Good point.

French Cadillac!

Not enough delta wing.

Unless you like wind and saturated microphones, it's either music or silence.

Yeah, my ex-'02 wouldn't agree.

And suppliers. And employees.

Again, a matter of context. In its natural environment (again, European cities with twisty narrow roads, less than ideal parking spaces) the ForTwo has virtually no competition. The Toyota (Scion to you) iQ is coming close, but still not there yet.

It is outstanding in the European urban environment. Which, coincidentally, it has been designed for... Granted bringing them to the US was not necessarily the best move.

I see. Makes sense.

Genuine question here: at what size does a van cease to be mini? This V-Class seems pretty damn huge to me.

Feel free not to watch. Personally, I don't watch things that annoy me :)

It's 2 metric tons, more like.

Wiesmann has got be right up there. It's shinny, round and very complex. Frankly, I think it'd more appropriate for a sex-toy manufacturer.

If you've got something better, feel free to share.

Comparison of the three engines :

No idea what the hell he is doing, but boy does it sound good!!

Otherwise, I agree with your points, nothing mentioned here justifies the increase. Now, at half the price of a 911 Turbo with identical performance, it's still the best value for money, dare I say it, in the whole cardom.

The yen is at a 5 year low.

All I am saying is that, chronically, the S65 is the last NA M engine.

The S65 begs to differ.