I recently had to get a new car and the M2 and M240i were pretty top of my list.

I think they can do both.

The sad thing is that Cadillac did eventually “out-BMW” BMW, the market just didn’t reward them for it. The alpha platform cars are some of the best handling sedans ever put on the road, even compared to cars like the M3 and M5, but it seems that most performance sedan buyers just don’t look to Cadillac for that kind…

Crazy how phenomenal the steering is on the CX-50 when in this segment, it doesn’t actually matter. Mazda is dedicated to making fun to drive, and great looking commuter cars. As a car enthusiast myself, I’d sacrifice a bit of cargo and passenger space for the sake of a better looking and even better driving CUV.

However, we know BMW is Mazda’s target, and that’s still a stretch. We bought a used BMW X1 and notice that the driving dynamics and quality of the lowest end BMW was still superior to a Mazda.

Did you mean a Miata hybrid? Because the CX-90, the upcoming CX-70, and anything else based on that RWD platform do have plug-in hybrids available. 

I do hope Mazda continues to grow. They have a chance to suck sales from Toyota/Honda to prevent people from moving upmarket to Lexus/Acura. I’ve been a Mazda fan for years, and had a Mazda6 Wagon (manual) and a CX-9. They were both more engaging to drive than competing vehicles, even in the FoMoCo years.

Having looked at the CX-90 (and outgoing CX-9) recently, they are very good products. I think they are worth the amounts that are being asked. Having said that, if they really want to go upmarket, they have got to do something about their dealer network. 

I’m seeing sub-20k Mazda3 hatches in my area again, well-equipped 17' and 18's.

Counterpoint: No

To be fair, they built the leaf for years, and it always remained relatively affordable.  I think Nissan is perfectly capable of creating a small, electric GR86 competitor, and even making it relatively affordable.  That being said Nissan’s recent history isn’t that promising.  The GT-R has gotten old and way…

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The author of this article is the one who remembers being in them.

I’ve driven a handful of them, they suck.

Hah. You are blacklisted from Turo... As if it’s not exactly the opposite situation where you’d never touch them again with a 30ft pole.

Yoooo, Turo is hell. I have rented though them without any issues for a long time. Super pleasant until there was the one time where something went wrong. Turo 100% protects the hosts of the vehicles and loves damage claims because they stick 20% on top. Its free money to them and the more the hosts scam the more they…

The biggest advantage you didn’t mention is that by having a dedicated GPS, your phone isn’t at as much risk for damage. I’ve had my phone get ruined while using it as GPS on a long-multi day trip on my Triumph. That really complicated my daily check-ins with the wife to let her know I wasn’t dead on the side of the…

Saab 9-2x Linear. Yes it wasn’t the turbo, and it had an automatic, and I was completely aware if it’s lineage, but it kinda sucked. Bought new and only kept it 8 months, replaced with a Mazda3 hatch, which was the much better car.

And...this is exactly why I refuse to buy any BMW past the E90 / E60 generations. In fact, most of the BMWs I owned were early to mid-2000s, which included E83 X3s (two of them). BMWs lost their shyt since then, and they’ll never be able to get their heads out of the sand.

In 2012 I bought my first BMW, a CPO 2009 328i (E90) xdrive with a stick. This was not my most disappointing car, and in fact was possibly my (so far) best automotive purchase ever. It had low miles, had space gray metallic paint, and was the apple of my eye. I loved that car. The xdrive handled MN snow like a champ,…

Love how calm and nonchalant she was after she shoved him over, just casually walked back around to the side of the car. Nothing angers and/or scares a bully like someone who fights back and/or doesn’t get rattled even when literally outgunned.