Knowing how BMW’s current naming scheme works, this thing is bound to be called the BMW Z4 zDrive35i GranHardtopConvertible M Sport or some such nonsense.

BMW screwed up YUuuuuuuge when they let the​ marketing department go stupid with their naming convention. It was simple and logical for so long. Now its dumb and complicated and inconsistent.

That and I kind of like the nose on the old Boxster/Cayman better, especially on the higher trim versions.

As the owner of a 2015 C7 I can tell you that half the fun of driving the car is hearing the noises it makes in sport and track mode. It snorts and spits and backfires into 2nd and 3rd. It really adds to the enjoyment of driving the car. The noise a car makes is a huge deal.

Taking a “fun” car on a boring drive makes it no longer boring, and yes I am talking about the stop and go traffic, popping out for groceries, dropping kids off at school, kind of things. Also why does everyone think they need an automatic transmission “because traffic” they are the worst in stop and go and awful…

WELL YEAH BUT WHY DRIVE THERE IN COMFORT AND SAFETY WHEN YOU CAN DO IT IN A CRAMPED LOUD MR2 WITH ONLY ENOUGH FRUNK SPACE FOR A WATERMELON?! IT HAS A STICK, I FEEL LIKE A TOURING CAR DRIVER!!

It would actually be interesting to see how this would compare on a track to some more modern pseudo-supercars.

Extra low mileage Murcielago for sale. Recently serviced, fresh paint. Only 37k miles! Asking $250,000 or best. No lowballers, this is a RARE car, I know what I have.

Faking it is soooo lame though.

Blame the internet. For better or worse, nothing is a secret anymore.

Im more trying to prevent the stingy folks. The ones that hear of something nice and then suddenly you get the investers and the flippers in the situation. Then any half decent version of a car is being hoarded and turned into a museum piece.

Can we leave a few cars to just those in the know?

Oh yeah. I’ve not had the chance yet, but I’ve thought about biting one of those before. I’d never do it without permission, though, and it’s a tricky thing to ask.

This is a travesty.

farfegsucken - German word meaning the feeling when you see a car that gets wrecked by something or someone outside of the drivers control.

I starred your comment not for its content - no, that is the kind of content you really want to push the lever on and watch it swirl away down the drain - but for ANYWAY! That right there gave me everything I needed to know to really set the tone.

Today was tough. Bad day. Then I read this gem of a Torchinsky piece, chuckled and chortled a bit and said to myself “That was fun, I feel a little better”. I should have stopped there. No comments, leave well enough alone.

I can’t wait until you cover the generic 90's small coupe.

Hi. I’m here to tell my Mercury Tracer story. It is not a happy one.

Yeah, it is kind of sad to see BMW continue down this path that is further away from being the Ultimate Driving Machine. I really don’t get all of these manufacturer’s obsession with shaving off a few milliseconds. Most people don’t take their cars to a track.