Yeah, it's not like Honda, KIA, Hyundai, Tesla, SpaceX, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, or hundreds of other companies in California needing engineers would want them or anything.

It wasn't an SMG, E92 has a DCT dual clutch gearbox which is one of the best dual clutches made, up there with PDK on a Porsche.

I'd get the R8 Spyder. But I wouldn't option up a Targa to $150k in the first place.

But the 911 Targa isn't a basic model, and it starts at $115k. Porsche has options for whatever you can imagine, but you don't have to spend $150k on it.

Porsche missed a great opportunity not offering the 911 50th edition with the Targa. Those houndstooth seats need to be shown off.

When has any Porsche been a good bang for your buck car? People that buy these don't care that the Corvette is faster, or that the ST is more fun per dollar.

Yes, just don't get the Premium trim.

Because Ford doesn't care about it anymore. You can't get the Performance Pack with the V6 like you can with the Ecoboost, or get the Premium trim like with the other two.

Well that 46k price is with the GT Premium trim which gives you leather, SYNC, and some other goodies. You can get a base GT with an old school radio and performance pack for like 34k.

Amsterdam feels like a city stuck in the past, in a good way. Beautiful buildings, wonderful people. Everyone is so laid back. Great change of pace from the normal hustle and bustle of a city like LA.

Yea I think they're up there in price. Makes a nice sound though.

This looks great, but would it be able to pass the strict EU safety standards?

Well $8k of that MSRP is those carbon brakes. You can get one in the mid 70s if you don't check that option.

BMW will work with you to order one to spec.

I've heard an M4 with an Akrapovic exhaust and it sounded great.

The CTS is not comparable to a 911. It's a mass production luxury car.

I've seen more new Escalades on the road than CTSs.

I'd take that bet. I don't think people will switch to Android just for the watch. If anything I think more people will switch to the new iPhone and hurt android wear sales.

BMW is already modular on some of their engines. The 1.5 3 cylinder in the Mini and i8 are half of a 3l I6 in their other cars.

The XE doesn't impress me. It's copying the trim levels of it's German rivals, offering a base 4 cylinder and a 6 cylinder FI upgrade, with both those engines being carryovers from other Jaguar models. The aluminum construction makes the car slightly lighter, but it still has similar performance of its German rivals.