Engine and Gearbox are the same, but the 230i can’t be ordered with a limited slip differential and has different suspension.

Perhaps they want a car some time in the next two years?

THIS.

A word of warning, I had a 2019 Hellcat 6MT as a DD for 6 months and then I traded it in on my 2020 Jaguar F-Type. Hellcat was a completely different animal and far more fun than the Jaaaag, but it was an AWFUL DD. 11 mpg, heavy clutch, and a massive physical footprint. I’m usually not one to complain about a…

aren’t you supposed to be in jail?

Honda 2000.

That would be a cool car, but in order to really be a S2000, it would need a high rev limit. IMHO. It would also need a bespoke engine, not one shared with other Hondas.

Then I worry about having the car become nose-heavy. 

Ah, the S2000. Honestly one of the biggest automotive mistakes I ever made involves it. I got one of the first S2000s in my state and immediately fell in love with the thing. It handled better than anything I’d ever driven, it had possibly the finest manual transmission I’ve ever shifted and the 9000 RPM redline never…

You think Honda still has a soul? They lost any semblance of a soul over a decade ago. 

Not a thing you can go buy new, but it’ll always be a thing.

“most BMW drivers didn’t know which set of wheels on their car were actually powered?”

Very shortsighted of you to see them as a “novelty”.

You have a valid point, but if you can get 2.5 times the range for a few thousand more than the top level trim from a Tesla, there is no conceivable reason for this car to exist anywhere outside of compliance markets.

Marry a girl. Buy a Fiero. Divorce her. Get weekend visitations with the Fiero. Problem solved.

Mini’s are growing, and I wish they didn’t. However, they are still “mini” relative to the rest of the market. The Mini Cooper is about 8"(!) shorter than a Fiesta. The Countryman, the biggest car/crossover in Mini’s lineup, is only 2" longer than a Golf, and a hair shorter than a Honda HRV. To find something shorter…

Now if we can get them to bring back superchargers, not turbos.

Thank the Gods. I loved me my old 05 S. Best Mini as far as I’m concerned. Bring back the Super and the Stick, and you’ll have another MINI MAN outta me.

Making a hot hatch without a manual is like making a Ferrari without a gated.... oh wait.

I know western journalists seem to be obsessed with this supposed cultural notion of “chabuduo” in China but to be honest I don’t think that’s the issue here. It’s more likely a combination of things that include the Chinese need to save face (i.e. their insistence that you were in the wrong gear) and likely some…