Damn! You must have been hit by one of those errand Russian cluster bombs.

All this needed was a man-enhanced plastic-type barbie blonde on the passenger seat to complete the whole SoBe rich playboy in supercar thing.

Ah, don’t worry. Once President Trump slaps that 35% tariff on China and forces U.S. manufacturers back to the U.S., China will be a mess of unemployed unwashed masses on the streets.

Yes, typo. I meant to compare the 535i to the 528e. Thanks for catching that. The same distinction existed on the 3 series of the time.

Nah, it’s was purely a bore/stroke ratio designation. Perfect example was the 535i vs. 535e.

In the old days, “i” and its sister “e” (eta) used to refer to whether the engine oversquare or undersquare. The “i”s where the high reeving sporty ones, while the “eta”s where the more fuel efficient ones.

Saudis and Russians going at each other? Oh Christmas cannot come early enough this year!

I’d vote for “The Other Option.” First, defeating ISIS in Iraq or Syria would be a short term gain doomed to fail in the end unless we are also willing to defeat the root cause of the problem; our “friends” the Saudis and their demented Wahhabism. Second, the prospect of Russia picking up the mantle in Iraq and…

......and yet coal rollers keep on truckin’! Considering how ‘rigorously’ they police these assholes, I am not too concerned about weekend racers.

And so the Tesla Model 3 racing series is born........

“I’m all for having a good time on a bike (whether within the bounds of the law or not), but there’s a time and place for everything.”

No. Interesting if flawed back in the 80s. Bleh in 2016.

Darwin award winner!

Put this on a Prius and leave me the fuck alone!

Yes! The M135i has always been my favorite hot hatch. A shame BMW never let us have it on the U.S. Don’t get me wrong, I like the RS and I think it is a marvel of engineering. However, and I realize I may sound like a Luddite for an engineer to say this, I do not look forward to tons of do-das. I’ll have to see how…

I assume so as well, but I’m really looking forward to Mate’s full road review to confirm. Imagine what a crazy ass car the simple FoST would be if it only were RWD! It would corner the market on hot hatches.

Is the ST’s torque steer gone in the RS?

No argument here, my friend. You make an excellent point. I’d just wish Netanyahu would say “please” and “thank you” on occasion instead of being such a monumental asshole toward his paymasters (other than the Republican Congress. Those actually kiss HIS ass!).

I don’t think Israel actually “buys” much of anything from the U.S. American arm “sales” to Israel are mainly simply deducted from our multi-billion dollar annual aid package. Hell, even the much vaunted Iron Dome, while design and built mostly onshore in Israel was substantially paid for by U.S. taxpayers. What a…

Well, so much for all those Jalops looking to buy the 5 year second hand model then.