Ten Hybrids You'll Want to Learn About and The Point of a Hot Hatch

"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
04/13/2014 at 18:30 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock

Assembled here are the best Oppositelock posts from Wednesday and Thursday. Today we've got some interesting hybrids, someone who doesn't like hot hatches, the beautiful roads of Devon and maybe the Miata isn't the answer.

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It's come to my attention that a tall, rather peculiar fellow from Georgia (who apparently owns a highly convincing Fiero kit car and is obsessed with potato farmers) recently decided to educate car enthusiasts on Jalopnik about hybrid cars. You know, those boring egg-shaped things that run on a billion d-cell batteries and few gallons of 87 octane. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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I'm officially committing Jalopnik Seppuku tonight: I don't like hot hatches. In fact, I've never driven one and come away particularly impressed. Now, before someone covers me in boiling Mobil One and nails me to a cross of transverse axles, I must say that I love the idea of a hot hatch. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Pictured here is a humble road in Devon, England. It's just one of many in a beautiful region crammed full of natural beauty. This is the place I call home, the place where I do almost all of my driving. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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I have a theory. But first I have to put on my flame suit. Ok now I am ready, we always say the Miata is the answer, why is that? Why do we all cling to a car that is forever condemned by the public to be a girl's car? Is it because it is fun? Because racecar? Because the Miata is cheap? No. We cling to the Miata for a different reason. We cling to the Miata because we have nothing else to cling to. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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That thing you see above is the new Peugeot Exalt concept, to be properly unveiled at the Beijing auto show. You might be thinking that it's just another design study from the French manufacturer, not destined to reach production in any way, like the SR1 of 2010. You might be thinking it's very pretty, yes, but rather irrelevant in the real world. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Bookshelf. Park bench. Girlfriend-repellent. Whatever you call it, it's been the easiest way to spot a Subaru STi or Mitsubishi Evolution for over a decade. And like it or not, it's the rear spoiler that single handedly gives the STi and Evo a foul odor of immaturity to those outside of the enthusiast world. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Some dude is selling 8 classics (912, Type 1, SL Merc, BMW 2002) for $120k on craigslist right now...but what if the buyers were a group of 8 folks who each put in $15k and their names in a hat. Would you risk the chance of overpaying for a Bug to get a deal on a 912 or W113 SL? !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and also check out !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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If you live in Europe and like all sorts of track racing - may it be on four or two wheels -, you are about to be in for a treat this year, because you are getting all of it in one package... delivered by The Hoff himself. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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The NASCAR Whelen Series has been around for quite a few seasons now, but it hasn't been a year since they got NASCAR's full support and a title sponsor, which makes 2014 the first full season of official NASCAR racing in Europe. The purpose of the series is to bring some American "redneck" flavour to the (otherwise oversaturated) European market, where - in case if you were wondering - not everyone is fond of the champagne-sipping, bowtie-wearing, French-accented high-class racing atmosphere F1 and its likes have to offer. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Let me talk to you about POINTS! FANTASY POINTS! Step right up because I'm giving out fantasy points by the truckload! Tired of BEES? Well that's good, because for every one of Oprah's bees I'll give you 10 points! Not enough? How about 100 points? I've got more points than I know what to do with! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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I felt like a celebrity...along with Tom, Larry and their friends. The new C7, Z06 and C5 Corvettes got a ton of attention at the small town of Hye. The nice folks there loved the Corvettes. There was even a lady who was admiring the cars and wanted her picture taken in the Corvettes. Lots of love for the Vettes in Hye, Texas. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Well, it's been a little while since I've written about this year's Sprint Cup Series rookies. And I haven't even gotten to talking about the Nationwide (just as loaded as Cup!) or Camping World Truck (congrats on ROTY, Ben Kennedy!) crops. We're already 7 races into the Cup season and we've already seen most of the rookies post some impressive results and some have some immense struggles, so let's run them all down from worst to first in the ROTY standings to see how they've been coming along. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Technical innovation is what makes Formula 1 so different from any other form of racing. The on track action is as much played out by the engineers and aerodynamicists as it is the drivers. We are here to admire, study, and discuss this beauty that exists on the ragged edge of what we think is possible, or at least what we thought was possible. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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The Best of the Rest

Louros !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . BKRM3 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Jobjoris !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Zeontestpilot !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . B. Body Burnout !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . LuczOr !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . CammedCTSV !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Zipppy !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . DarrenMR !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . M-b-w !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . BeauM !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Duurtlang !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . PatBateman !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Garrett Davis !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Chandonpierre1 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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As always, If I've missed something and you would like me to include it, let me know.

Discussions

There were several posts that asked questions and sparked some good conversation on Wednesday and Thursday. Take a peek and chime in on some of those listed below:

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What's Your Favorite Driving Song?

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What's the biggest threat to automobile enthusiasts

OPPOinions: The Subcompact Category

6-10k mile road trip car selection - your input requested!

Coolest Car In a Random Ass Town: Invercargill (New Zealand)

Some questions for the mechanical engineering majors...

Which Would You Rather? Sexy Super Coupe Edition

Which Would You Buy: Mazda, Fiat, or Alfa?

Crunch Bar vs. Junior Mints: The Oppositelock Comparison

Spotted on Trade Me: 2012 Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG

Craigslist Hunt - Muscle Ute

Coolest Car In a Random Ass Town: Oak Ridge, Tennessee (Murica)

What would you do?

One Car Garage, 2040 edition

I Love Car People (short story)

Just the #tips

10 Idiots Trying To Jump Over Moving Cars

Tip to all you Ford owners... try Lincoln dealers for service

DIY Your DSG Clutches... Sorta

Top Gear Uganda Deleted Scenes (3 parts)

Take a spin around 1970's Interlagos race track in a 302 V8 Maverick with Emerson Fittipaldi

Dat Main Gear

'63 Corvair from Lambrecht auction now ON THE ROAD!

Autocrossing in a Mercedes Benz 230S

Accident with Police Car

Experian must have some real car guys working in their Ad Department

A constable's advice: 10 things you shouldn't do at road checks

Oakland Sideshow Shooting (June 2013)

Ouch

These posts have already been shared with Jalopnik directly but deserve to be mentioned again because they were first posted on Oppositelock:

Forza 5 Gets Long Beach Free

A Comprehensive List of iRacing Cars & Tracks

The Truth About TrueCar Savings

Buick's latest Facebook FAIL

The Battle for the Automotive User Interface

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