318ti mentioned on Jalopnik

[PHL]

http://jalopnik.com/5980306/why-do-f...300-horsepower

[FunElan]

I posted this on facebook. Article makes a lot of sense!!

[1996 328ti]

Nice article.

[teen ti]

Garretts a cool guy and definitely knows his stuff about ti's and BMWs, always enjoy talking to him on Jalopnik

[BMW_Hatchback]

The mass-market being what it is, mass, is largely made up of unsophisticated, chain-restaurant frequenting suburbanites (see: "handles like a sports car" Camry ad guy) that in reality, wouldn't be able to perceive such a thing if it slapped them upside their permanently open mouths. HP is cheap, while chassis tuning and similar engineering that leads to less quantitative gains are more costly - why sell a quality product when people love the McRib? Real quality, as with anything, is sought out by enthusiasts.

Coming from a marketing POF, this is especially true. I'm glad there are cars like the 2009 RT Challenger, that giant clunky coupe that tough guys around here love to abuse the highway roads in. Those are the kind of cars that help some of us identify and distinguish someone who appreciates marvelous engineering from someone who just wants something with stripes and a V8, living off of past glory.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love an old school Challenger any day (not as first car), but the new crap that they're rehashing and dropping V8s in don't do anything for me... except show me who's the biggest tool on the road.

But I hardly have these thoughts while actually driving, I'm usually too busy trying to get my slow Ti out of the way of highway hogs

[jca]

+1...but American muscle cars were cool for those of us who were teenagers back in the 60's.

[BMW_Hatchback]

Originally Posted by jca

+1...but American muscle cars were cool for those of us who were teenagers back in the 60's.

A whole different ball game there. I respect that era, and love the cars. The vanilla V8s like the challenger are a joke compared to the raw muscle that once was.

I DO however like the remake of the GTO, for some odd reason

[bmvw]

My first and second cars were 1970 Challengers and I can tell you the new ones smoke them in every way possible. They handled horribly - just awfully - they got 9 mpg, there was no overdrive and you are doing like 6,500 rpm at only 100 mph. They have no a/c, and rollup windows. They were smaller and lighter than the present day model Charger and Challenger. Engine technology has advanced to the point where you can buy a Jeep that easily beats the 1970 Hemi Challenger in the quarter.

But if I had held onto them and also the 1969 four speed Cuda I would now be the proud owner of $250,000 in machinery.

[teen ti]

Originally Posted by BMW_Hatchback

I DO however like the remake of the GTO, for some odd reason

Probably because it was a Holden