This needs to happen more often with more models from more manufacturers. The Mk1 Golf was released with updated components in South Africa, and even in an "R" trim with AWD. I would have killed for one in the U.S. I'd probably still be interested in cars from Honda/Acura and BMW if they'd bring back the CRX,…

Alcantara ftw. As a vegetarian, it kind of sucks to see certain cars offered only with leather seating surfaces. The Golf R, for example. I'll put up with leather in a used vehicle, but I can't buy new with it.

I liked it. Until I couldn't beat it because of a glitch. Woo.

Built a decked-out Ecoboost Fastback with performance package and Recaros for $29,700. Now it just depends what numbers the Ecoboost can churn out. If the car weighs roughly 3500, I'd like it to be at least NEAR 350hp. I'd probably be happy with 320 or 330 though.

On one hand, I like the inclusion of non-Nintendo characters in the roster, especially since we're seeing Mega Man, Sonic, Pac-Man, and Mario all in the same game. On the other hand, I want Nintendo-exclusive characters only, and Nintendo has PLENTY to choose from. To put it another way, I'd be super pissed off if…

I don't think it's so much a partner "not being cool" with the video games. It's most likely due to a financial crisis. It happens. Video games aren't more important than staying out of debt, especially since he could probably fetch a pretty huge sum for that collection. I do recall there being quite a few duds in the…

Holy crap. I just looked up this guy's process for the rotoscope-looking animations. Not rotoscope. All hand drawn, animated, and painted over frame by frame. Yikes.

Here's my problem. I had no idea who this guy was. It looks like his personal Twitter account to me, which isn't associated with his employer. Maybe he's made posts about working on Evolve on his personal account. I don't know, I've never been interested in Twitter and don't feel like looking. If one of my co-workers…

The whole studio rotation on development of sequels just doesn't sit right with me. I'd much rather have to wait 3+ years for a true sequel than have the series passed off to be re-hashed by another developer. Improvements to the engine are seldom made, and any changes to the actual gameplay are usually gimmicky. Even…

The awful music. The live-action cutaways to Oakley-wearing bros with Monster in hand, oggling scantily-clad "booth professionals". The fucking loading screen image of a guy and "his girl" STANDING NEXT TO his brand spankin' new muscle car TAKING A #SELFIE WITH HIS FUCKING IPHONE. The fact that you win fucking…

It's really funny looking at reactions from Kotaku readers compared to Jalopnik readers. A ton of Kotaku readers are psyched about Horizon 2, as they loved the first one. Jalopnik readers seemed to think poorly of Horizon mostly because of its inaccurate portrayal of true car enthusiasts who pour their blood, sweat…

Forza Horizon made car enthusiasts look like a bunch of misogynistic, guarana-fueled bros who act like Justin Bieber when they get into anything with 4 wheels. The game played pretty well, but I could never shake the feeling that for an open world racer, I'd rather be playing Burnout Paradise, which came out almost 5…

ALL DEM AIR INTAKES

Audi seems to have a limitless vault of LED bar designs for their headlights. Every time I see a new design it makes me feel terrible about my own creativity.

If I ever somehow got my hands on a Z3 M Coupe, I'don't totally be one of those BMW guys. Sorry. Honorable mention should have gone to VW Bros and their $150 coilovers, BBS RS that cost more than the car itself, and cracked oil pans every other week. "I can't believe it happened AGAIN!" Really? I sure can.

Most VAG cars with V6s are a bitch to work on. My Mk4 GTI has a 24V VR6, and the alternator was a fucking nightmare. Remove front bumper. Unbolt Radiator. Put LONGER bolts in removed bolts' place. Slide radiator along said longer bolts to give you JUST BARELY the room you need in order to pull the alternator. By the…

Every time I see something on Star Fox 64, I get sad that there hasn't been a good Star Fox game since. Seriously, Nintendo. StarFox Wii U. Why in the FUCK has this not happened yet? I get that flight combat games haven't been popular with the casual crowd for years, but I have been itching for one since Crimson Skies…

Agreed. In any case, having your car down for a day usually isn't so bad anyway, especially when it's under warranty. Most (if not all?) VW dealerships have shuttle services and courtesy cars to get you to work and back, so I've never had to take a day off because of minor fixes. Also, I'll never understand the "poor…

My opinion? Every single car ever is going to have issues. My wife's Golf TDI flashed a check engine with less than 20,000 on the clock. O2 sensor. Easy fix, under warranty, had the car back in 2 hours. The engine hasn't exploded yet. Brake lines haven't given out. I really don't give a crap if some sensor fails. It…

VW concept sketches as of late have been getting more and more squashed, but retain obscenely high belt lines to fit massive wheel arches for massive wheels. This means the windshield is about 3 inches tall, and the car is stretched to the point that it looks like the image has been poorly re-sized. I get that it's a…