The segment that starts at 1:30 is a dance more beautiful than the Bolshoi!

I'm imagining the NSX concept smothered in grilled cheese and ice cream from the Nissan food trucks.

I call it the Nanana Cream Cheese.

Me too! Hopefully Bobby will get some cool pics that I can show off to my friends at school.

"If you think my car is elegant and graceful, you should see me on the court. I make Bjorn Borg look like Freddie Mercury on really good acid."

Haha ya, those problems also suck. My mind somehow manages to forget about those problems until I'm in the driver's seat, and it's been a little while, what with the surprisingly relentless stream of press vehicles I've somehow managed to acquire. First world problems, I know.

So you're saying that Honda needs to make a $100k Ferrari, in essence. I'm in no way disagreeing with how amazing that would be, perhaps with the Platonicity of the 458, but not that benchmark in parallel, as you so eloquently put it. But if we take into consideration the necessary technology involved, primarily hybrid and AWD tech, I think we're more likely to end up with a slightly Japanese, slightly more fuel efficient Audi R8. Were Honda extending the same line of development that Toyota pursued with the GT86 but at a higher price point, then I might have hope for something more like the athletically independent NSX of old, but every indication thus far points, in my mind, to an R8-me-too. This will satisfy many, and be a welcome reinvigorating force for the company as a whole, but it wouldn't be enough for me to walk past a 911 and buy one.

My 2002 Protege5 persists for the same reason, because it's paid off. It is truly awful on the highway, the gearing being too short for such duty, and the front suspension is clearly in disrepair, but too expensive to replace. Other than that, it starts up every time and has never left me stranded.

Here here. I too feel that the regular Phantom just isn't special enough. If RR could throw together something with a little more occasion and kindly send it to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan c/o Abu Dhabi...

They do live constrained existences as particularly parched city commuters in these parts. Not to mention eminently affordable second-hand buys.

Thanks for the input, Serge. You've hit the nail on the head in figuring out why the 3-series has been the class benchmark for 25 years and counting.