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I spotted a NEW (insert make/model) today!

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. by anythngbutgm
Jun 23, 2009 (12:18 pm)
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Couple of Kia Souls and Nissan Cubes this week. Also, a new Z4 and X6. Something different amongst the sea of Camrys, Accord, Altimas, Pilots and Highlanders. They really stand out.
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Re: . [texases] by ateixeira
Jun 23, 2009 (12:30 pm)
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Replying to: texases (Jun 23, 2009 11:47 am)

So if they offer an AWD A4 it could potentially be called:
 
BMW Z4 sDrive35i xDrive
 
andy wrote: "no one ever wants to ride in the back of those"
 
Thanks for reinforcing my decision to just get a 2 seater and pocket the change.
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Re: . [anythngbutgm] by fintail
Jun 23, 2009 (12:31 pm)
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Replying to: anythngbutgm (Jun 23, 2009 12:18 pm)

I parked next to an X6 the other day. Weird thing...been out for about a year now, but I barely see them. I don't know who they are aimed at...maybe that prestige SUV group that consists of overpaid upper-middle management sucks, pretentious trophy wives, spoiled children of those two groups, and successful young drug runners.
 
I will say MBs naming conventions are more consistent.
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Re: . [fintail] by ateixeira
Jun 23, 2009 (12:33 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Jun 23, 2009 12:31 pm)

I prefer the X5, to me it even looks better, but I will point out that the X6 gets substantially more powerful engines, both turbos, while the X5 makes do with normally aspirated engines.
 
So at least BMW differentiated it with different powertrains.
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Re: . [ateixeira] by fintail
Jun 23, 2009 (12:35 pm)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 23, 2009 12:33 pm)

Yeah, I guess it is sportier, as sporty as something of such bulk can be, anyway.
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Re: . [fintail] by ateixeira
Jun 23, 2009 (12:38 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Jun 23, 2009 12:35 pm)

Who was it that said
 
You can teach an elephant to dance, but you're still dancing with an elephant.
 
 
 
I've simply always preferred driving smaller cars, regardless of whether or not they have sporting pretentions.
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Re: . [ateixeira] by fintail
Jun 23, 2009 (12:40 pm)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 23, 2009 12:38 pm)

I don't mind larger cars...my E-class seems like the perfect size for me...but after a certain amount of mass is reached, the pretending should sometimes be toned down a little. Even my car is a bit heavy to be truly sporty. Speed doesn't always make sport, either.
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Re: . [fintail] by ateixeira
Jun 23, 2009 (12:46 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Jun 23, 2009 12:40 pm)

The last E-class I drove was OK, pushing the limits of size, but not elephantine at all. The S-class I didn't like at all, in fact unless I had a chauffer I'd actually prefer to drive an E-class.
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Re: . [ateixeira] by fintail
Jun 23, 2009 (2:12 pm)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 23, 2009 12:46 pm)

At 37xx lbs, mine might be a bit much to toss around the track....although with the tuned suspension, it holds its own in any spirited driving I do. The newer ones are heavier. A S is a tank, although they can me made to go extremely fast.
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Re: . [fintail] by qbrozen
Jun 23, 2009 (2:22 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Jun 23, 2009 2:12 pm)

My G is over 3700 and I track that. But it definitely can be quite a handful in the tight transitions. Takes alot of effort to force it through.

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