I have an irrational love of these things.

Lots of good things in the Kinja today. Read more

Wish they'd made this special edition something other than the Mazda Red. It's been too long since there was a good green one Read more

Deserving of an honorable mention http://jalopnik.com/when-you-cant-… Read more

Thanks. Appreciate you staying around later to read it, too. Read more

Was it also part of Ayrton Senna's vision to teach children who go through the Institute to give back to their community once they've gotten on the right track? Read more

It's that durable plastic. Can a bag be dent-resistant too? Read more

It's a bright kid who understands the beauty of a Spyker's shift linkage Read more

Yes, it was a green third-gen one with the dual sliding doors. I loved it for several minutes. Read more

The current Q7 is poorly packaged, so it's fair to say the new one could be a little smaller with similar space inside. Maybe it would be a "5+2" or whatever they call the RR Sport. The Q9 would probably have 7 seats, with a third row that can actually seat people. Read more

It's Fiesta-sized. That isn't that small when you compare it to an Up Read more

Could be true. Only way to find out is to find other similar cars from 1994, get five people and see what happens. Read more

Well that's the greatest theory of why I write about a dead-ish car company. Read more

One of the Fiat dealers who's apparently getting an Alfa franchise is also about to get a Maserati one, too. Especially for Fiat dealerships not affiliated with Chrysler already, I'd expect to see more Fiat-Alfa-Maserati complexes. Smart move if they can swing it. Read more

I don't quite get it either, especially when all the big players in the field are set to introduce more FWD hatches this decade. Of course this does not let Fiat offer more than just low-end hatches. Read more

Unsure why tying Alfa to Maserati isn't a logical choice. Since they're both going to be RWD, sharing a common architecture and some powertrains would make sense. But who knows what else they have planned for Maserati at this point. Read more

Honorary for $kaycog's brave question: http://jalopnik.com/pictures-of-sc… Read more

Honorary COTD to whatever the hell happened here: http://jalopnik.com/1566606409 Read more

The want is stronger for a W8 Passat. I think that sounds like a worse idea and a better way to drive myself to insanity. Read more

TDI would be a good move. If an Equus is high 60s then a Phaeton around 75 might work. I don't expect them to sell more than 2-3,000 a year. In 2004, VW's expectations were far too high. Read more