Real Car Reviews

BMW 330CI

2006-01-29T11:51:00.000-08:00

I have not been a big BMW fan in the past. So writing something positive about a Bimmer is hard to do. At first I expected to see a beautiful exterior and a super bland interior that we commonly find. What I found was the complete opposite, a gorgeous car with an interior finally to match.

The seats alone are incredible, tons of grip. Great color options and power controls. To match, the dashboard is extremely functional and looks like a piece of art. A steering wheel that lunges itself into your hands. The navigation looks like it belongs there. The transmission is smooth and feels great in the hand.

Now for the driving part. The acceleration is ultra smooth, tons of torque through every gear. With a 50/50 weight distribution you can throw this car around like a real sports car and it just wants more. As soon as the tires warm up you can really throw this around the corners.

I took this car up through the mountains of San Diego and gave it a thorough workout. I wound up wearing myself out before I could even take out the tires.

If you like sports sedans, you must try this car out. I cant wait to get one of these on the track.

Audi A3

2006-01-29T11:13:00.000-08:00

So finally after years of the A3 being a top seller in Europe, it comes out to the U.S. I was at first very excited to check this car out.

I decided to try to A3 2.0T, since the aftermarket products for the turbo motors seems to be easy to find and would make the car a little more fun. Now for the trouble, yes you can get a stick, but no you can't get Quattro. Why is it that this fun little car finally comes over and the one simple feature that made Audi what it is, and is not available?

Beyond the Quattro mistake, this car is extremely well refined. Especially for a mid 20k price range. The handling for a front wheel drive car is superb. The acceleration with 87-octane gas in the tester is quite good. The car has a tendency to grab the steering wheel, not due to being an un-equal length drive shaft but just too much power.

I was able to throw this car around and really feel its incredible grip. This car really holds to road.

The braking for one piston calipers is actually quite good, excellent feel little to no shifting under heavy braking.

Beside the lack of all wheel drive, I really like this car and would buy it if they come out with Quattro with a manual transmission.

Positives:
Interior is un-matched
Acceleration is good
Braking is great and has good feeling
Navigation is available

Negatives
No Quattro
Sport seats are not available with luxury package.

Mazdaspeed 6

2006-01-27T10:43:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I own a 2004 B6 S4 and I love it. But I gotta say for half the price, this car is definitely worth it! I was very impressed by its handling and smooth power delivery. It accelerates up hill with a full load, with no hesitation. On the track it has nothing but grip.

positives,
handling, Styling, Seats

Negatives,
Back Seats do not fold down, unless modified. Nav controls are fairly kitchy.

Welcome to my Blog

2006-01-27T10:41:00.000-08:00

Welcome to my blog, I am an avid car nut. Who loves to test drive cars and I also drive many breeds of cars on the track. Please let me know if you like any of my views or not. I am not biased on make or model.