Sadly, that seems like a really plausible scenario.

Yup. Same thing most manufacturers are doing these days, all in the name of mass market profits.

I mean, they’re hardly that bad. They’re not cars you can defer maintenance on and expect no repercussions though.

You’re that guy every Audi driver hates. Because deep down we know you’re right but don’t want to be reminded of it...

Imma let you finish but this:

That was basically a Quattro Corrado. I, as well, have zero clues as to why they never built that. It looks phenominal!

I have so many questions...

I went to a small liberal arts school named after a dead white guy. But I choose (despite strong temptation) to NOT put a sticker on my car from my school. I hope that says something positive about me...?

I did as well. And apparently the answer was “nothing”. *shrug*

Gotta agree here. My wife’s Q5 has the ZF 8-speed and man its almost prescient with its gear selection. Its still an automatic so I’m not a huge fan (I prefer my manuals) but if I was forced to drive an auto, the ZF8 would be my choice. Her old wagon had the previous gen ZF6 and it was a pain with slow shifts and some…

That stat gave me a sad.

Which is such a travesty...

Imma let you finish, but Kei cars work fine on a small island and VERY dense city environment, but the geography of the US coupled with the worthless mass transit makes them a total non-starter here.

And its still an automatic. Extra crack in this crackpipe.

No way. The 3.0csl was sexy for sure.

I would argue that an independent rear suspension is no less reliable or dependable. I feel like people just call solid axles dependable because of rose colored glasses and nostalgia...

Yes. But this article snipped DOES NOT make that clear. 95RON is ~91 AKI as you said. Europe doesn’t have 95AKI.

Lol, thats one way to justify it. I lived in the East Village for 3 years and midway through the second I was way fucking OVER NYC. Its great to visit and I have friends there still, but fuck no, I much prefer Seattle. Fresh air, outdoors, people who aren’t all assholes (we have our own breed of weirdo here of…

That is false.

My username aside, the 22B remains the ONLY Subaru that I like. In fact I would purchase one at the drop of the hat. Such amazing cars and the story behind them is just as cool. Great article.