Everything's relative. Would you honestly say it's a rip-off? It has plenty of standard features on top of a competent drivetrain and a solid chassis. You can probably get more bang for your buck if you turn toward the sensible JDM and domestic offerings at that price point, but this car's role essentially replaces…

The only people that could possibly have a problem with it are the ones that have never heard of the A-Class, which is now in its third generation. This entry level model has been on sale since the late '90s, and the CLA is simply the US-friendly, non-hatch variant that we're just now getting.

Your statement of "fact" is actually entirely wrong. The 4GC is confirmed to have the same exact cargo storage volume as an F30 3-Series (17 cu ft/480 liters; 1.3 cu ft/35 liters more than the F32 4-Series coupe).

Except it's not.

DO EET. Had a great opportunity to do the two-day M School back when the E60 M5 was still in production. 10/10 would drift again.

Eh, I guess so. I'd say the F10 5er accomplishes that better in terms of mimicking the individual styling elements. They all follow a conservative template so you could make a convincing argument for the 3, 4, and 5.

It'll sink in. The number structure really isn't hard to grasp if people were more open to understanding it. The model redundancy is no worse than the A4/A5/A5 Sportback and C-sedan/C-coupe/E-coupe (based on the same chassis as the C's) is.

Kind of... sort of... barely... not really? Not any more-so than the F30, I'd say. If anything, the "coupe-like" silhouette and stylized rear fenders make it further distinguished from the E39. It could be the more blunted styling up front relative to the F30.

Yeah, typo.

You are correct. The post you replied to is incorrect.

The 3GT was made to target the American market in place of the F31 wagon (big mistake). It's not an A5 sportback competitor; the 4GC is. Nobody's upset, but I'd like to go against the grain of complaints on this site that are rehashed.

Your throttle is DBW in the GTI, but it does not have steer-by-wire. Throttle-by-wire and steer-by-wire are completely separate things. The Q50 is the first car to implement this technology. Go ahead and do some research if you want to see for yourself.

Do you understand Audi's and Benz's? If you understand theirs, then this shouldn't be that difficult to grasp. I think people like to cry foul and just cover their eyes and ears.

I'll have to respectfully disagree with your opinion. The corporate fascia works wonderfully on this upcoming Escalade. It's not a simple graft-job either; they made the necessary tweaks in all the right places. The brightwork is heavier, and the waterfall running lights are noticeably more solid, suiting the overall…

Are you me? I'm going to agree with everything you just said. In fact, I wrote something extremely similar on another forum (Bimmerpost) regarding an M4/RC-F comparison that was drawn after the revealing. Like you, I'm glad to say that I enjoy what Lexus has been doing with their design language. This next generation…

Have you sat in a late-gen IS? The interior materials alone will pinch a steaming loaf on any product coming out of Honda's tent.

As someone that used to rag on Lexus for being the vanilla me-too company, it warms the cockles of my heart to see them pumping out a continuous lineup of emotionally-driven models. This is fantastic looking. It's polarizing. It's unique. It's aggressive. It's everything I knew Lexus could be. I've been a longtime BMW…

I'm disagreeing with you so hard right now.

A5 Sportback. Same exact concept as the 4GC you see above, but nobody cries foul when Audi does it.

Then don't pay for them. I'm willing to bet that most of the tech you see as frivolous and unnecessary would be things that I, and many others, would find useful and interesting. And they'll most likely be options. My commute isn't Spa or the 'Ring. I like my conveniences and creature comforts.