The V8 is for weaklings who can’t take the pain. Real men want the maintenance headache of the v10 TDI Touareg.

Bigfoot was a big part of my childhood. I grew up in North St. Louis County and Bigfoot 5 (see below, picture was taken at the shop) would sit at the intersection of I-270 and US-67 (N. Lindbergh). My mother still has photos of my brother and me as kids at Midwest Four Wheel Drive, when we would go look at the display…

Also remember that Germany will cite people for violating lane discipline. Pass on the right, that’s a ticket. Don’t move out of the fast lane in a timely manner after passing, that’s a ticket.

That only makes me wonder how crazy the 50d engines BMW sell in Europe are.

Never seen a diesel so quickly spin past 5000 RPM in my life. Diesels are low-revving engines by nature,

I’m in a MK6 TDI Sportwagen. 140 HP & 236 lb⋅ft of torque.

Those people don’t have to worry about cooling in all possible driving conditions and crash testing. Toyota does. What the aftermarket can manage to do has about zero impact on what a manufacturer actually produces.

I see a few Giulias running around regularly and one Stelvio. None are the Quad versions though.

I’m in the same boat, but I’m still way up on torque.

I actually don’t hate it. It wouldn’t make it to work for me though, so CP.

Rally Chevette disagrees.

Mostly, if you don’t like pony cars and want something a bit smaller, then go for the Supra.

The ZF 8 speed in BMWs is as smooth, maybe smoother, than some of the CVTs I’ve driven. It is shocking how quickly and smoothly it shifts.

...and the BMW build quality is all there.

The triple turbo is on the 50d series of diesel engines sold in Europe. The B58 used in this car is a single twin-scroll turbo.

Good job on not going for the easy low hanging fruit like most have.

You won’t like it. BMW turbo engines are ridiculously torquey from very low RPMs. You get hardly any lag.

Yes, some of us don’t like convertibles.

This is one thing I’ve never figured out. Why do all of these manufacturers test at the Nurburgring and then put a setup on the car that wouldn’t be good for that track. On a track as bumpy and undulating as this you would want a fairly compliant suspension setup that wouldn’t cause unexpected weight transfer.

It’s a turbo inline 6, RWD, two door GT car. The only real difference is the lack of rear seats and the evidently apocalypse causing lack of a manual transmission.