Even the UK plate looks better than the DE plate.

Lotus

Nope. Omega Carlton is THE defining car of the 90s.

The UK plate even looks better than the DE plates.

Nope.

Nope.

Next gen 4 banger gets cylinder deactivation as well. They can run in zero cylinder mode!

But some arrogant German told me small displacement and turbocharging was better. It has to be better. It’s more modern.

ROW Cruiser isn’t a luxury truck. You can even get them with unpainted bumpers. They’re actually used as farm beaters, etc. All of them. 200 series, 100 series, 80 series, 70 series, Prado. The American versions are the luxury truck.

Even without high lift cams, there’s some great NA engines still out there, mainly all made by Toyota.

EcoBoost Mustang station wagon

It’s a great all rounder, especially if you lease. But once you up the fun requirement over other things, it falls short.

The German auto industry doesn’t collude in the American illegal sense. They however have working councils that regularly meet. It’s not a surprise there’s so much commonality.

Given unlimited budget?

Not to mention that they all agreed that 500cc per cylinder is the “correct” displacement.

2nd gen tC was built on the Avensis platform.

Or a sign you have PTSD or Stockholm Syndrome.

Even GTIs aren’t that fun in corners. They’re too heavy. Sure more fun than others, but plenty of more fun cars at that price point if fun is they only factor.

Go read the Bosch parts catalog. There’s far more commonality than what the Japanese, Koreans, or Americans do.

At it’s my choice to criticize that choice.