Dakar Rally, Aptera 2e, JJAD P1-E, A new Alfa Romeo ...

[davidmac2007]

this is my favourate commentor of the week

[CTrane88]

is the intro music les claypool?

[RacingCrashes]

I like the 'Detours' part.

Looking forward to more.

[HFIntegrale]

As said before:

It's not "Me-2" ... it's Mi-To as in

Milano+TOrino... Get it?

[kaosobsidian]

Lol, American pronounciation is hilarious. MiTo is "Me-Toe" not "Me-Two"

[lexamericano]

MiTo sounds like the pokemon

[olimpianzues]

men dont count as chicks

[MY700WHPK20]

Grow a pair and go for either of the RWD cars, thats where the funs at.

[bugadoodle]

I'm not suprised VW won the Dakar with the Toureg and to get 1& 2...go VW! Oh and I have a VW Passat btw ;o) lol

[miglior57]

Derrick D gets a car the size of him to test

[V10SuprA]

Go for the Camaro or the Bimmer.

The other cars are too common.

[Chick6517]

i have to say i totally agree with what everyone has said so far so man i really have nothing else to tell you except that it was intertaining.

[zrili]

DD you need a Rabbit cov..... it just fits

[rymestah]

SS is supercharged......

[therealdvpringle]

Last generation was supercharged. The new SS has the same direct-injection turbo four as the Solstice GXP.

[vmpfilms]

NJT sucks? that was random

[alacrijaxproductions]

Why Derek D don't Subaru? $30,000ish = 2009 WRX, faster than a 2008 STi.

[5656563]

HAHA they made fun of the thing that happen in obams thingy

[knoose]

Is commenter of the week really worth it???

The arrows and color in the graphics

need a real updating.

[someguy5955]

What kind of name is the MiTo? It sounds like a Japanese robot that cleans toilets. Great job Alfa Romeo, you just took the title for the weirdest car name ever?

[RoyalError]

it stands for Milan Torino, cities in Italy where the car is made

[NoxNoctisUmbra]

Cobalt is FF.. so gay..

Pick something with RWD or AWD.. FF are for kids..

[dbaldwin572]

a smart diesel. sweet. come on its a diesel i wanna c some blacksmoke. puter in sixth gear and stand on her boy

[torpedo35]

Derek driving the Bra-Bus!

[jiggyman195]

its my-toe funny but it is not me-two

[lalobarba83]

Brabus DIESEL??? doesnt make sense

[frankhong]

dude you should pick up your mom and put her on the show.

[Bosniansupamanxx]

4 chicks hahahaha

[BladeCarver89]

the chief justice messed up the oath you dick!!

[patrickcharm]

man...you are funny. I luv watchin ur jokes and shows....keep it up!

[davitto1]

To be absolutely honest, the Cobalt SS sucks. Either if its the Super Charged version or the Turbo charged they are still pretty bad. A stock Focus can smoke a simple Cobalt SS. I my self drive a Monte Carlo LTZ and i can smoke it as well.... Dont waste your money on that POS. I say go with the BMW since its actually fast. A 3.0L Tubo Inline-6. Cant beat that with a stick, unless its a M Power Stick......

[GeeTekk]

aww where's alex??

[OneOfaKind949]

Good to see you back Dereke... much better then Alex.

[InsaneCarNut]

fuck electric cars

[loserconfirmed]

why?

[Recumbentibus1]

yeah screw electric cars! who the hell would want a Lightning GT?

[cappew22]

I agree with him, can't think of 1 electric car that i would like.

[Vss03]

chick in last commercial sounds histerical, give her a pill or smth

[kneelio321]

i hate to say it, but that aptera is cool looking.

P1-e is ugly. damned ugly.

"he's the little italian guy"

smartcar, just your size DD.

[proto35]

smart car seems decent. lol good stuff

[chick5581]

hey that was too funny when you guys did that... what made you guys wanna do something like that haha ... well you made me luahg hahaha lol

[seroyer2]

they would give Derick D the smallest car you can pretty much buy in the United States.

[Jmanmadness23]

Smart car vs go kart, hilarious

[JarrodES13]

I wish they put a turbo on that Smart ForTwo Diesel. It would definitely pick up some speed then!

[MagicalMrSkylar]

dont think it has enough to make a turbo spool, and if there was a turbo that would spool on that engine, it wouldnt make much power. ;\ need a suzuki engine in it.

[robertof84]

BMW dude!

