05-30-2019, 01:39 PM | #21 |
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05-30-2019, 01:50 PM | #22 | |
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We have a couple of automatics in the e46 and x5. I don't mind not having a stick in those cars, but I really want one in my fun car. I also really want my fun car to be a regular use vehicle. I struggle with the idea of an occasional use car. The X5 implementation IMHO is markedly worse than the E46. It takes forever to lock up when leaving from a stop, so it either revs and jerks or just crawls off the line until 5mph. I've never got comfortable using paddles, they do nothing for me in bridging the gap between no shifting and manual shifting.
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05-30-2019, 01:59 PM | #23 | |
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05-30-2019, 02:14 PM | #24 |
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05-30-2019, 02:25 PM | #25 | |
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But I am resigned to the inevitability that when the M3 goes, it would be silly to not get a high-performance electric sedan. |
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05-30-2019, 02:41 PM | #26 | |
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05-30-2019, 08:48 PM | #27 |
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They do. I really wish Porsche could tune the flat four to sound better. I couldn’t own one because I’d keep expecting to find myself in the STi when I fired up the 718. Re: AMG v8 TT or the AMG GT, I love the way they found but I couldn’t give up a manual. I’m doomed to admire from afar.
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4 cylinder 718s sound terrible
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Yeah it’s strange that a company as detail oriented as Porsche would’ve let that exhaust sound out the door. The other odd thing about the 4 cyl 718s is that Porsche had to develop that engine just for that application ; it’s not like they are gaining any economies of scale - in fact they are losing some. And maybe the slightly better mileage achieved in epa/euro tests helps but does that really matter on such a low volume car? Overall it doesn’t make much sense. If they needed to create differentiation with the 911 they could’ve just used a non turbo version of the base 911s engine. |
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06-02-2019, 08:45 PM | #29 | |
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06-02-2019, 08:51 PM | #30 | |
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True - but then why now? As far back as the 80s bmw and others created special smaller displacement motors for countries like Italy. |
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