I agree, but if money really wasn't an object I'd just say a CLK-63 AMG and be done with it :P
oh man a C55 AMG is a perfect grand tourer. That's awesome Ayabe, enjoy the ride!
I have nothing to disagree with you about from that post, except that if I could afford an AMG I wouldn't have bought a WRX haha.
After watching that I had 2 thoughts:

1. That was fucking crazy!
2. Russia is awesome!

I will give you the radio, I'll call the road noise moot because that's really a personal thing. I don't notice bad road noise at all on the summers (With my blizzaks, that's another story). But the interior is far from chintzy. Sure, it's not on par with bmw, but really how much tony montana luxury do you need? It functions, it's pretty, and everything is within reach and laid out well.
I may be biased, but the drivetrain is bulletproof, the suspension is comfy, the fun level is unmatched, you can squeeze 25mpg when you just want to save gas, and there's room for whatever you want, especially if you get the 5 door.
No manual, ugly ass front end. Oh Audi, what happened? The S4 had turned out so brilliant, and you funked up this almost masterpiece.
I was gonna say she's easy to miss next to Clive Owen hooning an E39 M5 but then I realized that it wasn't actually an M5 from the comments, so, I'm an idiot lol
Wow, they really fixed the horrible styling of the previous generation.
Yea I can't hate on Ferrari for doing it, and it does make more sense for 99% of buyers, but I guess that's why I'd rather have a GT3 RS anyway.
Np. Any new ferrari after the 430 doesn't have nor will ever have a manual. Ferrari released a statement saying they're fully embracing DSG because it cuts down on warranty claims and shifts faster. It's a damn shame if you ask me.
100%. The venting around the windows, the enzo style tail lights. The red ferrari in the video is actually a 360 modena and looks very different.
The scuderia's only came with the flappy paddles. They shift so freaking fast you can't believe it till you hear it. There's a yellow one back home that I got to see pass me when I was stopped at a red and he was crossing perpendicular. I couldn't believe how fast it shifted.
"Turbos function better on larger engines"

You are seriously misinformed.

and just to let you know, hp= Torque*rpm/5250, aka there are 2 ways to increase hp: Increase torque or raise the rev limit. Raising the rev limit is very expensive, and thus the cheapest way to get more power before forced induction was to increase torque, aka, add displacement. I love a honking V8 as much as anyone, but I think you're mixing up the N/A vs FI battle with the Displacement Vs Efficiency battle.

One more fun fact from my thermo exam: Efficiency of an engine is directly dependent on compression ratio. An F20c has 256 hp from 2.0L and an 11.1:1 compression ratio. I couldn't give two shits about displacement.

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