Around the Tracks: Hot hatches, Pontiac Fiero, and US wagon love
Plus, issues with the Harley-Davidson LiveWire have been sorted in the USA.
When we’re not creating it ourselves, the CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world.
Here’s a handful of the articles, videos and social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them are brand-new, others have been online for a while.
Enjoy them – just not too much, okay?
Remember the Fiero - John Pearley Huffman, Car&Driver
“Back then we were so bereft of good domestic cars it seemed like a ray of hope,” my C/D compatriot Rich Ceppos recalls. “So everyone hoped it would be something else. But it was crap.”
Why Station Wagons Are More Popular In Europe Than America - CNBC, YouTube
The station wagon was once a fixture of American family life. These days, however, it has nearly vanished from American roads and it shows in the tiny number of wagons sold every year. In the United States, station wagons represent only 1.4% of all new car sales.
Megane R.S. Trophy-R vs. Golf GTI Clubsport S - Matt Bird, PistonHeads
Cynics, avert your eyes. Because it's hard to think of two cars more likely to draw derisory comments from Eeyore types than the Renault Sport Megane Trophy-R and VW Golf GTI Clubsport S.
Harley-Davidson resumes production of first electric motorcycle after charging issue - Sean O'Kane, The Verge
The first customers of the $30,000 LiveWire, which just started shipping in September, can resume charging their motorcycles at home. (The company previously advised customers to only charge at dealerships until the issue was resolved.)
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