The whole point of these regulations is to keep people from efficient small cars.

Ignore the part where it has a 6 liter V12..... Pay attention to the part where it weighs 2200lbs.

Spend the extra money to get the diesel engine.

I found brake cleaner *super tiny amount* worked great on my TDI headlights.

Beautiful! I’m just a city boy restoring Bolens Estate Keepers (EK7 and EK10) and International Harvester Cadet 55, 65, 75, 85, and the rare 95 electric.

Disagree on the first point strongly. The whole point of hybrid turbos is to sacrifice top-end and backpressure to get really nice spool for the compressor size.

Nothing but validation everything “tuners” did decades ago was correct.

My 83 has a door sticker saying “Non Catalyst” which exempts it from requiring a cat.... it’s a straight pipe from the factory.

My heavily modded 330hp+ 1.9 TDI ALH would disagree. Even in a heavy Mk4 Jetta it up and moves out. Would dominate if I swapped it into my 83 Rabbit diesel 1.6 with the 49hp IDI.

That’s an IDI engine, not a TDI. Mechanical pump and IDI cylinder head.

Lacks the balls to throw the R into the corner, prefers something easier to get out of control (due to said balls).

Same reason anyone cares about where you are to buy something..... They are using cheap markets to buy their stuff, but you should only use end-user expensive markets to buy it.

I drive a manual and pay attention. I am the 1%.

100% disagree with the populist thinking. I will use any benefit to myself that I see that I want to use *especially* if I am first and/or the only one to freaking figure out the advantage exists in the first place. ITS MINE.

I used to daily a V8 Cobra 15mpg. $20 a day for a 30 mile commute.

Always room for improvement. Make the same horsepower from a diesel and have the same car, more low-rpm fun with this thing called torque, better towing capability, and double the fuel economy.

Personally I usually don’t like these kinds of vehicles but the Crosstrek we have is great.

I think eventually the only thing that can happen is the engineering around handling, weight, and aero will come next.

Finish coloring in their pride flag. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdSq5RRXsAErDo7?format=jpg&name=small

If only manual transmission, I would already be on my 3rd or 4th by now. Instead I bought a few Evos and stuck with my goal of manual only sports cars ever since.