That one little design bit on my '61, the exterior handle, gets almost as many compliments as the swing away steering wheel. Once someone notices it they realize just how much thought went into the lines of the car.

And it's sister car, and my personal favorite, the Thunderbird.

It's not backwards. Reverse drifting is the new hotness.

Local dealer brought one to Cars and Coffee in Austin two weeks ago. They are out there.

And you can always tell the out-of-staters who fail to do so. "That shoulder is that wide for a reason, get over onto it at your 45MPH and let people pass."

Thanks. My first hard decision each day is 'What car do I want to drive this morning?' I love driving all of them for different reasons.

Hey there, Range Rover buddy. My stable: 2013 Abarth, '91 Range Rover, and '61 Thunderbird. Not pictured is the wife's Golf R(yes, my wife drives an R).

Autolegend86: Watch the crew chief on the left of the first video. His pants are literally blown off by the exhaust. He's left standing in his tightie-whities. Catch the slo-mo near the end if you're missing it.

Land Rovers have done this for years.

Need more caffeine. I read that as: "Ford Dearborn Truck Plant Porno"

My ritual: Get in my Abarth, start the car, punch the Sport button. If I forget to hit Sport I feel like the car is stuck in molasses. I also need to just suck it up and buy the 'Always-on button'.

He is genuinely a nice guy. It's not an act. He took time to talk to all his fans, much to the dismay of the camera crew and director. Between takes he would tell 'war stories' from his time on the show.

Mike was at Cars and Coffee in Austin a few weeks ago and made a serious offer on a buddy's '68 Camaro. My friend wasn't interested in selling. Mike hung out and talked with us a bit and told my buddy not to touch it or try to restore it at all. He said leave the primered fender just like it is as it gave the car…

I was talking new prices. Of course you'll get a used car cheaper. Welcome to economics.

The rest of your comments I'll ignore.

Did nobody watch the actual video? They are in the back seat. They don't control the car. The driver you see up front does. They are only seeing the video from the cameras on the car's nose. They are just along for the ride.

The Abarth came about because I needed a cheap commuter car. I already have a Golf R for playing in. I needed something to get me 7 miles to work and home each day. That's it. The dealer had them marked down over $8500 off MSRP. I could get a fully loaded 2013 Abarth for barely more than a 2014 base model 500. You…

As someone who just picked up a left over 2013 Abarth for under $20K, I think I can do a lot better with adding my own go-fast bits than I could spending $70K for this one. One can do a lot with $50K of play money. Not that I actually have $50K of money to dump into a car.

So a lower dollar-kips/hp number is better or am I reading wrong? So my cheap leftover new 2013 Abarth would be at:

I just picked up a loaded 2013 Abarth for $19500. From the factory they are at 160HP. That's $122 per HP or 0.0082 HP per dollar.

Exactly why I stopped watching the drivel that Fast 'N' Loud turned in to. First season started off showing some interesting car restorations then became a total shit show of self promotion for that jackhole.