Any car that has the word “swing” printed on the interior deserves a thumbs-up. And a wink-wink.

Let’s be real here, 8.8 seconds to 60 isn’t dangerously slow - shit, there’s Miatas slower than that. Granted, the naturally aspirated one is going to be quite a bit slower, but not dangerously slow (I mean, I learned to drive with 17.5 seconds to 60, THAT is dangerously slow, considering I’ve had to play chicken with…

Yes.

What if US emissions/crash/mpg regulations were standardized with the European Union? Would it not be easier and more easily profitable for car manufacturers to bring models from one side of the Atlantic to the other?

As nice as the interior appears, I’m not in love with the outside.

This kind of minutiae fascinates me.

...aaand I learned something today. Maybe NP after all.

Not that bad. Behold my mad ‘shop skillz (behold!)

“We cannot allow the organization to be submarined from within.”

He’s getting there

I’ll take “How Trump would run an automobile company” for $800 please, Alex.

I happen to love the i3, but BMW as a whole is in a truly bizarre place. It’s like they’re building exactly the same kinds of cars they were building a decade ago, just slightly softer for no added benefit. I would understand more if there were some kind of compromise being made, but ???

I happen to love the i3, but BMW as a whole is in a truly bizarre place. It’s like they’re building exactly the same kinds of cars they were building a decade ago, just slightly softer for no added benefit. I would understand more if there were some kind of compromise being made, but ???

I feel like the BMW group is undergoing a maliase with poor product planning, misspent R&D, and no clear future for the vision. They abandoned their enthusiast ethos to cater to every day driver, and I’m secretly glad that that strategy is not panning out well

This is a stupid take. His car was less than $10k.

I’m not in New York! I’m in NC!

Good idea! I will.

before you get all into that electronic carb check the vacuum lines