andrewpcollins
Andrew P. Collins
andrewpcollins
Jalopnik Staffer from 2013 to 2020, now Editor-In-Chief at Car Bibles

Haha. If you had listened to the marketing presentation I sat through, “soulful sportiness” is the cornerstone of the pitch around this car. Which is why I felt it was essential to address that this car is optimized as affordable lux, not practical performance as the ads may suggest. Read more

I actually can’t believe I forgot to mention this, but since you reminded me, the hood is also unbelievably heavy. Read more

Every time I see a second gen 7 I remember how cool the interior of those is and I miss mine. The drop top doesn’t really do it for me, and the facelifted ’89+ (S5) design is leagues better, so I’d give this one a miss... but you can have a lot of fun with these even if they’re non-turbo. Read more

I like Rogers’ style. I will say, he’s going to have a hard time convincing video producers to stick to that ethos, but I wish him luck and love his taste in cars. Read more

LOL. Yes I found it ...extremely challenging... to get pictures of the little toys. As you can see. Especially in my dark cave of an apartment. Read more

Can you tell I’d been watching a lot of The Office while we were shooting this? I feel like I can hear a distinctly Michael Scottian cadence to my speech rewatching this. Read more

Not this year. I don’t... really like trade shows if I’m honest. Though this one being outside increases the appeal. Read more

AEV claims the beadlocks are real, according to the press release. Good question, I should have specified that in the post. Read more

A lot of people seem to be on this line of questioning. This should be a good opportunity to find out. Read more