Pretty sure is a 90 mile course, dude. ;)

Here is a Youtube video of the car (pulling in):

I owned a 2015 GTI 4 door S and it was nearly perfect. Although the first time the passenger side power window failed I was reminded that it was a risky buy for somebody like myself who would be out of warranty after 18 months of highway driving. There’s that.

How bad is the rev hang? Video proof? I’ve read its a nightmare on the 2015.

Long term repair record.

This is beyond a disingenuous comment.

Lewis Hamilton, in one of the best cars, only managed to qualify 13th at Monaco and was beaten by the likes of Renault, Haas and Toro Rosso. What does that say about him as a driver?

So.... this is really just an evolution of the 6 series coupe that they recently killed off isn’t it?

Those “R-Compound” tires are still harder than genuine non-DOT legal slicks. They last a lot longer. They also are usually on larger wheels, which means that with less mass (less sidewall) they don’t retain heat as well. That extra sidewall on a race tire also functions as part of the suspension. Things like…

The Giulia’s interior feels like a Mazda, and that’s more of a compliment to Mazda really. Underwhelming for an Italian car but overall very clean and stylish

No, it has a superficially prettier one. And then it breaks. :v

Because they can. And that’s a perfectly good reason.

Only if the driver knows what they’re doing. And lets face it, what are the odds of that?

Plastic plus air is better than air plus air.

THANK YOU!!! This is exactly what they’re for! They are especially good at masking the ticking of injectors firing.

They work and the NVH data doesn’t lie :)

Hnnnng...

Even if it doesn’t have sound deadening material, it still can redirect/block sound. Think of it like listening to your engine with the hood open vs closed there’s something blocking the sound waves from directly going to your ears.

I work in the industry and a few years back was tasked with creating a database of how to remove the covers because of employees breaking them and also because they were impacting retail over the counter battery sales - customers couldnt see the battery underhood and were taking them to the dealer for replacement. It…

The actual reason is for NVH. There is typically a bunch of sound deadening material under them. Sometimes they even cover mass dampers.