In Kurosawa's masterpiece, The Seven Samurai a small town is besieged by bandits and hires a septet of sword-wielding protectorates in its defense. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Suzuki might itself need protecting from flipping over, but is its price masterful?
How Cars Are Getting Fatter
Spiky-headed weight-loss guru Susan Powter once pleaded with the country's overfed citizens to "stop the insanity." Some heeded her advice (Kelly Osbourne), some didn't (David Anthony Higgins; anyone who's eaten multiple KFC Double Downs). The auto industry didn't either.
