Look up cheater tires. The Giulia Quadrifoglio has them and is why it got about an estimated 30 second advantage around Nurbugring. I’m not taking away anything Tesla did because it’s impressive that they finished an entire lap without going into limp mode. But cars should be tested in a completely stock configuration…

I think you need to re-read what I said. I said it’s one thing (not so bad) to race on an empty street without any traffic and very little chance of any pedestrians being around. It’s another to purposely back up traffic and race on a busy street.

Jokes aside, it still has to fit in garages and parking spaces. It’s easy to make a very large sedan since they are just smaller. But at some point, you just can’t make an SUV much bigger since they’re already pushing the limits of size.

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Hope you’re being sarcastic. Racing on an empty street with no chance of pedestrian accidents is one thing. Holding up traffic so you can race on a busy street? There’s no reasonable explanation for that.

I’m not pro or anti-UAW since I don’t have personal experience with them and my livelihood does not depend on it. However, I’m curious if the constant negotiating with the UAW only benefits current employees and actually prevents new job growth in that sector. I wonder if it’s possible that people might be paid 10-20%…

Was it new? Typically BMWs treat you pretty well if you are anal with maintenance. Buying a poorly treated use BMW is asking for trouble.

The RS4 and M3 are what will compete with the CT4-V Blackwing and what competes with the past ATS-V. The S4 and M340i are just the “normal” cars with the biggest “regular” engine and a sport package.

The CT4 is a 3 series sized RWD sport sedan. How does it compare to FWD cars? The A3 is a gussied up Golf. The CLA is a FWD transverse engine car. The 2 series is coupe only and the new one will be FWD. The CT4 is 3 series / C class sized. It’s slightly bigger than the ATS.

Look, I’m all for allowing very small volume cars to have more lax standards because it really doesn’t matter. But those emissions standards spread out over millions of cars does make a difference. It’s not nuts.

I have a lot of problems with this article including your point. Whenever I try to argue about the much flatter torque curve and horsepower curve of turbocharged cars, people just have no idea what I’m talking about. Also, this person obviously didn’t get the memo about the renaming with the Blackwing models.

Volvos still drive like shit and none are exceptionally fast. They pretty much all use the 2.0liter engine with varying amounts of forced induction or hybrid drive to get the job done. They do have beautifully appointed interiors though and I think their exterior styling is generally very nice as well. But with…

The M340i has 380+hp (the 340i is last year’s model and is no longer sold). The C43 AMG has 380+hp. The Genesis G70 3.3t has 365hp. Yes the S4 has 349hp/369ft-lb but that is still a significant bump up from 325. When I see a gasoline engine with lower HP figures but with a higher torque figure, all I can think of is…

Yes, but this car is supposed to compete with cars like the M340i and C43. Even compared to those cars it seems a bit anemic. 

But the CT4-V is presumably supposed to compete with cars like the BMW M340i and the Mercedes C43 AMG. Even the Audi S4 and Genesis G70 3.3t have more power. 

This car is supposed to compete with the M340i, S4, C43 AMG, or even the G70 3.3t. All those cars have at least a good deal more power and some are significantly more.

People sleep in their cars?

Gotta love the guy that just chucks the bottle out his window in the general direction of the trash can onto the grass. What losers. It’s like these guys never grew up past high school.

This is marketing. It’s the same thing as paying a star money to star in a commercial for them. Or giving a star a car for them to drive.

Don’t judge me but my wife likes luxury SUVs and we live in Southern California. I’m certainly not buying a new luxury SUV every 5 years. I’ve done calculations and it’s actually cheaper to just lease a new one every 3 years even before taking into consideration tires, maintenance, and the occasional service required.