Wealthy areas in New England and the Northeast Buy wagons up especially ones with AWD. There is a steady niche market for them and that is why Mercedes and a few other companies bother.

My prediction is in the next 15-25 years the BMW 2 series will reach the bottom of their depreciation curve and start to come up in value. BMW most likely is discontinuing manual transmissions in America in the next few years because the next 3 series is rumored to not offer one here. BMW is also pushing FWD based…

The MK7 Jetta atleast on the regular model does not have it unfortunately.

I would not buy an compact car without an independent rear suspension or that has drum brakes. That limits me to Golf, Civic, Mazda 3, Veloster, and the outgoing and new Corolla hatchbacks.

The Versa, Spark, and Mirage are all very affordable cars with more equipment then economy cars from 10-15 years ago. The problem is in America when fuel prices are low people buy the most expensive gas guzzling vehicle they cannot really afford. When gas prices went up and then the recession hit it hit truck and…

I guess because of Gran Turismo and car magazines I saw certain Japanese cars as performance bargains. I remember when the Evo 8 came to America I read a magazine comparison where it was neck and neck with a Porsche 911. Evo and WRX STI rivalry was cool too. I guess my 228i kind of ruined Japanese cars for me…

The 2 and 4 series coupes still exist and sell well for a niche market in America for 2 door vehicles. Both offer manual transmissions and offer optional inline 6 engines. So BMW still offers some vehicles that relate back to their core brand ideology.

Has there ever really been a lightweight BMW after the 2002? The E30 3 series was heavier than pretty much any similar sized Japanese car of the era. Compared to the low point of the early-mid 2000's for German car reliability, the newer BMW’s have been decent atleast in the German car field.

America is getting the new V60. That might be the wagon to get since it will undercut the 3 series wagon in price and have a lot more power.

Why couldn’t they put a conventional automatic or DCT in this car. Mitsubishi put a DCT in the EVO and the Lancer Ralliart hatch. Yet Subaru sticks a CVT in their 2.ot models that are supposed to be sporty.

I like that it has an independent rear suspension. Good for Toyota for not cheaping out like VW did on the new Jetta. All it needs is a 2.0t engine and it would be perfect.

I feel like 10 years ago if I drove a WRX STI I would have thought it was the greatest thing ever. The turbo had a lot of lag compared to a lot of the newer twin scroll turbo engined cars. They really need to put a new engine in it with direct injection and twin scroll turbo.

I have a family member that got a M2 for sticker price. But yeah dealerships love pulling shenanigans on limited production cars.

With the M2 being not much it kind of hurts this vehicle in my eyes. I have driven a stock WRX STI versus a M2 with the M performance exhaust and the M2 is on another level. I do not think an extra $15k worth of performance bits is going to fix that. M2 sounds nicer, has better weigh distribution, wider wheels…

I have driven a M2 with the DCT versus the M235i with the 8 speed auto. I like the DCT better. The M2 will let you actually rev up to the redline without upshifting. It just feels that much sharper even though I know on paper they are close.

Hopefully I get to drive this at some point. I drove an R8 with the V8 and it was a lot of fun.

Impala and Lacrosse are full size sedans while the Malibu is a midsize sedan that competes with the Camry. Ford is probably going to kill off the Taurus in America and the Fusion’s future is pretty bleak right now. Both GM and Ford have heavily invested in crossovers and SUVs. Outside of Jeep, Ram and the Pacifica,…

That is like another world. Trucks, crossover and SUV sales are huge in Florida but you see a ton of Japanese and Korean compact and midsize sedans. The Toyota dealership in my town is probably the largest dealership in size and for volume.

I am guessing this must be somewhere in the Midwest. In Florida it is all Japanese and Korean sedans and crossovers with some domestic trucks and jeeps mixed in there.

How many of those sales are fleet sales? I rarely see a consumer owned one in my area. They are all usually rental cars.