Lawsuits in 3, 2...

I think this is much more understandable of an error than “Oooops we accidentally engineered a defeat mechanism and used it on hundreds of thousands of vehicles for years.”

Today is Lets-see-how-Japanese-companies-have-gone-downhill Day with the post and subsequent comments about the new Maxima and now this with Mitsubishi.

Its a sad day when you can legitimately make the argument that a Ford Taurus (the SHO) is a better 4DSC than the Maxima is.

Last Christmas my dad rented us a Sentra to drive to a relative’s house. It’s a Nissan, so of course it had a CVT in it. On the way there he said he thought he liked it. He liked the way it drove, and he liked all the gizmos it had to offer. Fine. But I couldn’t help but look at him as if he had two heads. When he…

Ok, you found something that is easier to install on a BMW that isn’t an M2 versus a Ford Focus that isn’t an RS.

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$16,000 difference for a tenth of a second worth of speed, some extra power, but far less practicality, and Biblical servicing costs?

No thanks.

I think he can safely assert that the Ford will be easier to work on than that BMW for at least a few reasons: 1) It’s a BMW and 2) its just another BMW... it’s an M car.

I’ve seen a funnel cloud form before my eyes before and it is both amazing and terrifying. Not sure if I’d be willing to chase one though...

My initial response was to someone who told someone else to stfu after they brought up a completely valid point.

I think VW utilizing non-standard equipment isn’t even in the same ball field as fabricating diesel emissions.

When I made the comment, I was thinking of Ferrari, McLaren, etc. when they test the numbers for their cars for bragging rights (Ferrari in particular).

I find it hard to get excited about this car. One of the reasons is that I will never be able to buy it, but that’s not the biggest reason. The biggest reason is that it’s price tag has to be astronomical for what it is.

Within car groups it’s common knowledge that manufacturers fudge numbers by using non-standard equipment to “test” a car around a track for bragging purposes.

The US could certainly learn a thing or four from ze Germans.

I’m not sure why anyone would buy this over an older small car. I get it, it’s got incredible mpgs (supposedly). But it’s not practical at all.

CP all the way.

I agree with you. The new car is nicer, more refined, has better build quality, will be very reliable, and is just in general a very nice machine to drive.

Yep. And the 3-Series isn’t a midsized car, either... it’s a compact, as is the C-Class.