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| Quoting racko (Thread starter): US will get a manual |
| Quoting BrouAviation (Reply 1): This is the most beautiful, astonishing BMW I have ever seen. |
| Quoting Dreadnought (Reply 3): Bringing in another thread topic, why can't Lincoln design a car that looks this good? |
| Quoting UAL747 (Reply 4): When has Ford produced anything inspiring in the past 10 years? |
| Quoting Dreadnought (Reply 5): Yep. Notice the center console - very non-symmetrical. I like that. |
| Quoting ANITIX87 (Reply 6): Excuse me? I'm not a Ford fan, really, but how can you say that? What about the Focus RS? Arguably the best hot-hatch to come out of the automotive world in the last decade. What about their pickup trucks? Maybe not pretty in the traditional sense, but the SVT Raptor is quite the machine. The new 2013 Fusion looks spectacularly sexy (very Aston-like!). What about the GT? A re-make of an old classic, yes, but what gorgeous lines. Sex on wheels, that thing is. Mustang Shelby GT500? That thing will embarass most other cars on the road, especially if you keep it to competing with others cars in its price bracket. I could go on. TIS |
| Quoting Fly2HMO (Reply 2): Of course the mid-life crisis types of people that always seem to get the 6 series will surely only go for the auto |
| Quoting Dreadnought (Reply 3): why can't Lincoln design a car that looks this good? |
| Quoting UAL747 (Reply 10): Really? Ford's quality is seriously lacking. The question was, "Why can't Lincoln produce something this great?" Ford has never produced anything near the quality of todays current BMW standards, at least in the past 20 years. The only car that would have this much horse power alone would be some high end version of a Mustang, but the interior would be standard Ford and plastic-y. Lincoln improves the look a bit, but they are still Ford parts, and for the most part, Lincoln produces 4-door products all based on existing Ford frames, including the Rich American Grandpa-mobile, the Lincoln Town Car, which is a glorified Crown Vic with some extra silver trimming, wood, and a few more skins of leather. Also, I'd hardly call a hatchback inspiring machinery. Functional yes, practical yes, but not sexy, sporty (in the sense that the 6-series is sporty), or powerful. |
| Quoting BMI727 (Reply 13): I think BMW is really trying to make this a convincing sports car, and they'll probably do alright. I bet the manuals will be less than 10% of imports and suffer badly come resale time. |
| Quoting ANITIX87 (Reply 16): The Ford ST/RS triggered a whole bunch of front-wheel drive, super powerful hot hatches in the world (Dodge Caliber SRT4, Mazdaspeed3, RenaultSport Clio, RenaultSport Megane, just to name a few |
| Quoting UAL747 (Reply 4): When has Ford produced anything inspiring in the past 10 years? |
| Quoting Molykote (Reply 17): Nevertheless, I'd expect more than 10% imported will be a conventional manual (and I can't imagine them reselling for less than the sequential gearbox). |
| Quoting Aesma (Reply 25): Like its predecessor it's an overweight boat. |
| Quoting slider (Reply 26): Now that's a valid point for the entire BMW lineup. They need to go on a diet. Curb weights are the or near the heaviest in class across the board. Imagine the performance improvement if they would cut weight. This has been a common gripe for years. |
| Quoting slider (Reply 26): Now that's a valid point for the entire BMW lineup. They need to go on a diet. Curb weights are the or near the heaviest in class across the board. Imagine the performance improvement if they would cut weight. This has been a common gripe for years. |
