On the other hand in 1976 we invented the hot hatch.

Not “a dude” but rather Wilfredo Ricart, one of the leading pre-war engineers at Alfa Romeo which left after a quarrel with Enzo Ferrari.

Indeed real world will net a mich higher advantage for the diesel.

So is it now Force Canada?

“It’s annoying, and we notice it more with newer cars than older ones because aerodynamics have improved so much that it dramatically magnifies the effect.”

You are never a true petrolhead until you’ve owned an Alfa I guess.

But... yesterday’s article about sport packages was the solution!

This is especially important if you drive at night often, which I do.

Older Smarts and French cars mainly!

This. I have an Alfa Romeo with rain-sensing wipers.

It was available in Europe too! With a 3 litre diesel engine, which if I’m not mistaken was only fitted to it and disappeared with the car.

Many manufacturers do that and it drives me up the wall.

I am on what could be called the opposite end of the spectrum. For my last car purchase I was shopping for a B-segment hatchback with around 120bhp.

118d basic wheels and standard suspension. Handled beautifully.

Softer performance compared to BMW M cars?

Summary of the article:

It’s a GM car, the gear knob looks Opel, but being america I’m going to bet first gen Cruze.

It’s not the same as an M5.

Counter point: all sport packages in all cars are stupid.

European take here: pretty much all of my friends, in their thirty somethings, drive manuals (ironically I don’t but that’s a story for another day).