[shinvergil]

LOL, Harry Potter oath.

Great episode. Keep up the good work.

[bluntmaster2000]

Lol. Not only did they give you a lame car, you got Matt Farah's leftover lame car.

[comedicd]

i had it before matt

[17drw]

mmmmmm pie, i like pie, do you like pie?

oh shit that should be p1e.

[cinndave]

You can't fit more than 1 hot chick in that thing.

[IAmSamThatIAM]

I can park that smart car in my living room!

[kalvokiBoi94e]

that's not a car, that's a fish, a white fish.

[hwy9nightkid]

Nice you got the Brabus to drive. Hows the pep ?

[CSIS25]

ROTFLMFAO @ 7:17

[mepwnu]

Does anyone else think the guy doing the voiceover for the ASUS advert sounds like some teenager they kidnapped and forced to do it? :P

[mmutasim2]

Nah. She sounds like Mickey Mouse on crack.

[PierceMedia]

good show DD

[Aznbabyboi84]

Get the Nissan Maxima it more bang for the buck. Beside the Colbalt SS smell bad because it just big slump in plastic.

[DarFTW]

yo DD just buy that smart car, thing is soo fast and you can pick up a lot of chicks.. well maybe just one

[ryallen32]

a sessna 182 is what james may used to race a bugatti veyron

[LiveLaMusic]

you guys should make the fldetours a little longer, I like them

[arabiansensation]

Mustang GT 2010 is around 30k... as is the 370z

I'd take either of those over all four of the cars you picked.

[Ji99i3]

thats exactly wat i wrote a few weeks ago. all the cars he listed are disappointing.... theres so many better cars for that price... acura tl, accord coupe, 370 etc.. etc

[arabrockerman]

lolz why get a fwd for that price i would stick to a s2k or a 370z the Soltice isn't too bad and neither the BMW. I'm actually a mechanic and what DD is saying is true the last couple of years of American 4s are actually great cars only time will tell but so far every bit as good as the Japanese but its too little too late they should have made good small cars a long long time ago. Anyways I'm a Nissan person so I want a 370z so friken bad

[44orty4our]

oh, btw... you should get an acura rsx... they sexy...

[arabiansensation]

If they still made them...

[44orty4our]

its a sad sad story.... i love mine. its a 2002.... i'd buy a new one if they decided to continue with the integra family.

[bottomlayer]

yeah Honda made a BIG mistake by dropping the Integra/RSX

Acura sales plummeted after that

[44orty4our]

why dont they offer the fortwo with a real transmission.... a MANUAL! and im assuming the cars in your poll are all going to be stick... not that it matters cause ive already voted....

[hevvye]

hey DD why didn't you pick subaru??

[killercrx91]

DAME Derek! You can rock this about everything...... This seeing that make me what an Smart car....

=)

[juukyuu7666]

I'd say get the BMW buuut the Solstice looks nice as hell in Transformers too...

[747K]

Cool great thank you!!!!!!!!!

[GearHead318]

nice vest DD , get the beemer

[nazarook]

YA Dereks Back !! Good thing hes the host but they should have made it longer and more like topgear because the video and the music was horrible

[guuerro]

BMW

[nazarook]

See this is what an FLD tour is supposed to be! WIth Derek D altough i think they should have based it on Top Gear not some porno

[747K]

Why is there NO video? Second time now. What up?

[player1vladimir]

Derek learn how to pronounce car names correctly!

[player1vladimir]

VW TDI power FTW!

[thesixshot]

nice sweater vest ,,douch

[JammerBD]

Yay Derek D'akar....

[bandcandy11]

BMW all the way

[topgunferrari]

Yo Derek D hahaha!!!!! MAN you need to catch up on pronouncing our South African names hey lol. you made giniel Devilliers sound like a frenchman lol. no offence man but.....COME ON!!!!! hahahahah. I think you need to take yourself to South Africa and film an episode of FLD there. hahahaha It would totally rock man

[deathsmiles4u]

BMW 135i...twin turbo inline 6...enough said

[JayKay3000]

eletric stuff I think is just a way to keep buyers interested till something more long term arrives. eletric cars are never going to be the future, unless eletric can be made cleanly and they dont take a whole eevning to charge up.

