I agree with mr4runner.

I yeah! I totally forgot aout the craptastic interior. It's not the design I ind so much, it's the execution. When I was a valet I got to drive a cooper S that was six months old at the time, and already had a rattle in the driver's door. The turn signal stalks were made of incredibly cheap plastic and felt like…

Regardless of the size and other concerns about it being mini or not, it's fucking ugly. They could have done a single door opening either way from one side and incorporated the tail lights into that and had it been OK. I'd love a mini with more space but not one that's so effing hideous.

HereHere!

Because it's the south, and the south is ten years behind the rest of the country in everything. I know, I came from the south. Good riddance to bad rubbish (rubbish=baptists).

I agree w/ dr.danger 99-06 grand am. it'd be hard to mistake that unfortunate styling.

Honestly, the build quality of the interior of my 01.5 jetta 1.8T is as good as a 3 series from 01-02. While reliability may be considered "meh" across all their vehicles, I've had relatively few problems out of mine and it's at 134K. When I do have problems I hook up my VAG-Com and laptop to find out what the…

Porsche couldn't try to appeal in the family car way if they wanted to(although when in savannah I did see a house wife driving a GT2 with a full roll cage and a baby seat in the passenger seat. WTF). As primarily a sports car manufacturer, their ads should be more aggressive in tone.

@tomanderson

I hate crappy hammed up press releases. That shit makes me not want an R-8. For a company that tries to be classy, releases like that are mighty....pedestrian.

Well said AL. The colors or so bad on the RS6 vid that it makes me think someone filmed a screen with a video camera, otherwise that production firm seriously needs to fire their video editors. That Alfa video is gorgeously well done. It's unfortunate that logical and reasonable German executives probably asked…

Diesel smartfortwos are all well and good, but i like the build quality of my VW's.

@junkman:

Seat still look like shit. They must have opted out of any sort of lateral support on the butt portion of the seat so that fat mid 40's and up american asses can still fit in them.

Great! But does that actually mean they'll make it over here within a year and a half to two years. The researches should know how quickly things pass on the internet and how consumer trends sway. While there is a firm financial reasoning for the growing popularity of diesels, one that I don't expect to change any…

I want a cooper S in AWD. Fun, good gas mileage, better grip in the rain and snow. Not this raised up POS. I might be in for one if i can get it turbo charged and it's only a little more expensive than that regular cooper s. But it depends on the suspension. If I'd have to spend 2k to make it handle like a sporty…

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So I wonder if they tweaked the engine in the revised RX8 so that it doesn't get abysmal gas mileage and burn oil now?

The one thing that would make me buy a mini today is having an all wheel drive drive-train on it. I guess I can't get one today, but I want a cooper S wih AWD. Give me this and I will sex with the mini forever.

I'm excited about this car, but jesus, there's way to much visible window and cabin there. looks like a bubble top car. It's like they can't make a car without seriously f'ing up something major.