AHTOXA wrote:Shit you are right. I posted lots of accidental misinformation in regards to BMW.
no worries
Tony wrote:edit. reading wiki and it seems 320i uses the 2.0t but you are correct that 328 and 330 are powered by 3.0 na and 335 is powered by 3.0 twin turbo.
the 328 used to have a 3 litre, but now it has a turbo 2 litre more powerful than the 320's turbo 2 litre. the new engine is more powerful and more fuel efficient, but people say it lacks the character (namely the harmonious engine sounds) of the old 3 litre model.
six wrote:Personally, I happen to like the alphanumeric "names" (it's more like model #'s) as compared to cars that actually have a name. Alphanumeric model numbers have a universal appeal, or rather, no nonappeal. A lot of them have themes, actually, and don't seem to be random.
six wrote:Cadillac: A letter, followed by "TS". SRX and Escalade are exceptions. V for their performance line, e.g. CTS-V.
Not random. After the CTS (which replaced the Catera), the first Cadillac to receive a TLA moniker was the STS. It replaced the Seville Touring Sedan (and the less-performance-oriented Seville Luxury Sedan). SRX...I'm not coming up with anything for the R, but X could work out pretty conveniently to "Crossover," as with the Acura MDX and Lincoln MKX. It also doesn't take too much imagination to consider the XLR a Luxury Roadster. They haven't re-named the Escalade only because it has too much brand equity.
six wrote:Lincoln: "MK" followed by one other letter. Exceptions are Town Car and Navigator. No performance line.
Also not a random selection. Lincoln's Continental designated generations after the first as Mark II through Mark VII, then there was the Mark VIII that wasn't a Continental, then the Mark LT (F-150 derivative). While they insist the newer cars be referred to with individual letters, it is a nod to that history. How much significance you choose to affix to the facts that MKX is a crossover, MKS is a sedan, and MKZ replaced the Zephyr is your choice.
Cool facts
Thanks for the info. I wonder what the Escalade would be if in fact it were to be renamed... not to mention it already has the sub-designators "ESV" (Suburban-sized) and "EXT" (Avalanche-based).
If I needed a leviathon I'd look at a Suburban. If I looked at a Suburban I'd check out an Expedition. I don't get how an SUV can ever be luxurious when it started out as nothing more than a work rig.
17 Mazda6 Touring
18 Mazda3 iSport
InlinePaul wrote:The driving force of new fangled features to sell more cars [is to] cater to the masses' abject laziness!
