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That doesn't address what I said. You're assigning heritage to your own personal values for the car and not the heritage of which the car was designed after. Just because it doesn't fit your mold for the car, doesn't mean it doesn't live up to it's heritage. That is like saying the a80 isn't a...

So you only want to use that 'heritage' card when it fits your definition of what the car should be?

As a publicly traded company, they have to count beans. They could have given it the same treatment as the Z years ago by giving it a hatchback SC430 chassis with a 2GR and $27,000 pricetag just to keep the name alive

If heritage were a reason to keep a name in production then we would have seen the car long ago.

Then their opinions/complaints on a new car are irrelevant. Why should manufacturers cater to "car guys/gals" when they don't buy the cars they say they want when new? This is why only 13,000 Chevy SS models sold in the US yet it is the relatively affordable full-size V8 RWD sedan with optional...

I think you missed my point that the ones complaining are cheap and won't buy cars new.

Most of them wouldn't be buying it new if it were a $25k in house version

If the mkV is using Dakota leather, it is very strong, durable, and ages well but not very soft and supple of what you'd expect from Lexus leather seats (their real leather atleast). So it may take some time to break in, especially in the knee area. It could also be Vernasca, I don't have much...

I have a 6mt. It’s not about peak torque or all out acceleration times, it’s about torque under the curve and when it makes power. Again this is all relative and not a bad thing. But this high revving NA V6 doesn’t deliver power nearly the same as the N54/N55/B58. The great thing about this...

That’s fine this is solely a relative argument, a lot of people think their Honda is fast You’re welcome to go back through my posts are see how many times I have said the 370z did not stand a chance against the mkV even at 335hp. It felt incredibly torqueless compared to a 335i 10 years ago...

Yes by a few hundred pounds. But the car is still lifeless until it gets higher rpms. It moves when it is there but it doesn't last long

Nah we knew from the get go. I daily a G37 and these motors are torqueless until its time to shift

This really goes to show that being able to write an automotive journal article doesn't qualify someone as a good driver. These reviewers will bring it up the 335hp power as a representation of performance yet ignore the car has similar torque numbers and can pull more lateral Gs on the skidpad...

After the break in period, just drive it! If you are proactive with maintenance and repairs while also creating a good relationship with your dealership, they will take care of you

I never said it wasn't beneficial. All I said was the cons outweigh the pros to me

Yes this was also many years ago before the weak pcv system was understood. I also had blown turbo seals (misdiagnosed as a bad wastegate so the turbo wasn't fixed) with a catless HKS system so I had two sources of smells that I was throwing money at to fix. I used a I later upgraded to the BMS...

From a logistical standpoint, if a brand new car with 0 miles needs something to run effectively then it would have been added from the factory. Considering no cars have them from the factory shows you don't need it. From a preventive maintenance standpoint, it will lessen the oil being sent...

Let’s not forget economies of scale with these. An E90 3 series is dirt cheap to modify because of all the replica parts manufacturers in China, where as a brand new X5 M will cost a premium to modify

I understand the logistics of a catch can. But with a catch can you add and extra maintenance item to check along with your bay smelling like oil instead of blasting the valves every 100k miles aka twice throughout the car’s lifetime. This isn’t an N54 where I needed to do this every 30k miles

When did I say a BMW's interior is bad? When did I say an Avalon's interior is nicer than a BMW's? No one is complaining about anything. All I am saying is that reviewing a car should describe the car more than what is in the brochure. I can see it uses BMW parts and read through the features...