New B7's; new Bmer musings

[Chris Dyer]

www.fourtitude.com has the exhausting details on the new b7 a4/s4 models. 
What intrigues me most is the new 2.0 FSI turbo motor...looks like a winner. 
  I didn't have the patience to read all of the articles, but is that going 
into NA cars? Why not the new v6 from the a6? (marketing and price, duh!)

Also, bro-in-law just bought a new Bmer 530. I hate all the new Bmer's 
styling, and I think they've do-dadded, gee-whizzed, over-tech'ed them to 
death. I mean, they're not Bmers anymore! Anyway, I drove it and was 
thoroughly underwhelmed. The only plus was interior fit n' 
finish--excellent.  But i-drive (aka i-crash-whilst-adjusting-A/C) was never 
used--screen wanted me to "accept" some legal statement. ARE YOU JOKING?!?! 
This is a CAR, not a friggin' software download. Unreal. (Is audi's a8 
system this bad?) Anyway, drove plainly, very boring, not exciting like my 
friend's 325i. More like a DeVille.

[flame suit on]



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