Two winters ago i used the mr2 as my snow car. I regret that decision today (tinworm attack!!!4), however, the short, light mid-engined AW11 turned out to be very well suited to snow driving.

That's an impact point that wasn't tested before, so there are still vast differences there.... And some work much better than others.

I went out and checked Suburban weight figures - GVWR is less than 3500 kg, and that is the threshold of needing a truck licence in Europe. So basically even the much stricter European drivers' licence rules let you drive a Suburban on a normal licence.

I know that, but i would say for most people it's just any other Peugeot if they know at all it exists - comfortable, good to drive, but FWD and really not that tough at all. Which is of course wrong.

I'm glad you asked: it's the Peugeot 505 of course.

You probably don't even know the type, but i was thoroughly let down by the 2nd gen Nissan Almera. Very unlike any other japanese compact i ever driven, in that it not just felt cheap, but also didn't handle at all, was uncomfortable, and was a miserable thing all in all. Shame.

No it's not. But maybe few people thing about it that way.

Agree, that's why it's a red flag for me that this car lost the part because they swapped in Webers.

As an owner to a 4A-GE powered vehicle (mr2) i will tell you this: only consider buying that car if you plan on tracking the thing, or at the very least, only using it to evening joyrides. Reason? Four letters: T-VIS

I'm not sure this is anything new, in fact the Passat wagon was called Variant from the very first installment, back in 1974. Ford of Europe called them Turniers, Opel called them Caravans, the French called them Break (5 seat) or Familiale (7-8 seat) and the list goes on.

MR Spyders should be good fun to drive as far as i heard - only real drawback is no baggage space to speak of. The earlier two generations have two trunks, one aft one front, so in effect are a working solution to carry two people and their bags to a holiday drive - and i can attest to that, even a small tent fit in…

You know... i just finished a film for a tech company. The firm started up 5 years ago, and has now grown big enough to warrant a constant flow of university interns, hence the need for the recruiting film we made. The owner-CEO is a family man with four kids, so what does he drive - a Model S of course. He loves that…

As an AW11 owner i call bs on that one. Yes there is a learning curve, but not steeper than with FR layouts, and once you get onto it, MR is faster. Less drifty though, at least on the lower reaches of the HP scale, i give you that one.

What's the best way to get into mid-engine sports cars?

I like the DS3, period. And I love the DS3 Racing. The DS5 is not my cup of tea, but has French quirkiness by the bucket, as well as being luxurious, so it could work if pitched right. The DS4 i don't like, though as it's almost a CUV, it might see some US buyers getting on-board too. The technology is modern, the…

I'm sorry, i had to do a fact check on that, and wiki says it's Subaru of America, and even they aren't team owners, only sponsors. That's not a factory team, that's just a team that has name usage rights, and has therefore next to no input on management decisions on what models to build. So your argument doesn't…

Well yeah. Is that a works team effort though? I'm really curious, as they quit WRC (the fact i was referencing), and it would be hard to see a point to fund a rally racing that is, with all due respect, maybe a bit lesser followed, while the cars will still break (= costs money).

Oh i can completely see what's good about it, wouldn't think a second about owning one, if given the choice - in all iterations the STI is a good, sometimes even great car.

I agree, but that comes from the question we look for an asnwer to.

You probably should have Replied to the original post, but i read about that car one Ate up with motors, and yes, it is interesting to say the least.