VX in April 2010 issue of Car and Driver

[VX-157]

and for good measure take it rock crawling and help tow a Jeep safely back to Barbie's garage.

I could not reply to this straight away as i had to clean my coffoee of my screen...well put!

[don moore]

i got to make this logo a window sticker now for my side rear windows

[Baxman]

I, too was compelled to write to C&D regarding the April 2010 article. Here's mine:

My 89 year old mother has become so forgetful that we have to remind her who her children are. And so it seems, you too, could use some recall-bolstering. In your brief article “Concept Cars We Wish Had Never Been Built” (April, 2010, page 30) you remark “In three years, less than 5000 [Isuzu VehiCrosses] are sold in the United States. Bang bang, you’re dead”. Hmm, in April 1999, you wrote about the VehiCross: “The molds that cast [the black-plastic cladding parts] are made of an inexpensive ceramic and are only capable of casting a limited number of parts… But after 5000 or 6000 of the vehicles are built, the molds will be shot.” Might that be the reason for the limited production and sales?

In the recent article you also wrote: “…nobody wants a 3-door SUV that looks like an escapee from the set of Battlestar Galactica“. In 1999: “And it looks so cool! Up front, the visage is totally menacing.” Perhaps some Ginkgo Biloba is in order.

Having been one of the lucky 4,153 outside Japan to own this limited-production concept is one of the automotive highlights of my life. After 10 years and 140,000 miles I only just recently passed my “VX” down to my daughter. Until now, I have been unable to find a new vehicle with as much character, capability, versatility, and affordable exoticism. It’s not unusual for another driver to urgently overtake the VX from the rear, only to drive along side, gawking and trying to get a peek at the grill for identification (mine has been de-badged to add to the mystique). I’ve had people tap on my window while stopped at traffic lights to ask “What kind of car is this?!” My little AWD beast once spanked a Pantera in a wet autocross. It earned the first place trophy in the Oregon Region SCCA Rallycross “Truck/SUV class”. This little rig has pulled out more than one motorhome stuck in the sand, and has left skeptical Wrangler owners speechless.

Which vehicle was desirable enough to replace the VX in my garage? A 2009 Cadillac CTS-V; horsepower trumps all.