But how to do AWD without ruining economy? Make it electric, on demand. Then you only have a little extra weight AND more power from a extra motor.

car - $2,000+200 sales/MVET tax

exactly. plus there is all that commute time to read jalopnik/books. the bus can be the ultimate self improvement tool, assuming one lives in a larger metro area.

A 2003 Mercedes?!?! Those are so far depreciated it's laughable that this is even a big deal... I mean really, it's just a car people.

Agreed, all points.

Unless it pulls a whole CLA thing and snags more than just the luxury miata/CLK/Z4 crowd.

Z4, 48K base price? but I didn't think they sold too many of them.

M235i is like Audi S3. M2 would be like RS3. M-line is like S-line. (wheels and badges)

*Sends picture of leather door-pull*

Uhhhh, what about the VW van thing that was badge engineered off of the caravan???

This just become buy-able for me. I'd still like the vents to be more teutonic, but we can't have everything we want. I mean seriously. Those vents are going to look horrible in 4-10 years.

You and Jeff Zucker.

Too much lipstick. Looks low-rent.

nope. it's just that WA/OR/CO are the subaru outback/XV's biggest market by marketshare. It seems you can't go down any street in Seattle and not see at least 5 Subarus.

*Walks to garage to stare at GS* DAMN that's a small racing car!

Uh nothing, it's just when you only have ONE car. One car to do everything, road trips, ski trips, light towing, Ikea runs, trips from Seattle to Portland fairly regularly, it'd be nice to see the outback get a bump into the mid-30's. Like the new Legacy has.

I agree 90%, the other 10% is their efficiency problem. Yes the CVTs are working well as a stop-gap measure, but Subaru still needs to break the 40mpg barrier. A glass-ceiling that Honda/VW/Ford/Toyota/GM, et al, broke in ~2010. It's really what holds us(my family) back from getting a new Legacy/Outback. Why trade in…

Imagine the battles... Porsche, Audi, Toyota, RB, & possibly others. Yummy.

Seems like the perfect Porsche option, "vintage plaid interior - $1million"

Volvo concept LEDs... Thief!