At least the gaps seem to be consistently wide everywhere. Which is something some unnamed 21st century manufacturer of s3xy cars did not even manage a few years ago.

This is exactly the problem of (many) new cars. Even if the aim is officially correct, they still blind you if they are tall and your vehicle is not. Hills make it worse.

Those are two different things though. Harmonizing global standards is a good thing. Universal parts compatibility is also a good thing.

You don’t even need to fully adopt those standards. The least you can do is to accept them.

Import a JDM or US car without EU type-approval and you’ll soon find yourself modifying it extensively (which is, as you’ll notice, only one letter away from “expensively”) to bring it into compliance with Norwegian rules.

And as a result, airbags in US market cars are a compromise. EU market airbags are more effective as long as the occupant is belted. Personal responsibility and all that. 

Nah, it merely shares a platform with the Renault Clio. 

Because these Nissans will be cheaper to own, for multiple reasons. Economy, reliability and possibly even parts costs.

“yeah but if they want to sell this (including Tahoes, Yukons, Silverados, Suburbans, etc) in Europe, which I think they do offer it there”

It’s simple, but not intuitive. I guess that it becomes second nature after you’ve tried it a few times and understand what’s going on, like you mentioned. 

Wikipedia tells me:

I used to think that it’s useful to look at what Europe gets, with the expectation that the cars might come to the U.S. at some point

I do hope you have upgraded the brakes on that Charger. I’d guess the stock brakes would not like continued heavy braking if you intent on driving anywhere near top speed in traffic.

I’ve done 215 kph (134 mph) with the replacement of that Peugeot 104, an ‘87 Peugeot 205. And a convertible at that. I can tell you it’s a huge thrill. A bit too much, as you just notice the (then) 34 year old subcompact is not really built for the speed, even though mine is not exactly stock.

The MAN would have a legal speed limit of 80. 80 kph that is. Most drive ~90 kph. If I’m not mistaken they have a speed governor that kicks in at that speed.

I actually live (just south of) Munich. The road to Garmish is only empty when there is no reason for tourists to go to the Alps. Which somehow almost never coincides with when I’m there.

Ibn my experience slightly over half of the Autobahn is unrestricted. The vast majority of the rest is either 130 kph or a ‘Baustelle’ (construction). Some highways going through cities have lower (120/100) speeds in the evening. Many places have these digital signs that indicate a variable speed limit during specific…

Although I would not pick a Prius myself, you are definitely on to something. The German highway is just a highway, and yes gasoline is somewhat pricey.

My 406 is a standard version, but it’s a coupe :) Hence the automatic AC and the wipers.

I’m not sure where you live, but in the European market “Cruise control became common in the 2000's, A/C late 90's.” is not just true, it is true for all manufacturers. To a lesser extent even including premium ones. A base Mercedes C-Class had neither as standard in 2000. Yet, my base French car from 2000 that kind…