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Not that I dispute your numbers, but where do those come from? I'm genuinely interested if they are in fact verifiable.

Unfortunately, supporting standard weight crash sleds also will tend to favor larger vehicles that can pass the test, increasing average vehicle size and weight as a whole - in part defeating the purpose of increasing vehicle crash resistance.

The front fairing, windscreen, and headlight looks like it’s a copy of a first generation Ducati Multistrada, or maybe a Moto Guzzi V11 Le Mans.

Depends knows their target market all too well: Harley Davidson riders. I can’t say I’ve ever seen an ad for them before this article.

To be fair I probably have only about $10000-ish in parts, and all but the transfer case (a remanufactured one) was new OEM or BMW.

Hmmm, I didn’t think of that. Good point. It’s definitely a problem on my BMW wagon.

I suppose. But that is a dumb workaround.

If one wasn’t enough, you could get two on the Pontiac Vibe - one of them right in the middle of the hatch, which can’t possibly do much aerodynamically.

The problem is that with the rack bars flush with the rear deck lid, how were you supposed to actually strap anything down? I’m a sucker for rear luggage racks, but they need to be actual round bars above the bottom. These seem to have been for fashion only, and end up ugly as a resort.

Welcome to Michigan.

I have a hard time believing that even an 850 costs $24000 in maintenance and repairs in just 2.5 years, like my 535xi wagon. At that rate it’s more like a new Camry every 3 years.

Great, now I'm going to have nightmares about the door handles on my E61 failing, in addition to everything else...

Wagon? Check. Manual? Check. Gratuitous amounts of power? Check. Weird FWD Saab? Check.

Wheel gap looks good, even on sports/GT/pony/muscle cars.

Correct.

Only the second generation though - which had the more sensible 2.4L Camry engine. The first generation GT had the same trailing arm rear suspension as the base model. The AWD first gen did get IRS, as did the second gen - which had the same suspension and engine as the second gen GT.

I’ve never seen a coupe in person, but I saw a Z4 convertible in silver on the highway last year, and it was absolutely stunning.

I’d be amiss if I didn’t mention the first generation Toyota Matrix XRS and Pontiac Vibe GT. Why did the world need a tall, crossover-ish Corolla based “warm” hatch with a 8200 rpm 1.8L 4 cylinder, virtually no torque, and a 6 speed manual?

The previously mentioned BMW Z3 and Z4 coupes definitely fit this definition - especially the clownshoe Z3.