BMW is like “we heard you like the handling of a sports car, and cargo space of an SUV. We make that product, but we’ll instead sell you a car with the mileage and handling of an SUV and the cargo space of a sportscar”

If they wont give us the M3 wagon couldnt they at least give us the M340i wagon, making 374hp or the Alpina version making 456hp

But doesnt it still lack independent rear suspension and has that torsion bar?
Im not sure there is much you can do to overcome poor suspension geometry

Your assumptions are wrong. The US is one of the worst carbon emitters of any country. China is number one, the US is number two, India is number 3. US carbon emissions are almost 2x as much as india (in 2017 we did emit over twice what india emits)
On a per-capita basis the US is the worst emitter of any large emitter.
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The climate shed a tear too

I think its a shame that to get a performance wagon it has to be a massive luxury wagon costing 6 figures and weighing almost 5000lbs. I really wish we had something like the Golf R wagon priced around $45-50k. 320hp and 3400lbs.

Sadly the only way to get something like that in the states is to just make it yourself…

yeah its an amazing engine. Just a flash and the car makes over 300hp. With the stock turbo you can get 350+hp with simple modifications. Start swapping to larger turbos and youd be amazed what this engine will do. But yeah its amazing how well and reliably these tune. Its not a subbie style turn up the manual boost,…

yes a stock MK7 GTI is quicker than an R32. But a modified MK7 vs a modified R32 and that gap gets even wider.  There are a lot of 330-400hp GTIs running around and it does not cost much to get there. 

wow finding a deal on a sport is impressive. when they came out VW was not offering discounts on those or Golf R.
But yeah my GTI was basically a 2DR, manual, sport (with fog lights)

wish i could have just had it as a second car to baby and keep, instead of as a commuter car.

just wish we had this option. make it just useful enough to justify the 4 doors

Ive owned S2000s and a GTI modified to be way way faster than an R32 and while the GTI is quicker the S2000 was absolutely more fun

I had a 2016 2dr manual and it had all four seats and weighed barely over 2900lbs. It also was lightly tuned with around 330hp and 380ft-lbs. And crazy thing was on a commute i could get 37-39mpg. And all told i spend less than $30k on the car purchased new with all the mods including new wheels and tires.

really im…

nearly 5 years? its only 3 1/2 years old.

I paid $25300 for my 2dr S manual with PP and LP that i special ordered, but that was march 2016. you may have paid less new for your SE but today in 2022 they sell for more new. Im seeing new MK8 GTIs being sold for $43k.  so in light of the market this may be a good deal

you can consolidate a lot of those different answers into “I dont know enough about them”
because most of those concerns are not real concerns once you own one.  most people lose their range anxiety once they actually have to look at how far they drive in a day

the s2000 is absolutely a joy to drive. if you arent enjoying it you just simply dont know how to drive it. I owned two of them. its one of the most enjoyable cars out there and thats why they have increased in value

this is a very wrong take. its not a peaky engine at all. its a low torque engine with a high rpm redline. the torque curve is nearly flat not peaky. if youre having trouble driving it quickly you are just simply in the wrong gear and driving it wrong. Take any car and try to drive it 3000 rpm below its max power and…

The engine rewards people who know how to drive it. with any engine if you dont use the 3000rpm where it has most of its power its going to suck.  And there are few experiences like driving an s2000 between 6000-9000 rpm

seeing how they chose not to have a sliding door i suddenly question all their design decisions

What i really want is a RWD hatchback. Sure it may not be super cheap but man the market needs this
can we please get something like this already