Automobiles

[Saab2000]

I will post after my test drive when I learn if there is a moonroof-delete option, too.

It would indeed be nice. Far fewer vehicles in Europe are sold with this hole in the body structure. It is forced upon the American buyer as a 'feature'.

[CJones]

Sweet! Info with restoration photo gallery here:

1981 ​G45 - ​Light Olive (6L4)​ - ​FJ45-289139

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[vertical_doug]

Well, it's a wagon after all!

Speaking of which, this is about to be sold in the USA:

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Hurrah!

Back when I lived in Japan, one of my friends bought the Sportec modified Audi RS4. It was a sick car.

[Blue Jays]

"...It is forced upon the American buyer as a 'feature'..."

Agreed. Hopefully those ridiculous roof rack bars similarly have a delete option, too. Good grief.
Keep exterior smooth, sleek, and without noisy / mileage-robbing novelties. Be like an airplane!

[Lionel]

Agreed. Hopefully those ridiculous roof rack bars similarly have a delete option, too. Good grief.
Keep exterior smooth, sleek, and without noisy / mileage-robbing novelties. Be like an airplane!

There is always the RS6 !

[Saab2000]

There is always the RS6 !

Way too much car for me. If, and it’ll likely never happen, I’d go with an MB AMG wagon. And it probably still has the giant weight-adding, trouble-causing, future leaking-and-creaking, headroom-robbing gaping hole in the roof known as a sunroof or moonroof.

The A6 wagon looks good. That’s not a likely car for me either but far more realistic than the RS6.

My next car, and I don’t know when it’ll happen, will likely be a Tesla.

[72gmc]

Ouch, this hits me right in the midlife crisis: Super Coopers

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[Tom]

Oh, hell. The truck. Did they at last build the perfect motorcar?

[GonaSovereign]

I know there are a number of VW GTI fans here. The Mk8 was debuted in Geneva and while it's more modern, it has cheaper materials and build to pay for the big infotainment console. The tactile controls are gone, too. It'll sell, but it's no longer a car for drivers. RIP, GTI.

[rmplum]

Too bad. the current (mkVII?) e-Golf is one of my favorite cars for sale today.

[nahtnoj]

I test drove a Taycan last week. AMA...

[GonaSovereign]

I test drove a Taycan last week. AMA...

Does it feel like a car that weighs twice what a 911 does?

[nahtnoj]

Does it feel like a car that weighs twice what a 911 does?

I'm not sure if this is a sarcastic question?

A Taycan weighs 4800-5100lbs or so.

A 992 911 is 3300-3600lbs.

The last 911 to weigh 1/2 of a Taycan went out of production in 1983.

I've never actually driven a 911, anyway.

To me, the cornering felt unnatural. The steering is really good, but the complete lack of body roll feels strange.

0-100 happens *quickly*...

[GonaSovereign]

I'm not sure if this is a sarcastic question?

A Taycan weighs 4800-5100lbs or so.

A 992 911 is 3300-3600lbs.

The last 911 to weigh 1/2 of a Taycan went out of production in 1983.

I've never actually driven a 911, anyway.

To me, the cornering felt unnatural. The steering is really good, but the complete lack of body roll feels strange.

0-100 happens *quickly*...

Legit question, although I exaggerated a bit on the weight. I believe 911s run 1,430 to 1,670 kg, while the Taycan is 2,220 to 2,305 kg, so the light end vs the heavy end is 60% again (which I suppose is all battery).

Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm keen to see how they do.

[defspace]

I test drove a Taycan last week. AMA...

The turbo model or the naturally aspirated engine?

[Lionel]

Here is one problem. I do not fit in a LaFerrari

[Matthew Strongin]

Can’t you just lower the seat? For that price it should have adjustable seats.

[lumpy]

If it didn't have those silly doors they could add a Gurney Bubble for you.

[Lionel]

Can’t you just lower the seat? For that price it should have adjustable seats.

Yes it was adjusted all the way down.

[Lionel]

Ended a week of riding and driving with some driving





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