America got European cars with stupid bumpers and no power at all for quite a long time, but as far as Italians go, things were even worse.

Volkswagen bought 30% of Škoda Auto in 1991 after making a deal with the new Czech government, then got the rest of it in 2000. In the last few years, the historic brand has made fortunes for the VW Group with its great value entry level models.

We’ve come a long way from Pope Benedict XVI’s Ferrari Enzo. Photographed in Vatican City, this crocheted Smart is more Rastafari than Catholic. Which doesn’t make it uncool. At all. Photo Credit: StartTheDay

An eccentric, failed French minivan-coupé first owned by a Brobdingnagian sumo champion is actually one of the greatest grand tourers ever made.