The most popular ones - Mallfinder, Rogue, QXwhatever - do look like used bars of soap that have been given a Pep Boys once-over. But that Titan with the 5.6 sounds and looks proper, and the Xterra remains surprisingly butch.

Bonus: zero emissions!!! THAT is DynamicEfficiency.

There sure is a strong influence here

But before more impressed if he actually parked between two vehicles. There was no need for parallel parking here.

On my private island where I wear a crown, this post would be titled "Could BMW Really Make a 6-Series Shooting Brake (Wagon)?"

It's "shudders".

Why exactly is he a hypocrite? He's a successful filmmaker and thus has a lot of money. Does anyone here expect him to just give all of his earnings away?

Jalopnik is absolutely killing it today. Great posts have nuked my productivity.

It's the return of an idea from a few decades ago: the "Biopace" chainring. It supposedly eliminates the dead spot in your pedal stroke.

Sweet Diamondback!

The car used for Garner's character was always a gold Pontiac Firebird, starting with '76 models, then moving to the '78s. Garner didn't like the look of the '79s, so they never went to those. The show used three cars per season, all Firebird Esprits (the lower-end model, fitting with the character's down-on-his-luck…

Why he mixes star power and horsepower: The Australian star has been involved in rallying and racing for about as long as he's been acting. His 1974 XB Falcon has achieved no small fame of its own (Love the Beast is the second-highest-grossing documentary in Australian film history) although he's shown a fondness for…

Agreed. No modern racing/car movie can hold a candle to "Grand Prix". Car-mounted cameras and mics? That was a first. Hat tip to John Frankenheimer. Sure, sure, they were in Formula 3 cars, but it was still a very honest portrayal of the racer's experience.

Me too. I knew this day would come too soon. For many years I had it on my to-do list to write him a letter of thanks and appreciation. I finally made it happen two years ago. No, I never got a response, but I just hope he knows the positive impact he's had on me (like so many other Jalops). I loved "The Rockford…

Not for nothin' but Road & Track has an AWESOME feature the three most famous cars from Miami Vice: the Daytona, the Countach, and the TR. It's really, really awesome. Best quote: "The Daytona's strong but simple design might seem undramatic…but the roar from it's 4.4 liter, 405-hp V-12 is magnetic, transcendent, and…

Sure, it would be sad to watch another storied American marque die off, but it's also one that hasn't really done a whole lot since the Continentals of the 1960s.

Condoms are for sailors.

View to a Kill had one of the best theme songs. I'll give ya that!

Still, he kicks Roger Moore's ass.

My vote goes to Chris Cornell's "You Know My Name" for Casino Royale. Better theme song, better singer, better graphics, better intro to a Bond flick, better Bond.