[s-cars] Next car. Where to go from URS4?

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There are a few 535xi Touring wagons with stick.  Good luck finding one.

Well, it's not a turbo but it's forced induction: CTS-V wagon.
That might be the only new sports wagon with a stick available in the US these days.

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On Mar 3, 2013, at 7:36 AM, Keith Franchetti <skidfranc at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have to put in a plug for the 2.7T 6-speed.  I know the Allroad version
> of that has been mentioned.  I had one of those, and I kind of hated
> it--because of the squishy ride primarily, and it had been hammered by PO.
> But what I still have and LOVE is an '01 A6 2.7T 6-speed with sport
> package and a chip.  Remove the servotronic relay from under the dash and
> that thing is nice and tight, and very fast and plush.  I think it's the
> only satisfying mid-ground (price and timeline) between the URS4/S6 and
> going all the way (and shelling out) for something within the past 5 years.
> 
> 
> I don't know how many 6-speed, sports package 2.7T sedans they made those
> years.  I sure don't see them around too much.  But if I could put my hands
> on another one, I might.  Can't say enough about that car.
> 
> What I'm wondering about the V10 S6, and others mentioned, is can any of
> those be had with a clutch.  I'm really dreading that day I'm forced to
> give up shifting (with my arm--not with a paddle on the wheel).
> 
> Also, the Allroad seems to be the ONLY way to get a turbo sports wagon with
> a stick.  So I don't know what I'll do when my 95.5 Avant cashes it in.
> BMW 5 series wagon might be the closest I can come.  Too bad Volvo stopped
> sending ANY sticks to the U.S.  Guess that's what they think of us as
> drivers. . . .
> 
> Keith
> Burlington, VT
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