Well I know where I am NOT spending my $7.3 million dollars. This thing is so overwrought, its like having a seizure in car form. 

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True... I was so ready to buy this car back in 2015 

WTF... do I like Buicks now? This thing is gorgeous. Hopefully they can fully realize it. 

One of the reasons I, as a 6'3" person, never even considered turning my Miata into a full fledged track car. As it is, I only really use it on the track, but I would never pass real scrutiny if I was racing wheel to wheel.

I was not aware of that. Good to know. 

Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, and or if you can find it, a plug in.

nice

Chances are the rental you had was pretty base level. The paddles are only offered on the Premium and above. 

The 3-series and A4 are in a completely different class and size category. The Mazda3 would be comparable to an A3 or a 228i Series Gran Coupe, both of which start out around the same price a Mazda3 peaks at.

Oh wow... I didn’t realize that. I must has assumed if it was available on the Premium it would be offered on the lower tiers.

They offer the manual in all trim levels without the turbo and/or AWD.

I haven’t driven a current gen Mazda3, but I had a 2015 and loved the car. The road noise was a bit on the loud side, but the fit and finish, touchpoints and design rivalled my previous Audi’s and BMWs. It was also almost as fun to drive while giving me way better gas mileage, lower insurance premiums, and fewer…

How quick is the automatic to shift in sport mode and is using the paddles worth it or are they a waste of plastic?

The non-turbo, non-awd Mazda3 can be had with the third pedal. Even in the fully loaded “Premium” trim... well, fully loaded aside from those aforementioned options.

It’s pulled straight from the Halo Wiki. I knew enough to know that Streeter didn’t have the full info on how it works. ;) 

M12 Warthogs can use a four-wheel or all-wheel drive system, with active 4 or all-wheel steering, a manual transmission and a 12 litre hydrogen-injected ICE The ICE powers an infinitely variable transmission.

Response: “I’m proud of you for accepting who you are!”

The guy asking the original question. 

Yeah they are, and that’s not even considering the dealer mark up. I have a 2021 Jeep GC Trailhawk V8 that I am very happy with, but if your concerned with MPGs I would consider the V6. People in my group that have essentially the same vehicle with the 6 see around 20-22mpg city, where I’m lucky to get 13.