[87TAGTABANDIT]

should go for the BMW or the Solstice

[terga1]

Derek is so much better than the gazelle lady...i mean she's pretty but she's booring cause i get the feeling that she doesn't know what she's talking about

[rxallan20]

all these electric super cars are stupid. what happens if you want to go on a road trip, 200miles than wait for 4 hours while it recharges??

i like the diesel super car idea better. they can be fuel with renewable fuels and only take a couple minutes to refuel.

[GallardoLP560dash4]

LOL. Like Obama LOL.

[TheDaveler]

That sweater-vest is GANGSTA

[liebz1]

Derek D should just get the smart car

[giriphotography]

it's pronounced 'mitoh'

[mtxkid211]

o yea man shes eye ballinhim up and down...or side to side? i am not quite sure hes sittign in a box with lego wheels

[davidmac2007]

now i wish i double checked henrik firker's name, maybe his close friends call him henry?

no, didn't think so

[SquirmyMalo]

Double D in the pants!!!!!!! I wonder if ill ever make COW. I doubt it. Anyways, maybe you should add the smart into Pick Double D in the pants' car!

[pittmeister]

you did the oath wrong, Cheif Justice Roberts was the one who messed it up

[alehuj]

Ive seen a commercial for the Aptera today on TV.

I think that fat chick at 5:50 wanted a peice of Derek D.lol

[crbnfunoxide]

the Smart is one of the worst vehicles ever made, except for the one that has a hayabusa engine in it, waaaaaaaaaaaa

[Mknives]

My uncle put a 10g deposit down on an Aptera and i am doing everything to persuade him to stay loyal to his Nissan ways and get a GT-R!

[mynameisnotalfredo]

I'd LOVE to see a new Alfa sport's car. That would be amazing! Who agrees?

[wizardmz10]

they are great but there are many Alfa sports cars like the Brera the spyder... the GTV.....

[JohnMarineTube]

The bitter-sweet thing about the Dakar Rally was Carlos Sainz having to retire from this year's race. That Aptera is FRONT-wheel drive? Unusual car. The JJAD P1-E may sound strange, but it even looks strange from one of my fellow Texas companies. That specific Smart looks very cool. An interesting aspect of some Smarts is that they are rear/RWD- the same as most Porsches. So there's some get-up-and-go in that bad boy. Another great show.

[niswel]

Aptera!!!! Behold the future! Only car I would buy!

[mynameisnotalfredo]

Yeah, it's actually really cool when you go to the Aptera site it's neat to read about how it was made and stuff.

[niswel]

Finally an American car that looks like a spaceship, again! Been following their progress for quite a while now, very exiting!

[Norwegianass]

does this show hate Obama? he's a hero!

[apricotsnms516]

why would u say that it hates him? because personally i respect both :)

[Norwegianass]

Obama rules and is awesome, and FLD is the same.. but they imitated Obama and how the guy that made him president forgot what to say :D

[comedicd]

yes of course we did, its a joke...same stuff we always do..i'm sure SNL is gonna go to town on this one saturday night

[eternallynemesis]

but the cobalt ss understeers like a bitch!

[willw1995]

'Yeah picked up like 4 chicks in that thing.. cough cough, one.. none..' lol

[ncp9one]

If do decide to make that GTA it has to be RWD

[wizardmz10]

you realy don't know ALFA lool normaly Alfa and hatchbacks whit V6 are front wheel drive Lol probably it will be AWD whit the Q4 diff thats the knew

[ncp9one]

I know Alfa and how they have stopped making FR layout cars (with the excepection of the 8c) since the Milano. Im just a huge fan of the GTV's and GTA's of the 60's and 70's and would like to see a real return of the GTA, which includes lightweight and a FR layout, not just a name badge

[Lambo6fo]

Sweater Vest! LOVE IT!

Smart Cars are cool, I dont car what anyone says.

No major problems, but still problems, damn american cars.

Derek, get the 370Z, thats a sick car ;)

[mooda4208]

if u really want to get car now...i would recomm. a nice used E46-M3. its all the way better than the 4 new cars u hav in mind !!!1

[mooda4208]

hey... why dont u wait till may-09 and get new Z4..it will be about 37000-40000. u have 4 months to save more and get the gorgeous Z4.

[mickeysautodetailing]

Do the solstice if it's just for driving... That would look way better customized. Make sure to go TURBO!

