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Palmy · 04-27-2012, 01:02 AM

Are they though? I read a couple of reviews that poo-poo'ed them.
I was considering a ralliart before I read those reviews and realised it didn't come with a real cog box.

Varvs · 04-27-2012, 05:40 AM

a lot of the complaints about current DSG gearboxes is that they drive poorly at low speed. if you hammer them, they know exactly what to do, but putting around say in heavy traffic or parking lots the ride becomes quite jerky as the car struggles to figure out what gear to be in.

davey90 · 04-30-2012, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paros28

If the production version stays close to the concept, this could be a real contender (with 2.0L Direct Injection + Turbo + 4WD):

"The Concept Style Coupe is a forerunner to a new junior Mercedes-Benz sedan that is set to go on sale in Australia in 2013 at a base price of about $40,000."

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/f...420-1xauv.html

I like its front, looks really aggressive!

sticky · 04-30-2012, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paros28

If the production version stays close to the concept, this could be a real contender (with 2.0L Direct Injection + Turbo + 4WD):

"The Concept Style Coupe is a forerunner to a new junior Mercedes-Benz sedan that is set to go on sale in Australia in 2013 at a base price of about $40,000."

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/f...420-1xauv.html

Looks awesome but this car is way out of the BRZ/86 league - i'm sure by the time it arrives here it would be priced $70k+ for the 2.0L turbo

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For $40k you would probably get the (rumoured) low spec 1.6L 90kw - so it's pretty much the badge your paying for...

70NYD · 04-30-2012, 06:50 AM

Not bad, considering I'm not a fan of mercs or beemers

Palmy · 04-30-2012, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sticky

Looks awesome but this car is way out of the BRZ/86 league - i'm sure by the time it arrives here it would be priced $70k+ for the 2.0L turbo

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For $40k you would probably get the (rumoured) low spec 1.6L 90kw - so it's pretty much the badge your paying for...

This.
Also, I've shit out better looking turds.
Buy a Micra and get the same car for half the money.

czar07 · 04-30-2012, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Palmy

This.
Also, I've shit out better looking turds.
Buy a Micra and get the same car for half the money.

mercedes design has just gone down hill. they all look terribad

70NYD · 04-30-2012, 11:19 PM

As has BMW. Audi is the design king of Germans IMO at the moment

czar07 · 05-01-2012, 04:29 AM

Yeh. Fairly conservative. BMW 5 series looks good though

70NYD · 05-01-2012, 09:13 AM

The only thing in my opinion BMW has going is the tail light design at the moment. E46 M3 was the last BMW that I looked at and said wow now there's a car. Even the 6 isn't that bad but too rounded. But then again I like the 8 series from 90s and I really wish they evolved it

Well lets see what the i8 looks like if produced

Wally Simmonds · 05-01-2012, 09:15 AM

Agreed. Pity most E46's have super high mileages, and are quite pricey =/

Nafe · 05-01-2012, 11:26 AM

I don't usually like german cars, but I like the way the c63 and sl63 amg's drive. particularly the sl63. They were animals!

davey90 · 05-01-2012, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nafe

I don't usually like german cars, but I like the way the c63 and sl63 amg's drive. particularly the sl63. They were animals!

OH YEAH! They're animals alright!

like Jeremy Clarkson said from Top Gear

"if I were to compare these two cars to pets, the BMW (M3) would be a cat and the Merc (AMG c63 coupe Black Edition) a Hippo"

Nafe · 05-01-2012, 10:10 PM

I wouldn't quite say the AMG was a hippo? It handled reasonably well in my short drive
Having said that, I wasn’t driving it on the track or anything, so i didn’t get to test it at any limits. Just full throttle :P

04-30-2012, 06:50 AM	#75
70NYD Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Drives: RX8 S1 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 1,396 Thanks: 49 Thanked 50 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not bad, considering I'm not a fan of mercs or beemers __________________

04-30-2012, 11:19 PM	#78
70NYD Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Drives: RX8 S1 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 1,396 Thanks: 49 Thanked 50 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	As has BMW. Audi is the design king of Germans IMO at the moment __________________

05-01-2012, 04:29 AM	#79
czar07 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: '97 RSP JZZ30 GT-T Location: Australia Posts: 612 Thanks: 365 Thanked 192 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeh. Fairly conservative. BMW 5 series looks good though __________________ Germans>Japanese>Italians>Americans. Unless its a Corvette.

05-01-2012, 09:13 AM	#80
70NYD Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Drives: RX8 S1 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 1,396 Thanks: 49 Thanked 50 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The only thing in my opinion BMW has going is the tail light design at the moment. E46 M3 was the last BMW that I looked at and said wow now there's a car. Even the 6 isn't that bad but too rounded. But then again I like the 8 series from 90s and I really wish they evolved it Well lets see what the i8 looks like if produced __________________

05-01-2012, 10:10 PM	#84
Nafe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Mt Fuji Red 86 GT Location: Brisbane Posts: 888 Thanks: 9 Thanked 109 Times in 86 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I wouldn't quite say the AMG was a hippo? It handled reasonably well in my short drive Having said that, I wasn’t driving it on the track or anything, so i didn’t get to test it at any limits. Just full throttle :P Last edited by Nafe; 05-01-2012 at 10:45 PM.

04-27-2012, 01:02 AM	#71
Palmy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: '12 86 GTS (AUDM) Location: Sydney Posts: 253 Thanks: 10 Thanked 42 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Are they though? I read a couple of reviews that poo-poo'ed them. I was considering a ralliart before I read those reviews and realised it didn't come with a real cog box.

04-27-2012, 05:40 AM	#72
Varvs Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: '97 180SX Type X Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 139 Thanks: 7 Thanked 23 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	a lot of the complaints about current DSG gearboxes is that they drive poorly at low speed. if you hammer them, they know exactly what to do, but putting around say in heavy traffic or parking lots the ride becomes quite jerky as the car struggles to figure out what gear to be in.

05-01-2012, 09:15 AM	#81
Wally Simmonds Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: NA Location: Melbourne Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Agreed. Pity most E46's have super high mileages, and are quite pricey =/

05-01-2012, 11:26 AM	#82
Nafe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Mt Fuji Red 86 GT Location: Brisbane Posts: 888 Thanks: 9 Thanked 109 Times in 86 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I don't usually like german cars, but I like the way the c63 and sl63 amg's drive. particularly the sl63. They were animals!

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