2010-04-07, 06:18 | Link #325 |
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Normally an Evo IX over here came by default with standard alloy rims and some other crap and there was a $5,000 AUD optional extra for BBS forged black rims, upgraded lights and vortex generators on the roof.
It's a bit unoriginal but I've love a red Evo IX. D=
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2010-04-07, 10:59 | Link #326 |
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oh it's just I though the bbs alloys come in standard in GSR editions............I guess it's packaging in different countries....you may be buying a RS labelled a GSR and charging you extra for GSR options....
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2010-04-10, 21:35 | Link #327 |
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Ford brings back the 302/5.0!
I read in a car magazine while at my doctors office that Ford Motor Company is returning the 302 cid/5.0 L V-8 in the new Mustang! Horsepower rated at 413! Pretty wicked for a Mustang GT!
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2010-04-14, 03:15 | Link #332 | |
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The Soul is Kia's reachout to Generation Y, and I must say it's a good attempt.
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2010-04-14, 05:24 | Link #333 |
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Get the Red-black special version. The Soul looks much better in that colour, though I don't really like the Kia brand.....I'd rather prefer Hyundai over Kia, if I have to choose Korean cars....
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2010-04-16, 21:21 | Link #334 | |
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look @ how competitive is the new mustang again, not bad for for a car with just solid rear axle The performance of this new Mustang is undeniable. There are reasons to choose an M3 over one, but it's damn sure NOT for performance, and it's pretty hard to justify the price difference without that. |
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2010-04-16, 21:41 | Link #335 |
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Using just a spec sheet to compare performance and value (not price) of cars is not a good way to compare. Those numbers mean NOTHING to us. Let the mustang be driven on the Nurburgring by both a normal person (to see if it is good but a bitch to handle) and a racing driver to set a reference time. Then we can compare. And don't forget, BMW is outputting 414hp with a 4 litre V8.
And since when are we proud of something the Romans had given up being able to do something modern things are capable of doing? Reasons to choose a BMW? It's a BMW. Is that enough for you? You buy a BMW for its style, the luxurious interior, the handling, the driving pleasure (particularly in corners) and the brand name. You can say proudly you own a BMW, which you don't do the same if you own a Toyota or Hyundai.
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2010-04-19, 00:40 | Link #336 | |
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That being said I'd take the E92 in a heartbeat if I had the money. I will admit that the 2011 Mustang is impressive, but comparing it to an M3 is like comparing an F15 to an Apache Helicopter Gunship, sure the two cars are made to go fast, but the philosophies behind them are very different. The Mustang will forever be a point-and-squirt muscle car, while the M3 will always be a knife-edge racer dressed as a family saloon. Sure the Mustangs numbers are inching ever so closely to sports-car territory, hell they are there. But the Mustang is first and foremost a muscle car. And Ford doesn't have any intention of changing that image so long as us Americans like that sort of thing. Guess the point I'm trying to make is you can't really compare the two. But you can admit that the Mustang is damn good value for money. Check out the up coming Ford Fiesta! Kia Soul utility, with awesome driving dynamics. Or so say our friends across the pond. |
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2010-04-19, 04:06 | Link #337 | |
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About the Fiesta
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Exactly. Fiestas? Ah. That's because across the pond, the Fiestas they drive are made in Germany, while those going to be sold in America is made in America (or Brazil or Mexico? I forgot). You should see how youtubers react to the American version. They say the car is of worse quality and such, but I don't really know the details of it so i can't comment. I have read from many car reviews that Fiestas have "class leading handling", so I believe a Fiesta is quite a nice car to own........Ford of EUROPE always give us such nice things to drive
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2010-04-22, 06:16 | Link #338 | |
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Either way though, I can't wait to test drive a Fiesta. I'm looking on downsizing (city life in a mid-size sedan is not for me!), but I'm still holding out and hoping Ford does an RS/ST Fiesta. Then it's between that and the Fiat 500 Abarth. |
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2010-04-22, 09:45 | Link #339 | |
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We can be quite sure Ford of Europe is going to make an ST, or even an RS Fiesta. Whether the whole package comes intact to America, we don't yet know. But it's going to be good and we know it I really hope Ford of America can go to Europe and rediscover the words "handling" and "efficiency". Then they will do something about the Mustang. Or almost any other lorries (or what you call pickups) and cars they currently give us. Note: if you ever buy a Fiesta, get the Germany made version. You will see why you should....
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2010-04-24, 07:05 | Link #340 | |
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but at that pricedifference you can hop up the Stang to BMW level 'knife edge racer' and beyond ...and still keep money in the pocket because when it comes to "aftermarket improvements" most USA musclecars have a much larger playingfield than any of their 'exotic' competitors not only in available options but also the much larger increase in performance
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