I like the steering wheel and instrument cluster...looks sporty...or Zoom Zoom...but the center stack looks like something from the 90s, the rest is just...meh (window switches look like they were lifted from the Dodge Avenger/Caliber)...and yup, I saw the X1 resemblance...which to me makes it look old some way??
What is with everyone going on about a manual trans?? Very few sell in North America...the manual transmission is being slowly phased out, and people are too busy multitasking to give a cr@p!! They just don't have the appeal to the majority, so MFGs sell to the majority and we (the enthusiasts) get to drive boring ho-hum mobiles...I think I am going to start buying older vehicles that are more involving to drive, instead of the ones that drive themselves (Volvo's that brake for you, just incase you are too busy texting behind the wheel??)
And does ABS get in the way for you guys as well?? If you are on black ice, you get no brakes...not a good situation if you crest a hill to see a sharp turn at the bottom and your vehicle won't let you scrub off any speed...
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New cars are quite incredible, but the electronic nanny's are making it easier for the bad drivers to keep driving...make the testing harder and ensure that the driving public is deserving of the priviledge...
Sorry, end rant!!
Later.