I had a rental base mustang convertible for a few days, and I was pleasantly surprised about, well, the whole experience. NVH was vastly improved from my last experience with a Mustang (a S197 base), the ecoboost engine had decent power, and the 10 speed transmission was serviceable (manual would no doubt be the…

Same here.  S5 sportback is looking pretty good right now. 

BMW curiously did not offer a M/T in the F36 gran coupe in the US. Here’s hoping that they’ll change that for the new generation, but I’m not holding my breath.

This was my biggest turn-off. BMW’s iDrive is just miles better in every aspect.

Looks like the Mustang developed fetal alcohol syndrome. Not a good look.

It’s gorgeous. I wish the lease deals were better, and I also wish that they gave us a m/t option.

This. Can’t label something “production” if 1. It hadn’t been produced, or 2., it’s been modified for performance for the event (I.e. Weight reduction, different tires).

Kristen Lee drives an AMG Merc doe.

Put some respek on Taj and Roman.

The arrival of the XE was lauded as the culmination of decades of efforts of building a sports sedan to beat the 3 series. Not sure if it was the horrible lease deals, bad (perceived) reliability, or lack of interior space, but I haven’t seen any of these cars on the road.

While on the subject of grille aesthetics, I just want to mention that Mercedes’ fake black grilles look horrible as well.