My numbers may be off but you have 27/34 and 26/33 then the one with higher city and highway should have a higher combined MPG it does not make sense for them both to have 29. I get (27 x .55) + (34 x .44)=30.15 and (26 x .55)+(33 X .45)=29.15

I remember the S10 Blazer and Jimmy, it appears GM wants me to forget with the new monstrosity they call the Blazer.

“The 2.0-liter Crosstrek manages 27 mpg city, 34 mpg highway and 29 mpg combined, while the 2.5 is rated at 26, 33 and 29, respectively. It’s a tradeoff that’s well worth it.”

“member of the family of Nectariniidae that includes Sunbirds and Spiderhunters.”  Now I want a car named Spiderhunter. 

Car and Driver has a decent list out of the options on this 2022 M240IX (AWD no stick) which as tested was $59k. However, it’ll do 0-60 in under 4 seconds!

The ones I listed are the similarly optioned ones. There are lower classes of S4 (A4), S3 (A3), BMW 2 series, Cadillac CT-4, and IS350.  I bumped those up to the performance spec because they compete closer in price and performance.  There are certainly options within the performance specs but they come pretty nicely…

More like IS350 F-type but you are right.  And yes they still make the IS500, for now.

The RSX shares a platform with the Civic.  The BRZ is a standalone platform not shared with any other models.  I’m guessing that’s what the OP meant by bespoke.  You could argue the BRZ shared the platfrom with the FR-S/GR-86 but since that’s a different make I don’t think that would count.

TBH kinda of meh as far as being a luxury car at a discount the Audi S4 starts at $54k, the S3 is $48k, the BMW M240 is $49K, the Caddilac CT4-V is $48K, and the IS350 F-Sport is mid $45K. So, Acura is pricing higher than a lot of competitors that make more power and are arguably better.

Interesting that the Integra was compared to the S3, I feel like the S4 could also be mentioned in this space because it starts at $54k and packs 349hp/369lb-ft.  Doesn’t have a stick but I think it is in the running of comparable cars that are arguably better than the ITS.

They did a Lexus on it.

My apologies comrade, I forget that businesses exist to serve the people instead of the capitalist pursuit of profit. 

It’s a 190e which means that its main competitor would be the 528e. Sorry but I’d rather have I6 and a manual for this money. In fact I feel like I’ve seen a 528e here before:

Right?  If anything they are just moving MSRP closer to the actual sale price. 

“Stuttgart will raise prices the world over even though its business is booming and order books are overflowing.”

No metric is perfect.  Gas tax used to be the ideal because it was somewhat proportional to miles driven.  My thought is tax the vehicles that are most damaging to the roads that are used.  There’s never going to be one penalty that can cover every use case.

No GVWR punishes weight.  It does not care what kind of propulsion is used.  Weight is what is damaging the roads.  It would encourage OEM’s to make lighter cars or encourage buyers to buy lighter cars, probably both per the rules of supply/demand.

Kinja’d here’s the 4th gen:

Hyundai Tuscon, the 3rd gen was fine, the 4th gen looks like it has spider eyes in the front.

Sounds like some if not most of it does get put on a train.  That being said when you work in logistics there are always contingencies to work out and the potential for rail strikes has people looking at what would happen if rail shipping was not an option.