Which Passat was this?

Also, a fun fact about the SMG in the S85 Ms - if top speed limitation is still in place, you could get higher top speed in the 6th, not the 7th as the fuel cutoff doesn't work in the 6th

6 speed SMGs in the e36 and e46 M3s, 7 speed SMG in S85 powered vehicles.

Perhaps. But I would assume most buyers of performance cars do care about the range increase between fuel stops.

No.

"Seating position straight out of a supercar"

"Might go diesel, will go hybrid"

The branding of latvian company was used to be able to claim that the company had been founded in 1908. The car itself is a russian design and they are manufactured in Estonia. (source: http://dartzkombat.com/en/history-130… )

Nope :( No M5 Tourings for this generation.

To me, the ''money grubbing jerks'' argument is funny because, well, they still pay the same 200$ for the phone. Who cares what the carrier paid?