Stolen?

You know as well as I do how fickle consumers are, and the slightest oddity could send them running from the dealership. So it is not a matter of the usability impact, but the aesthetics, percieved quality and long term annoyances.

I didn’t know Mercury did that!

I don’t know what F1 has to do with any of this.

So they just have really, really tiny wires? I have to imagine that would be super expensive. Also, as far as NA goes, it might actually be illegal for some reason, although I don’t know how to expediently check that against fact.

Yes, because that is a Ford Escape.

Perhaps that’s one reason they didn’t continue to produce that feature?

Could be because defrost lines are distracting

I’ve noticed Jalopnik doing a lot more “buyers guide” type stuff lately, and increasingly fewer off-the-wall ‘lifestyle’ type posts about The Old Car Life. What is up with this? Is it a decree from on-high at Gawker, or is Jalopnik going soft on me? It’s so much more about new white bread crossovers and SUV’s now...…

Do you mean you don’t need legs the size of beer kegs to operate the clutch, which it probably does not have, and the throttle is not touchy enough to send them into a ravine? Obviously they had a little trouble starting out, but it’s only a car. Yes, seeing them drive a Countach would be more fun. But who is going to…

Looks road legal to me... DADT

Then you’d be in the same boat as car design professionals. You’d prove your employment at a certain company, and rely on references.

Wow, shit. I clicked through from something else and forgot.

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Manual steering, lightweight and that V4 rumble. They’re pretty fun.

25mpg is not fuel efficient. Sorry not sorry.

No one cares.

Honda Civic VX, HX and CRX HF. Pictured: my old Civic DX with VX mirror delete and other mods. VX’s will do 50mpg stock, and can be in Insight territory with a bit of work. Aero is the big thing, and the efficient VTEC-e drivers watch their lean-burn engagement pretty closely.

And, super fun car to drive. I…

Thank you for being the first one to post a truly fuel-efficient car in the comments. 30mpg is not fuel efficient. If that’s your car, congrats!

Everybody has their opinions.