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Originally Posted by pylon
High end German stuff, like Benz, BMW, Audi... they design with enthusiasts in mind, and performance, and really don't care what the soccer mom crowd or the A to B driver thinks, that is not their customer.
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This used to be true, but not any more. German cars have been slowly moving away from their focus on driving dynamics and putting more emphasis on comfort, tech and mass-market trends because that's what brings in the money. Otherwise, why the hell would such a thing like the X1/3/5 or 5 Series GT Exist? They're bread and butter is exactly the soccer mom and real estate agent crowd. They are coming out with 20 types of crossovers, and ignoring the cars that made them famous for driving. Hell, you can't even get most of their models with a manual transmission anymore....and that's the one thing that most enthusiasts demand.
Also look what VW is doing...moving away from what made it unique, and instead going the bigger and cheaper route.
I'm not bitter at all!