http://www.autonews.com/article/20170915/OEM06/170919789/
>FRANKFURT -- BMW is reviewing the necessity of car keys, Ian Robertson, the company's board member responsible for sales told Reuters.
>The fact that customers now all carry a smartphone and the availability of a BMW App which allows customers to unlock their vehicle, has made old fashioned keys less relevant.
>"Honestly, how many people really need it?" Robertson said in an interview at the Frankfurt car show, explaining that customers no longer had to put the key in the ignition to make the car start.
>"They never take it out of their pocket, so why do I need to carry it around?," Robertson said, adding that the company was looking at getting rid of keys altogether.
lol
"progress"
>>17883337
what could go wrong
>>17883337
This is fucking stupid, why is modern bmw so dumb compared to the old days?
PSA: Don't buy a Corbeau DFX seat with the GarageStar brackets. they don't fucking work together. the base of the seat is way too fucking wide even though they say it is one of the thinnest. I beat the fuck out of my transmission tunnel just to fit it in and it still sits to the left of the steering wheel. Also the brackets don't let you slide the seat all the way back to the wall. fuck I'm so mad. $600 down the fucking drain
>>17882754
why didn't you just return it?
>>17882767
I'm thinking about it, but I tore a little hole in the bottom of the seat so I don't know if I should. the brackets are in mint condition though
miata is a womans car
Is it a bad idea to add boost to an rx8?
>inb4 the picture
>>17882543
what, the one of the RX8 with 5 turbos
>>17882550
fake
I'm planning to buy a V6 Mustang and then turbocharge it.
Is this a good plan?
>>17881698
Why not v8 so you don't have to turbocharge it?
The one in the pic makes 407HP/471TQ on E85 at 12 PSI, and 325HP/357TQ on 93 octane.
For comparison the 5.0 makes 435 hp/400 lb-ft
Now, I don't know how much turbocharging a V6 affects the fuel economy. Do you think it'll affect the fuel economony a lot?
>>17881702
I do like the V8 but since after I realised that I could mod a V6, I'm so much exited to buy one and do it. Plus my main intention of this thread to know how much it'll affect the fuel economy.
My uncle just leased one of these. Was that a good call /o?
Since it was leased: yes.
>>17881407
>best driving SUV in the market
Yes.
>>17881409
this. all leasing deals are equally shit.
Does /o/ approve of this car?
>>17880301
I used to not care much about the Civic Si at all but during the racing Car and Driver test it actually was as fast as a Golf GTi. i don't know if that's always been the case but that's just another check on the Civic being the greatest hot hatch ever made.
>>17880301
NO, it's ugly as sin and ties with toyotas for worst drivers on the road
>>17880320
I thought Subaru drivers were?
Images that trigger /o/. I'll start
>>17878087
Appropriate sticker.
>>17878073
>autotragic
Will definitely ravage some rumps here.
First one to post anything from Initial D loses.
dodge ram a best (not really but goddamn this movie made it gud)
also bonus points for the sweet jeep
>>17877974
Wot is tis
>literally requires a cage to set a 9 second quarter mile time
is there a more useless vehicle on the planet????
inb4 serious replies
>americucks literally NEED a cage
Lol
Who /pickupmasterrace/ here?
>>17867296
>hey bro, get in
>>17867366
>le cultured grand tour through le italy xDD
>brings over the standard new money rapper mobile
lol. nvm that it's uglier than the challenger
also their banter isn't anywhere close as good as it was before. wish this whole grand tour shit didn't take place.
anyway. opinions on grand tour format over top gear?
dayum, he's really getting old quickly now
Does he even reference Dacias anymore?
If no, then it's zombie gear.
>>17887798
No, Amazon are too pussy to let them for fear the BBC will sue them into none existence.
Hey all,
Currently in the small SUV market and going between 2 vehicles, the Mercedes GLA250 or the Infinity QX30. The ones im looking at, the GLA250 is about 3-4k more expensive and has a bit less additional (just above the standard model), the GLA250 is a 2017 model with 6k miles on it but it has absolutely everything in it and is about 33k. What are your thoughts? First time buying a pretty serious car like this, im not much of a car guy. thanks
My mom has a GLA as he work car and she likes it well enough, but if you're seating more than 1 passenger it is a bit cramped
>>17887657
both the infinity and GLA seem to be about the same when it comes to space though in the back seat, since the QX30 was built from the GLA frame
>>17887649
>30k
>Mercedes
buy a slightly used C-class wagon and enjoy a car that is more practical, has better build quality and is way more fun to drive
what does /o/ think of the taurus sho, excluding the new one which one is best?
They were ok for the time. But now fwd is completely inferior.
i like the 3.0 yamaha v6 from the first gen the most but that's just me
>>17887560
>>17887561
which one would you say is more enjoyable, a v6 sho or a v8 sho?
>he doesnt own a brand new lightweight rwd japbox
and you call yourself an enthusiast? you understand this will be the last of its kind ever manufactured right?
>>17887320
Only poorfags don't own one.
>>17887320
Slowest one.
>>17887335
Faster than $100k "fastest car ever"
Am I the only one who thinks ricers should be banned from existence?
>>17887305
Theres no such thing as a ricer, in every automotive clique theres gonna be one asshole who doesnt know what hes doing and modifies his car in a way that isnt accepted by the rest of the clique, just like in EVERY other thing in life. Not everyones gonna have the same opinion, its not really a matter of banning those who dont modify a car to our specific taste but instead ignoring them and going about our days modifying our cars to our specification. Does it make me mad that I can find a crx in a driveable condition that isnt engine swapped or stupidly modified? Yes. But theres plenty of other cars out there...
>>17887339
>t. ricer
Sleeper master race.
>>17887385
I see this thread so often, everyones definition of ricer is different so when a thread like this starts a war starts with it. Its just a battle of people who dont own cars getting upset a the way others pour money into their cars. Whats your definition of ricer though. Is it modifying a car in a way you dont like?