Yeah, that was the intention that all small Fords are lumped together as the group that they’re killing. 

I do like their bicycles. Pretty convenient and helps to avoid congestion. 

true, It’s pretty cocky on Ford’s part that die hard hot hatch users would jump on a bloated Fords as a substitute. They will migrate to those other brands you mentioned. Ford transformed back to it’s good old self that got them in trouble in the first place. Detroit is getting arrogant again. 

small EV will not work unless it costs like $10k. No one is buying $30k+ vehicle that they will have to finance for multiple years so that they can only drive to work themselves and won’t be able to pick up the kids or groceries in on the way home.

innovate or die... they didn’t innovate, so... 

so they don’t buckle under the fat old asses that are riding them

no it isn’t. It’s terrible, I would have to drive it with a paper bag on my face so that people can’t recognize me. 

don’t forget the Cube, and the Murano convertible, 

I call it bullshit. Had GM actually had a design studio that works off of actual research on desirability of the consumers they would have designed a passenger car that has a soundproof limo-like separator between front and back, long time ago. It would also have a way to contain air in the rear of the cabin so that a…

i guess you never tilted your seat back a bit when cruising on the highway... Granted it should not be done with a touch screen but a quick reach down to the side of the seat and press the button is all that’s needed and you would not need to take your eyes off the road.

amen brother. Have a star.

nope, just skip/rewind and volume. 

Someone please explain to me the stupid trend of putting larger and larger center displays in cars and replacing good old fashioned buttons with them. In a lot of new cars just like in this Subaru, everything including radio, seat warmers, HVAC and other miscellaneous functions is being controlled via the touch…

I don’t dislike EVs per say as the instant torque is pretty exciting to any car enthusiast. I just can’t stomach the way they treat their interiors with only a steering wheel and an iPad. It’s difficult to operate the car that way and it looks like crap on the inside. It looks like you’re in a golf cart rather than a…

well, maybe perhaps this site is full of car enthusiasts that aren’t so fond of driving an electric equivalent of “washing machine”. Some of us are actually interested in generating the driving experience in a car that takes driver input and rewards it.

what, I would take the Stinger any day over the crappy Model3.

I guess I’m glad that there is so many replies as it’s starting to steer me away from DSG as my next choice. I’ve been driving manuals for over 20 years now would not want to lose the fun factor. Perhaps an M branded car would be doable for me with the hard setting on the SMG tranny but that’s a lot more cash that i’m…

Thanks for this. As a manual lover that eyeballs DSG as a feature on my next VW I’m really torn with this dilemma as well. I love driving manual but could see myself clicking through paddle shifters for downshifts under threshold braking into a spirited intersection entry :)

you may want to interest him in becoming a dietitian... 

Seattle and Portland hemp humpers will be thrilled as well