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      12-10-2010, 07:26 AM   #325
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Originally Posted by Sugarphreak View Post
Well it has been a fun run... with all the speculation finally put aside I have to say it is a very sharp looking car and the interior is nothing short of spectacular.

However, for myself... straight up I am not buying a car for the interior and quite frankly the car is simply too fat and a good 50hp underpowered from where it should have been.

With a $46,000 price tag, that means it will likely be coming to Canada with a $58,000 price tag (based on how other cars are priced) and that is a $15,000 premium for 29hp, an LSD and 70lbs of weight reduction.

I just don't get it... this could have been great, but trying to keep it down below the M3 has turned it into a bit of a dud. Unless it does magical things on the track when C&D or R&T gets their hands on it for testing, I am out.
BINGO. Such a sad, anticlimactic reveal. Anyone that thinks this is a true M is kidding themselves.
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