Was scrolling to the comments just to post this.

Second one.

So much win.

It's the vacuum cleaner from hell on the inside that counts.

You win the Lincoln jeopardy question of the day!!'

Can't tell if trolling?

I think you underestimate how expensive and complex it is to add another engine/chassis configuration

Well that could be said about anything...you could probably "fit" your hand into a child's winter mitten, but you're not likely to buy child's winter mittens unless you have some freakishly small hands.

Stuff is going to break on any old car. Parts for the E30 are plentiful on the second hand market and the car is easy to work on. I don't get the E30 hate.

The CTS also uses the alpha platform which will likely be getting a V8 in CTS-V guise too. I would imagine the upcoming Camaro will probably share more attributes with the CTS chassis than the ATS since the ATS uses the short wheelbase version of the platform.

To be honest though, the E30 is a much easier car to work on than my first beater which was a 1990 integra I had in college. Plus it's just an awesome car, so I don't understand why that is such a terrible car for a penniless gear head to own?

Putting an engine in a car on an assembly line is much more complicated than just measuring the external dimensions of an engine and saying it fits. Each unique engine combination adds complexity from a design standpoint because the chassis has to accommodate every combination. To top that off, they still need to meet…

You don't know why OEM parts always seem to be "over designed" compared to aftermarket?

I'm a millennial and bought a nice reasonable hatchback when I got a job. That wasn't enough so I bought an E30 too.

"Couldn't" and "no business case" are quite different. Give them enough money and they'll make a Sonic with the new supercharged Z06 motor in it with RWD.

Sure, in the aftermarket. OEM plays by different rules.

Sure, in the aftermarket. OEM plays by different rules.

Agreed. Going after the Germans means all around strategy. The German brands are eschewing larger, NA motors for smaller forced induction. Cadillac is moving to the future, while Chevrolet will be the primary carrier of V8s (except the CTS-V probably).

Speaking with former GM engineers, I get the idea that the V8s in the lineup would not fit on the Alpha platform with the short wheelbase that the ATS rides on.

Can you just get them to sell a manual? I don't even need the top of the line, just a regular old economical wagon that comes in manual that is not the JSW and isn't AWD nonsense.