopnik can deliver. Bravo.

The Swedish believe they invented something new with their "crossover sedan". Would you agree?

Volvo product planner: "Hey, what do Americans like?"

It also eliminates a part that will inevitably fail at some point. Probably saves a few pounds of weight up high, too. This idea I can get behind.