Xdrive was auto only. 

Yep, I remember watching a TLC Rides(?) episode about this thing. They machined their own adapter plate to sandwich between the 3UZ and 6spd, if I recall. The unbelievable WANT I had for this car cannot be overstated.

agreed on the e46. the pre-facelift shows it’s age MUCH more than the facelift models. 

The coating on the reflector bowl behind the projector ball burns away, essentially scattering the light rather than focusing it through the lens.

Which 5 series is it larger than? I'm pretty sure even the E34 is larger than the G20. Also the facelift E46 was a major improvement over the pre-LCI

There is an easy way they could jazz up that white livery, you know.

You are 1000% correct Mr. Tracy. 

I’d add E46 ZHP to your list. :)

33s are stock on a heavy-duty truck, sure. But that’s a beast of a rig, there. On a mid-size truck, or on any SUV, 33s are enormous for stock tires. Even Excursions didn’t have 33s.

Alt headline: Car we once openly mocked now indistinguishable from present norm.

The biggest offender in this design is that they relocated the mirrors to the door body, but then just filled that triangular area of the window in with BLACK FUCKING PLASTIC!!! The whole fucking point of door-mounted mirrors is to allow you to make that area out of stuff you can see through, like glass, and reduce…

Just wanna say I am Extremely Mad Online™ there were no shots of the Giken TC24 head.

For about five minutes of my life I loved nothing more than the ME412.

Kristen,

The first-gen 300ZX left the 1960s aesthetic of the original 240Z behind (Car and Driver called it ugly) and it was reportedly heavy and “flabby” to drive.

Speaking of Chrysler the motherfucking ME412

Can confirm. Just took these a couple of minutes ago. And yes, measurement through iDrive is still there.

For reference:

You can see the glare of the truck’s headlights through that tea.