What vehicle will be a worthy replacement for your sedan when it is time?
#2491
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Joyryde (01-23-2020)
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Dead of winter, 20°F out, but the pavement is clear. Found myself in my G, stopped in traffic next to a perfectly clean, brand new BMW M4 Vert (hard-top up, duh). Odd car to see in the winter. Not a car that I want, but still... beautiful.
A few minutes later I'm on the highway slowly passing traffic around 65 in a 55, and drove by a Tesla Model 3. A moment after it fell past my line of sight he burst forward and took off like a slingshot, silently and without any effort. Just pure acceleration without any drama.
Wow.
Anyway, it made me think about the crazy performance of electric cars like that, and I've come to realize something. I actually like the drama. I like the noise and the grunt.
A few minutes later I'm on the highway slowly passing traffic around 65 in a 55, and drove by a Tesla Model 3. A moment after it fell past my line of sight he burst forward and took off like a slingshot, silently and without any effort. Just pure acceleration without any drama.
Wow.
Anyway, it made me think about the crazy performance of electric cars like that, and I've come to realize something. I actually like the drama. I like the noise and the grunt.
#2493
Some of the rumors I have been reading seem to indicate it won't be a massive overhaul but rather an incremental one, which imo would be kind of disappointing. If that's the case I would expect it to be like what they did to the GT-R and overhauled the interior and front/rear end but left all the sheet metal the same. Probably that, coupled with the red sport motor.
Teslas are quick but i just find them so bland to look at. I could never do it. I really dislike those cars. The only tesla i ever liked was that first roadster (in 2008 i think?) It looked cool, the front almost looked like a shrunken down Nsx and the rear kind of like a Lotus exige. I got to walk around one in a parking lot back then and talked to the owner. It was a unique little car.
#2494
I loved that body style of m5
#2496
Those old 850s were cool too. V12, 6spd, and pop up headlights
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Very sexy cars. Especially in black. Just wish they made more power. Even when they came out it wasn't enough compared to rivals at the time. Still would love to own one.
#2500
I wish the New G looked more like this. Make the headlights vertical, slap an infiniti logo on it and call it a day!
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2GoRNot2G (01-24-2020)
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I have been thinking about the Audi RS3 lately and if I could manage to give up the manual for a DSG, incredible acceleration, AWD, fold down rear seat, etc. Still seems like a compromise.
Anyway, I remember a while ago APR mentioned bringing out a stage 2 and stage 3 tune in the future. I checked their website today and stages 2 and 3 have been released and stage 3 produces 740 hp!?! I don't know that I would ever take it that far, but holy sh*t, 9 second quarter miles!?! Definitely one more thing to add to the "plus column" for the Audi RS3 list. https://www.goapr.com/products/ecu_u...ea855_evo.html
This is exactly how I would get an RS3- red with the black optic package.
The interior with the red stitching and carbon trim on the dash is not a bad place to be.
The car that broke into 9 second 1/4 mile times.
Anyway, I remember a while ago APR mentioned bringing out a stage 2 and stage 3 tune in the future. I checked their website today and stages 2 and 3 have been released and stage 3 produces 740 hp!?! I don't know that I would ever take it that far, but holy sh*t, 9 second quarter miles!?! Definitely one more thing to add to the "plus column" for the Audi RS3 list. https://www.goapr.com/products/ecu_u...ea855_evo.html
This is exactly how I would get an RS3- red with the black optic package.
The interior with the red stitching and carbon trim on the dash is not a bad place to be.
The car that broke into 9 second 1/4 mile times.
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Dropping into the Mid $40s now for used 2018 models. If anyone was interested in a GTR but was unable to buy due to the price; or didn't want to shell out a small fortune for a ten year old model with 70k+ miles, the RS3 has got to be the closest to it in terms of performance for the dollar.
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Dropping into the Mid $40s now for used 2018 models. If anyone was interested in a GTR but was unable to buy due to the price; or didn't want to shell out a small fortune for a ten year old model with 70k+ miles, the RS3 has got to be the closest to it in terms of performance for the dollar.
#2505
Talking about all of these 4 doors reminds me of a question I have been meaning to ask all of you parents- How old do your kids have to be before you consider a coupe again instead of a 4 dr? I would definitely wait until my daughter can climb into my car and into her car seat, which is probably not too far off since she is walking quite a bit now, but I don't know if it is still a huge pain to buckle them into a coupe.