I can’t wait to see the KIA version of this. Genesis used to be the better looking of their brands, but the Genesis version of the IONIQ5/EV6 looks childish and terrible.

They’re different enough. For one, there are no cup holders in the center console on the CR-V which is a major fail... unless they are behind the shifter console and we just don’t see them. 

Revive Vine and make it into 6,600 looping scenes

Yeah, they’ve had theirs since new and it’s Amethyst... They’ve had it repainted and now it needs new white leather for the seats. It was Kind of cool when it first came out, then it got lame, and now it might be a curiosity, but its still not as cool as the Probe GT... at least not to my 10 year old self.

Aside from a Goldwing, and a Valiant before I was born, the Ford Probe GT 5 speed he had was probably the coolest. What’s great about this picture below, it also contains the car he currently has that brings shame and dishonor to our family. A Lexus SC430

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. 

Subaru has entered the chat

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.