Could go for the Explorer Sport as well. It's about the same room as the Flex (measured it when I cross-shopped it). Plus you get the little dial to tell the AWD system the ideal place to deliver the torque for your shenanigans. Similarly priced as well..

I'll see your V6 challenger and raise you a 2.7 Magnum. At least the challenger had the 3.5 as the base engine in the beginning.

Although I'm a Corvette fan and (C5) owner. The main question here is...

Not that the Hyundai Equus a bad car by any means. It's the same stigma that the Phaeton had.

How can you post all these long-roof Volvii without an 1800?

Yep, then they got smart and made the 745/765

Lots of rear stabilizer bar helps too...

About the same as yours, trade the brown for grey and check a couple more boxes..

Dakota R/T. It's got the wheezy 250hp 5.9 only available with an automatic. It was a torquey stoplight racer that handled good for a pickup but could only manage to tow 2000 lbs, not the advertised 6,400 lbs. which got Chrysler a nice class-action lawsuit.

Translation: We're finally getting serious about competing with the 7 Series, A8, LS, and S-Class. Really. We swear.

And don't forget the fairly rare Quadrasteer option on the 2500s.

The Big Lap

Oh, it was diesel alright. TiD4, TTiD4, or the was going to be TTiD6. The TTiD4 was manual-only in the sedan from the euro-spec brochure I read, and available in Aero trim. I wish my Turbo4 was an AERO XWD, at least it's a manual.

So it's like pimp my ride with quality.

I was disappointed. They need to get some burnout lessons from the Aussies.

That's all dependent on the weight and gearing of the car too... I have that problem when I first drive my ~350HP '04 C5 in the spring. I have to remember I can't wind out 1st gear without going over (most) posted speed limits at over 50 MPH. This is just after driving my 270HP '11 9-5 where first gear ends just…

Unless by "Oakland" you really mean "Emeryville"

Just reminds me of George Carlin.

Exactly. I get over 28MPG highway in my C5. 75MPH isn't even at 2000RPM with the 6-speed manual. Driving to work and back i get around 23MPG which is right on par with my 2011 9-5 Turbo4.

Awesome B234F head swap! I always wanted to turbo my factory 16v 740.