If this car does, as you say, “truly embodies the spirit of Jalopnik”, why do none of your staff own one?

I tried something different on my BRZ for tires this season. I had a nearly new set of 235/45/17 Dunlop Sport Maxx RT tires from my WRX lying around, and put those on the BRZ. Two sizes wider than OEM rubber, but with the same aspect ratio they are a little taller with a deeper section. Overall, I think they ride…

I was just in LA visiting my daughter, and drove from downtown LA to Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Hollywood and back, using streets and freeways. They didn’t seem that bad to me.

That’s what I had read in a different review. So I would say that while the ride quality in my BRZ Limited is certainly firm, it isn’t nearly as harsh as my WRX. So either the roads in Southern California are absolutely shit, as in third world quality, or the writer of this article is a bit of wimp...

Can you tell if this model is any stiffer or rougher riding than a standard BRZ? If so, the larger wheels, lower profile tires and settings on the coilovers may be to blame. This model would be more fun on the track, but honestly, I don’t think I would trade in my BRZ Limited on one. As far as interior noise goes, I…

Is the ride quality with the Sachs coilovers on that’s that much stiffer than the stock setup on the standard models?

Why did you do it?

Damn, the ST looks good in black.

This is an entry level sports car, it won’t be perfect right out of the box for the track, although they do very well bone stock. The torque dip really isn’t that much of a factor on the track since you can carry a lot of momentum around most turns. As Stef said, her faster team members had the throttle nailed to the…

Some are smaller, like the few you mentioned, but I would drive any minivan in traffic or otherwise than a Traverse, Edge, etc. Actually I would rather drive a pickup than any of them, and I don’t especially like pickups either.

That fucking Traverse is the only CUV that made me wish I was driving a truck instead.

I know the rally fighter, and the average American SUV/CUV is no Rally Fighter.

There are CUV’s that are designed as you say. There are others (the Chevy Traverse comes to mind) that are almost as difficult to get in and out of as a pickup.

You are not the problem. All of the swinging dicks out there buying $50,000 brand new pickups that can barely afford them just to be somebody are.

If the kids really took precedent you would by a minivan and all of you could be comfortable.

Don’t forget they actually think that crossovers look “badass”.

Last time I checked Ballaban was as American as anybody else. And yes, he probably does enjoy driving a Yugoslav as much as anyone driving a truck.

I think you are overstating the ease of getting in and out of most SUV’s. They can be more difficult, even dangerous for the elderly or disabled. No, the real reason is that the SUV, and its counterpart the light truck project the aura of affluence and importance that self possessed strivers are desperate for.

Tracy is definitely not a poster boy for small car Jalops.

Of course they could make a good small car and they have once or twice in the past. But they don’t want to. They want to make a cheap small car because they won’t make the desired profit unless it is. So quality suffers, mistakes are made, and sales suffer.