There’s no room in the BMW line up right now for this car bespite how much better it might be for most people. It would have to fit in the gap between $32,000 of the CLA base price and the $33,000 of the 320i base price. They’re not going to “dilute” the brand by going under $30,000 with the Acuras of the world.

Not necessarily, in a latitudinal mounted engine you only have a small driveshaft running down the center tunnel. The rear diff in an front-biased car is going to be tiny, and even then it’s going to be under the trunk, not the rear seats. Take a look at the Focus RS, it appears the same as the regular Focus. The hump…

I think they might eventually give it to us if they need help with CAFE standards, but maybe in more “i2” trim. I’ve always wanted a competitor to the now way outdated CT200h.

I despise normal x-Drive. Does adding rear-drive improve an FF car, or is it just extra weight? (For not snow people).

True, but are people buying those in large quantities or are they buying GLAs, Q3s, and X1s? If they were, we’d already be getting something based on the old 1- or 2-Series. If you want a $32,000 entry-level luxury sedan you can get the 320i. That is unless you like wheel spin and torque steer, in which case the CLA…

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Australian cars don't have off buttons for ESC and TSC and red line on all cars is 2400 rpm.

The Aussies hired their own nanny state. On purpose.

To Australians? Yes. Every car should be a brightly-striped, 3 cylinder diesel wagon with flashing lights so it doesn’t run over a pedestrian.

This is the Australian mindset. There was a news segment on Top Gear Australia where they argued for the state to better train drivers so they could go a few extra kph on their long roads. Americans have a much more individualist mindset of “keeping the government out of my...[insert anything]” instead of petitioning…

Tesla is currently targeting “Late 2017" for the Model 3, or probably late 2018 or early 2019 by the time that rolls around if the Model X production is any indication. That goal is just for production to start, not for them to make nearly 400,000 cars.

So when BMW and Mercedes start selling actual cars, will people cancel they’re three year long reservation for a Model 3? I’ve yet to hear anything good about Teslas other than “they’re ludicrously fast.”

Jalopnik would be much better without Gawker Media. It might not exist for long, but it would be better.

I was really hoping I'd get to the end and it would turn out to be a left-hand traded nut.

You just hold your favorite club out the door and drive at the tee Happy Gilmore style.

I’m sure continued contractual obligations with the BBC have nothing to do with his kind words.

It’s really a taxation and insurance issue. I don’t care if Jason Torchinsky knows my car has 103,522.4 miles. But the government and State Farm are very interested in knowing that information so they could potentially tax me on road usage (not yet though) and increase my premium if I’m deemed to be a high miler and…

I don't think I would accept a car from Alibaba even if it was the last car at the Hertz booth. Anyone who's ordered anything through their site should completely understand.

Please tell me they're not making any in white.

It’s not like the BBC has a history of protecting personalities..

2 was a remake, 3 was a spin-off the way American Pie was after #4.