Here’s the problem though...not only does the turbo 4 cost MORE per year in fuel (thanks to premium), it also costs $3k more than a manual v6. ($1k more than an auto v6)
jeebus
jeebus
this IS the hybrid 4 banger.
Thanks!
Current and past multi-BMW owner here...I’m sorry but the new 5 and 7 are NOT good looking cars. The designs aren’t cohesive at all. I’m sure the new 3 will get the same treatment. BLEH.
I have heard that it doesn’t feel sporty. It feels luxurious and smooth and torquey, but not sporty. I would like to know if this is truth.
Price not withstanding, Mazda has surpasses Honda and Toyota in interior quality.
I think there may have been a perception of extra slowness due to its refinement. We owned a first gen Honda Fit back in the day and it didn’t feel too slow as long as you drove it hard enough. But it wasn’t very refined. You felt and heard what was going on. The Crosstrek feels like a luxury car and has excellent…
The e28 M5 makes perfect sense to me. The e34 M5 makes perfect sense to me. The e39 M5 makes perfect sense to me. Admittedly, the e60 M5 didn’t make as much sense, but that V10 did sound pretty rad. All the newer ones...meh.
In gon’ be rainin’ in Indy tonight
He could drink every day, chainsmoke cigs, get a prescription for a multitude of pain killers or benzos for whatever ailment he wants to claim, or drink fucking energy drinks until his heart explodes, but he better not smoke any of that devil’s lettuce. God forbid he does the one substance that won’t cause any major…
FUCK! I just took out millions of dollars in loans to develop the future of hybrid vehicles. It’s coal/gasoline hybrid. When coal is not available it runs on 100% gasoline. When coal IS available it just lights gasoline on fire and shoots flames because AMERICA.
I’m not fat (6'3 - 185lbs) but the Recaros are incredibly uncomfortable for me. I must have too broad shoulders and/or too wide of a back. I was pretty surprised by how poorly they fit me because most sport seats from other makes work just fine.
I liked the show. Sure, it was formulaic. Sure, it felt scripted. But it was still fun to watch, mostly because watching car shows (even stupid ones), is like comfort food to me. I assume this is what watching football is like to most of the US. Or hell, WWE wrestling. Or for an entirely different demographic, what…
Thanks! I consider myself a moderate, which is a bad word nowadays, because HOW DARE I SEE THINGS FROM BOTH SIDES!
I love how everyone thinks California is some crazy hippie state. Newsflash: Aside from a few relatively small areas (San Francisco, Santa Cruz, etc), California is NOT a hippie state. San Diego and Orange County lean right, The entire Northern portion of the state is far right. The middle of the state (sans coast)…
While searching for a replacement for the wife’s 2015 328i Wagon (which we loved but it was now getting close to 100k and I didn’t want to deal with issues on it), we took a peek at these. Personally, I think they at least look “interesting”. I don’t know that I’d say they look good, but at least they have some…
15.2 seconds isn’t something to brag about anymore. That was what a 1992 Honda Prelude Si ran.
Guess this was the first time I ran into him. LOL
You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. BMW’s 2 liter turbo in the 328 (that was released 6 years ago) makes peak torque (255lb-ft) at 1250RPM. That peak torque stays flat until around 5000RPM. It’s a powerband that you couldn’t dream of 30 years ago. 8 gear ratios in an incredibly smart transmission make…