Not even close. They're red and have the same basic template, but the surfacing and individual styling elements are very distinguishable.

Since we don't have any hard facts about upcoming release dates, it looks like the popular opinion is that it will come out in late 2014 or early 2015. Either way, that's technically a 7 or 8 year model run which falls in line with BMW and MB's release model; introduce new model, let run for 3-4 years, do mid-year…

Please explain what you mean by 'grounded' design. Are you referring to their design language as a whole, or the direction they're moving in? BMW has an entire line of homogenous vehicles, while MB has been on pace replacing/updating their entire lineup while staying very cohesive.

You do realize that the S5 is based off of the same B8 platform as the A4, right? And you do realize that this same platform has been in production for the past six years (started in late 2007)? And I also hope you realize that it's only been through a facelift/refresh/whatever-you-want-to-call-it and is due for a…

Maybe in a straight line, but then you have to imagine what the S3 would be like with a tune.

Edit: 1602. I assume all E10s are 2002s.

I'd hate to be in that car in an accident, especially a roll-over. There's now way that green house and those pillars would come close to scoring a D- on the crash test scorecard. The i3 has a tank-like structure by comparison so their C-pillar trick is pretty smart.

The SLR was one of the initial cars that sparked my automotive enthusiasm when I was younger, but for all its greatness, I'm pretty sure it made for a badly compromised car. It was a straight line rocket with some amazing engineering to back it up, but I recall it being lambasted for its wooden brakes and rock-hard…

Exactly. Stanced cars are basically ruined for show (or "aesthetics" if can even call them that); these look tastefully lowered with some flush fitment.

I think it's worth noting two things here:

Yeahhhh...they also look and feel like plastic-poop.

It doesn't lend the car any aesthetic helping hands, but I've read that this type of hood design is used for multiple reasons, chiefly that it lowers manufacturing costs and enables a safer active hood system for pedestrian standards. It also lets them create smoother sculpting around the front fascia that's mostly…

Lets put it like this: which car's interior came first, the Mazda3 or the F3X/F8X 3/4-series? The answer should be obvious.

I couldn't disagree with you any more. I think it's one of the best looking wheels on the market; high quality materials, just enough pearl metallic accenting, thick rim, and minimal bulk. I think it's heaps better than the wheels that have unnecessarily chunky bodies.

Well you've got a 4,600lb car with AWD, big tires, and 520hp/480lb-ft (which has to be underrated); you're going to rip off quick times with specs like that.

I never said the 335i is a sports car. It's far from one (vanilla RWD 2+2 chassis with a decent power mill does not make a sports car). I was referencing my views on what kind of power I'm used to, and that the 86 twins don't need more to be considered sports cars.

Resulting to ad hominems isn't building any kind of credibility in your opinions. I'm also going to agree with everyone on the other side of the conversation here; your opinion is just that - an opinion, yet you make it out to sound like fact.

You might want to take the rose-tinted glasses off.

Yeah, there's just one problem with your statement: the RS6 looks that much better.

There's no derision or copying being made. They all have varying widths, heights, depths, and curves. Aston's trademark grilles have long featured concave upper edges, which none of the examples listed have.