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AWD AT | 130 | 46.59% | |
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06-18-2019, 08:49 PM | #45 | |
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I'll get manual if it's available with the full power engine ... obnoxious if they cut the power bc of a manual and I'll succumb to the full deal... AWD (RWD at flip of a switch!) and auto. Launch mode in an AWD auto 500hp M3 will make my kids and wife giggle.
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Another example are all of the "SUV Coupes" coming out. It make no sense to me that you'd try to merge the two. You sacrifice in both departments in an attempt to get a homogeneous mix. And that's why the data is split. Most people either want a manual RWD (fun) or auto awd (practical) when they chose a vehicle. |
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SUVs and wagons are even more so of course, but BMW doesn't make wagons here anymore, and I'm not an SUV kind of guy. Practicality isn't the only reason I'd buy an M3, but it's the reason why I don't want an M4.
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I refuse to drive an automatic ///M car. If I didn't get swayed by the SMG's and DCT's, why on earth would I go full blown auto!?! I love the Porsche GT3 almost more than my own mother, and I wouldn't want an auto/PDK version of that either. THANK GOD Porsche came [back] to their senses.
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i came so close to accepting the death of the manual and getting a 340i ZF 8AT but i have had the F80 ZCP 6MT for over a year now and i couldn't be happier with it.
that said i could only see myself in a RWD 6MT G80 if i came to it. i wouldn't be dissuaded by the additional power of the other trims because this car already has more power than you can use on the daily. plus a tune can get you there. even living in the great white north with its brutal winters... strap a pair of winters and let that rear diff sort out the rest. awd is definitely better in the winter but it's just not enough for me to give up the handling dynamics of rwd. that said... i'd not want to be sealed out of getting some cool options but driving dynamics and fun factor will always be a higher priority
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I'm thinking of getting the next gen M4 for my next car and I don't fully agree with the 'auto is less fun' comments. I love manuals and I love 'good' autos (I have an M2 DCT but previously had a manual civic and love them both). For me, a rapid AWD auto is fun in other ways - launch, ridiculous grip etc. Manual is better for engagement, controlled burnouts etc. RWD is more fun for risk, adrenaline, drifting etc. Right now, I'm definitely torn.
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My family car would be a FWD Lexus ES 350 hybrid. It's like sitting on your coach driving with a snow suit and snow gloves 🤗 |
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I saw a video from Carfection i think, that was talking about how racing series used to sell cars, but now it's less about actual performance and more about perception. And i have first hand experienced customer feedback when working at an OEM that blew my mind. One guy told us he didn't like that the engine bay looked complicated. He never planned on working on it, but he popped the hood and said it looked complicated and it made him feel like that meant it was unreliable. Solution? We designed a bigger engine cover and OEMs know that's what sells cars. You have to look at it and like it what it is before you care about how it drives. That means space, features, and AWD ALL SEASON TIRES (majority people specifically look for that combo) |
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111 RWD MTs? Wow. All RWD MT buyers in the world are in this forum
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