Itās the blacked out bumper and rockers. The straight shut lines between the rear bumper and fender unironically look sexy af when they contrast with the rest of the body. Different from the S550ās shut line that has a soft kink.
For whatever reason almost every BMW manual I've dealt with has the exact same characteristics: longer throws, rubbery gates, shit clutch, weird delay that makes engagement more difficult to manage.
The MT82 is acceptably mediocre for casual driving, with decent gate accuracy and lightweight...
Glad to see they're keeping the pinned aluminum hats up front. I saw the rear brakes first and thought they were downgrading versus the Shelbies. Noticed they got rid of them for the Mach 1.
Tough sell for a short wheelbase M-lite that's pushing $60k imo. :|
If it makes you feel any better, BMW has extremely mediocre manual transmissions for the past 15+ years.
I think we have different definitions of "cheating." Chevy's modern pushrods are relatively small, lightweight, and fuel efficient. The only real knock against them is their low redlines and flat power delivery that doesn't encourage playing with the RPM band in the way you would with a high...
I turo'd a Mach-E for five days. It's a great vehicle. The quality was so nice it didn't feel like a Ford. Wouldn't buy one over other EV options on the market though.
Been meaning to talk about this particular detail of the S650's design as I think it's one of its strongest elements. The S550 and S650 both have an awesome canvas to work with in terms of proportions, starting with a fast roofline coupled to a long hood and short rear decklid; classic RWD...
Nothingās uncrackable but modern-day locked ECUs have been taking upwards of 1-2 years before being cracked. Aftermarket tunes will probably be bare for awhile.
Itās taken the VAG crowd a full 2 years to crack the EA888 Gen IV in the MK8 Golfs despite it being extremely similar to the Gen III...
Pretty sure Ford wasnāt planning on a spin-off brand on a car with 0 years of cachet, let alone 10 or 20. But when youāve got 50+ years of recognition, and youāre operating in a completely different economic and regulatory environment that will dictate the imminent demise of the traditional...
The thing is, those are all assumptions.
As a business, the Mach-Eās been a runaway hit. The only āmistakeā would be if it were a sales flop. Clearly the numbers state otherwise.
The only people worried about dilution are purists and traditionalists.
Again, nailed it. Iād rather have a āMustangā SUV with an emphasis on carrying over all of the charm and quirks of the Mustang heritage than them making some generic Ford Electromobile.
EVs are the realistic viable futuresimply due to the state of impending legislation and restrictions. Why not...