[adh4uk]

are u tring to make fun of obama

[KSK4lyfe]

GTI or the SS Derek... and give me ur LTZ

[joseynovember]

BM derek  BMW

[bonds911]

he last one is the bad ass one cuz at least is real shit

[bonds911]

no cuz you cant

[wizardmz10]

BUY an EVO X!!!!!! if you have 30.000$us to spend!!! ITS 100 times better... compared to the COBALT

[comedicd]

i was just explaining why it was one of my choices....it's up to you guys what car i get, but i dont think you have to worry the cobalt is in dead last and would need a miracle to pull ahead in the votes

[agilefalcon16]

Did you want the Cobalt to win? Dammit, maybe I shouldn't have voted for the Solstice then....

[DialgaRules24]

those smart cars are weird...

[StaticFalconar]

3 cylinder engine, thats like one away from a motorcycle engine.

While the cobalt may have been nice all this time Double D, when you step up the price range, its better to get a better base car than an upgraded lower priced car.

Double D in the BMW!!!!!!!!!!

[mickeysautodetailing]

All my bikes had four...

[StaticFalconar]

well 3 is still one number away from 4; I must have had some pretty old bikes to still think they are 2 cylinder.

[bottomlayer]

yeah, but Car and Driver reviewed the Cobalt SS (4-door), and it was almost as good as the Mazdaspeed 3 performance-wise, anyway ("everything associated with moving, engine, brakes, chassis, is superb")

Honestly, if I was buying a new car, I'd buy a Cobalt SS four-door because C/D gave it a good review and it's American and all the mechanical stuff is good

One very important thing you can get on the Cobalt SS that's not available on the MS3:

a SUNROOF!!!!!!!!!!

[rxallan20]

that still dosnt change the fact that the cobalt is gay

[DivergentButton]

Derek D should be on american top gear..i might actually watch it..

[JCImageInk]

Did a story on the Aptera last year. It's to ugly, expensive, and doesnt offer enough utility to have any mass appeal. And damn it Derrick, buy a Camaro for God's sake!

[bottomlayer]

you can't get T-tops on the new Camaro

T-tops were one of the most well-known features of the old Camaros and Firebirds

No T-tops, NO DEAL!

[JCImageInk]

Yeah, because T-tops are cooler that 400hp.

[boobyboob69]

wasnt that the same mini garage419 raced against the go kart?

[mrb63]

It was long and punishing, and now it's over.

[bottomlayer]

you got to drive the smart?

[Atheistprimate]

Happy Friday FLD, have a great weekend.

[TBustah]

7:40

What's up with the Kingdom Hearts music?

[nerddna]

370z duh 30kish

[SBJxBigMike]

hey we can remove our own comments

:-)

[lambo357]

5th!

[thehouligans]

first comment and r32

[speedhed4]

id like to see the alfa roadster cause that looks like da shit

[Maserati7200]

whoa  that alfa sounds exciting!!!

[SBJxBigMike]

smart sucks!

[Maserati7200]

i agree! I mean, the smart fortwo is smaller, more expensive, less powerful, and less economical than a Honda fit! Why would anyone buy it? You can get a more economical, powerful, and bigger car for cheaper.

[SBJxBigMike]

I know,

the smart is pointless

but people still buy them. I dont get it

[StaticFalconar]

Honda fit base model - $15k ave mpg=30

Smart car base model - $12k ave mpg=37

What are you smoking? The one Double D reviewed is some special edition version that's why it cost more. The smaller weaker car is still more economical both mpg and price.

[Jiwoonit]

honda fit = 5 adults

smart for two = 2 adults

.....!

[StaticFalconar]

my comment was aimed at Maserati7200 and his stupid notion that the fit is cheaper than the smart.

But if you wanna play the price per adult game,

Kia Rio $11k seats 5 gets 29mpg.

[bottomlayer]

yeah, but the Stupid, I mean Smart, car gets 37 on PREMIUM gas

Fit and Yaris get 30 on REGULAR GAS

So, applying a 15% penalty to the Smart, it really gets 31 mpg corrected for the price differential between regular and premium ($1.95 vs $1.65)

AND, the Yaris and Fit have REAL TRANSMISSIONS, not the stupid smart's weird clunky auto-manual compromise crap

And also, that diesel smart is not available in the US

[StaticFalconar]

Ok, why is everybody attacking me as if I have a smart car or something? In my previous comment, I easily flip flopped to the Kia Rio based on the.argument of the previous fit lover.

I did not know the smart used premium, but a simple search on the net (smart car forums) showed that even the dealers said it was ok not to put premium in the tank.

Personally, if I want a small vehicle with gas millage that can park anywhere in the city, I'd buy a scooter, much cheaper than any car.