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Michael Banovsky
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One of the best 80s features is in the Pontiac Stinger. They put the world's smallest CD player on the dash…but the CD is exposed. SO you drive around and there's a spinning Barry Manilow or Slipknot or whatever on your dash. Read more
That was my second, third, fourth, and seventeenth choice. Read more
Plastic is your friend. Much wow. Amaze. Read more
Washable seats for when you make skids. Read more
Great tombstone. Read more
I respectfully disagree. There are always exceptions. 60s previewed 70s, 70s previewed 80s, 80s previewed 90s, etc. Evolution and ideas come from a number of places, but it doesn't change the decade the innovation came from. Read more
There are a few others that meet most. I'm taking liberties, of course (finned disk wheels are just as good as 3-spokes) but I think that pretty much fits the theme of the decade. Read more
Ok, I'll play. But only with strict methodology:
1.) The Misfits Jumping a Buick Read more
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The anticipation, the throttle, the camera angle, the sound, the scrape, the survival…it's all so perfect.
Strangely, I'd written about it a month ago on Kinja! Great minds! Read more
Boom.
Yeah, in my experience, anything that was a serious issue would be chalked up to "PRE-PRODUCTION" Read more
It happened to an auto journalist on a press drive. At the 2004 launch of the Cobalt, an unnamed journalist experienced a shutdown after hitting the key fob with his knee. He reported it to the Cobalt's chief engineer, who asked another manager to look into it. They decided it was not a safety issue. Read more
Absolutely agree. I switched from GT and bought an XBOX specifically for Forza 4. But what's preventing me from upgrading to One is the ho-hum nature of the cars, tracks, and monetary/career structure. Read more
So they're finally getting around to adding all the cars that were already available in Forza 4? Cool beans. Read more
Who's the one writer you'd love to have at Jalopnik? Read more