In the late-80s, people thought a FWD Mustang was a good idea because it was high-tech.

How exactly did you come to that number? Public records show that they make 6% profits on their entire automobile lineup. At $9000, they would be losing a shitload of money per unit.

These figures assume a 15 percent drive train loss.

I doubt this is the case. The median price for new cars pretty closely tracks the average price.

They aren't bad on AWD cars since you're not baking the tires while exiting the corner. It's really just going to keep the car from understeering to much.

> every other FWD-based AWD car nowadays

The Celica GT-S was $21,000 brand new in 1999, and that's not even a loaded model. I still have the original window sticker for mine. For reference, that's more expensive than a 2000 Mustang GT.

Unions solve a fundamental problem with our economy, which is that the price you can sell your labor for is a function of the scarcity of labor, not of the value that the labor produces. In other words, if Job A earns the company $100/hr and can be performed by 100, and Job B earns the company $85/hr but can be…

You can test drive it when it comes in. You don't lose anything if you don't buy it.

You'd lose a good bit of money. 11.9 is a great time, but it's not enough to beat a Z06, Viper or 911 Turbo-S. The Viper traps close to the top speed of the P85D and the 911T-S and Z06 can both run sub 3s to 60 and a 10.9 from the factory.

I'd say it's more muscle car than either the Camaro or Mustang. Both GM and Ford are pushing their respective machines more into the sports car segment, while FCA seems content with keeping the Charger brutally fast boulevard bruiser with just enough handling capability to save overzealous owners.

This is almost the least reliable 5 Series that you can buy and it makes less power than a modern V6. The 540i has all of the sacrifices of an M5 with none of the benefits. Either lose a bit of power for the far more reliable I6, or go balls out and get the expensive as shit M5.

1.) Chevrolet Cobalt SS

They share very little besides a distant common heritage and displacement.

These cars handled wonderfully, but it's a stretch to call it better than the WRX. It handled better, for sure, but the AWD system wasn't terribly responsive, you needed a good amount of wheelspin before the rear wheels kick in. I feel like the car would have been better without it.

I wonder if this will realistically be worth the price over a GT/PP with the Ford Racing suspension and supercharger. Installed, those two would still be $11,000 or so, which leaves a lot left over for appearance mods.

Somehow I don't think this meets criterion #3.

I would like one, I have a huge collection of car models on my desk. It's not like these are something that anybody can get.

I don't really have a problem with this stuff. I'd love to have one of these and $250 seems like a decent price, given the exclusivity of the item in question.

The base one handled quiet well too. The only problem was the lack of an LSD.