Looks pretty cool, right? That’s what I originally thought, until I remembered that every other car manufacturer is doing the same thing. We’ll take our semi-sports car, find its design from 30 years ago, round the edges a little, throw a new engine in it, and call it a new one. Sure, this appeals to a lot of people… I mean, look at the new Mustangs. You see those things all over the place. I’m sure Ford is making a killing with them. I’m sure it gives 40-some year olds their “youthful exuberance” back in some way. But I’m ready for a new car that isn’t based on an old model. And something that isn’t going to cost $100 to fill up in a couple years.

Which brings me to another topic, the Chevy Volt. “Doesn’t use a drop of gas…” Sounds good. “Wait… doesn’t use a drop of gas until you drive it 40 miles.” WTF is that about? Somebody make me a true electric car, dammit! Not a hybrid… not something that will sort of work on electricity for a few miles. And definitely not anything that looks like a Toyota Prius… at least the Volt has its looks going for it.

It still amazes me that 15 or 20 years ago, we had Hondas, Volkswagens, etc. that would get nearly 50mpg. Take the 88-91 Honda CRX HF for example. 41mpg city/50mpg highway. Now, automobile manufacturers think anything that gets 25mpg on the highway is better than the second coming of Jesus.

I guess I’ll stick to my Prelude… until some electric powered car that will turn into a giant fire breathing robot at the push of a button comes along. 2014 Honda Facemelter 6000, maybe?