For some time now, I've felt that what the world really needs is a new commute car. Why does the world still not have a car that:

- Seats only one person
- Is only 1 person wide
- Is battery powered with a range of maybe 80 miles
- Costs less than $20,000
- Is as safe as your standard SUV

I kid you not - I would buy that car today (if it existed and I had any money). Instead I am forced to look at dog ugly wonders of the design world such as:


The Hyundai Santa Fe - very ugly


The Acura MDX - non-descript blob of a car




Lexus RX300 - Who allowed this car to be made?

There are a number of very cool cars in this world. Most of them happen to be little cars made in Germany. They include:


Plenty of muscle in a tiny car - truly beautiful. Great commercials, too ("sometimes my fast and my girlfriend don't get along", and "un-pimp your ride").


Audi A3 - has just recently started showing up on US roads.


Smart ForTwo - All over Europe, tiny, great gas mileage, what's not to like? Who cares if Smart is a hopelessly doomed money-losing venture by Daimler. As long as they're making cars, export them to the US and let me buy one. Oh yeah, make it run on diesel, too, please.

I hasten to add that there is a company that claims that they have a solution. I would buy this car if it didn't cost $100,000. (click here to see why George Clooney likes this car)


Enough car ranting. Some random pics from this week below.