If you line up an Aztek, the Accord Crosstour, the Lincoln MKT, and the ZDX - which is uglier (yes, I know the Crosstour and the ZDX share a lot)?
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THIS. So much this. Have you seen the F11 M5? In Europe I could have ordered one with a manual transmission in "Mohave Metallic" (a nice shade of brown) and checked ALL Jalopnik boxes.
It can be swapped, but no - the EX was never imported to the US with a manual.
If that is your reason for wanting to own one - might I suggest saving yourself tens of thousands of dollars and pick up a low mileage Aztek? On CL last week, I saw a yellow 1st gen with 80K miles on it selling for $4995 - and I'm sure he didn't have many offers.
Only missing the stick shift - although on the Infinity boards, there is a guy who put a six speed of a G37S into one.
AP = NP, because remember this is asking price. A "good" price is just a strong negotiation with a stack of hundreds away.
Has anyone posted this here yet?
Best comment of the day - I am completely with you on this.
That is such tired BS. I drove a manual C3 Corvette in Chicago 20 years ago - and the only thing I got tired of was trips to the clinic to get another "z pack" to relieve the drip/burn I got from all the dirty whores I used to bang in that city.
No I won't. I'll put a "save the manuals" sticker in the back window and on the rare occasion that I'm near a new slushbox 911, I'll point to it.
I remember Car and Driver calling that car 'A nice little runabout...from the Planet Zarkon"
I drove one and liked it - I thought it was more of a "poor man's SLK" than it was a "better handling Miata", but I suppose we are splitting hairs. If I was smart, I would have bought one of the couple hundred Solstice Red Line Coupes with the dealer installed Stage II - because I could have made money on it while…
Better looking and faster than a Miata = check. Better handling? Hm...
Isn't that just a Geo Storm with a more expensive and finicky suspension?
Why not go for an 05-06 with the 6.0 LS2? Trust me, that 50HP and 50 lbs of torque is VERY noticeable.
But there were no manual wagons, in brown or any other color :(
Okay, fine - then compared to the 540i and GTO/Holden - it's painfully slow *and* uncomfortable.
Compared to every Corvette (C4's and C5's), Mustang, and Camaro on this list - it's painfully slow. Sure, I guess it's faster than the Amazon someone suggested...
I wish it was a '97. The inline six is just so much more at home in a British humidor-on-wheels.