https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a6...engine-report/

Cool 5-cylinder golf R!

^ is it coming to NA?

I'll believe it when it lands here and is purchasable by Badhobz

Nissan bids fond farewell to R35 GT-R as final vehicle rolls off the line
https://global.nissannews.com/en/rel...s-off-the-line

Im not buying another VW product….. or a Toyota product….. hell I’m pretty much done with new cars. If my next car uses 0w8 I’ll burn it to the motherfucking ground like a bitch ass beetle.

I’ll buy it

https://nowtoronto.com/news/car-with...n-mississauga/

I can't decide if it's just because of a high volume of bad drivers out there, or worse drivers than here..

Person backed into a building and drove off with the stairs. Or they're an Arrested Development fan.

If it doesn't, the Volvo C30 T5 is pretty similar except no AWD.


The GM 6.2 L87 V8s come to mind. The bandaid fix is to run a thicker oil lol.... Surprise surprise, 0w-08 baby oil is a terrible lubricant :lol

So um. There's something called the passage of time: today's new cars are tomorrow's old cars. What would you do then? :lol

Literally there's no other option but to guangdong-hoard a warehouse full of assorted 2010-2020 Toyota products, to last you the rest of your lifetime.

Or... you could just succumb to the sweet embrace a shiny new EV beetle. It's opening its legs for you: take it!!! Take ittt!!

I mean I literally have a collection of Toyotas from the best era. The Camry and ratrolla will outlast me.

An Alfa built by Fiat with wiring from an MG will outlast you brother.

Dats true. I don’t plan on being around for that long. This madness needs to end.

Anyone else get an email about $25 from Canadian Auto Parts Class Action Claims. Sounds legit from perusing the web, but... :considered:

https://dailyhive.com/canada/auto-pa...ayments-canada

Email looks like this:

Your funds await!
$25.00
Select your financial institution to deposit funds.

Select a Financial Institution
Expiry: Sept 27, 2025

Message:

We are sending you payment for your claim under the Second Auto Parts Distribution. You were sent an email from Canadian Auto Parts Class Action Claims Administrator on August 27, 2025 with information about your security answer. If you are unable to locate that email, please call the Claims Administrator at 1-866-474-4331.

^ also in other thread, but yes, I got my $25. Auto deposited though.

Pretty neat, i was just down in CALTY.

What a collection of cuntbags… and some really nice cars

Yes. Basically like a 911 meat. Insufferable douche bags surrounding a butt ugly car. Just in this case it sounds really good thanks to Yamaha. But bleh.. that LFA design is god awful.

With the air quality being overall shit today, I realize I miss the ram air vents on old Toyotas and Hondas. It's cool enough outside that you really don't need to turn on AC, but BMWs don't get that ram air and I still have to turn on AC if I close the windows.

I usually turn off the A/C but keep the fan running in those scenarios - is that not almost the same thing?

Cold start, yes. If the car has heatsoaked either because you parked in a warm parking lot or just the turbo is hot, then no. I don't know where the cabin intake is but it seems to be routing through the engine bay and it will just blow warm air.

Took my sister's BMW to activate CarPlay in the head unit at a 3rd party vendor - for some reason none of the HK BMWs in come with it from the factory and is not upgradable by the dealer or through the app.

No CarPlay would've been fine if the built-in maps was decent, but the built-in Tencent Maps in these BMWs can't do the simplest task of getting directions from a full address. Instead, it can only search for POIs that Tencent has poorly indexed, making it practically useless if I'm trying to go anywhere that's not a mall.

I don't get why BMW can't get CarPlay onto its cars after all these years when 99% of the Chinese cars here have them - it's a very bizarre omission.

https://i.ibb.co/FkpNpqjG/IX1-CARPLAY.jpg

I wonder if it's a regional/Chinese gov thing?

How I understand it is that BMW structured CarPlay so that it's attached to ConnectedDrive server instead of being in the head unit like most cars, with the idea that owners can buy or pay a subscription for it (and other features like heated seats) through the app store. In Hong Kong's case, its server doesn't offer the app store component, so there's no workflow for owners to activate CarPlay the proper way. As to why the BMW HK won't activate it by default, every salesperson gives a different answer.

Originally I thought the CarPlay restriction was a regional / Chinese gov thing in the past, but all the BYDs / Zeekrs / Jaecoos sold here come with CarPlay as standard equipment.

I particularly like the Jaecoo 6 - it's got a giant screen for 3-row Apple CarPlay glory:
https://i.ibb.co/pjNrMLkz/Jaceoo-carplay.jpg

My absolute favorite feature of the car though is its 2000s knock-off MP3 player English translation - sometimes its Beijing accent even shines through:
https://i.ibb.co/XZF7RVgL/Translation-fail.jpg

Otherwise it's a pretty cool car - it's practically an all-electric Jimny with 280hp. Reliability / longevity TBD though.

https://i.ibb.co/F47tTtq4/J61.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/mph3zDv/J62.jpg

Another icon massacred
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...WB3BiXsvf5wg&s

https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/msc...w-13-800-miles

https://automobiles.honda.com/future-cars/prelude

At least it's still coupe, unlike the RSX and Eclipse and Mustang.