I drive both autos and manuals. It's nice to have the gear lever in the same place, for instance to knock the auto into neutral when going down an icy hill or easily swapping between reverse and forward when rocking out of snow.
One thing I have noticed between RHD and LHD cars is that my...
Do AutoExpress actually know the power of the 2018 GT or are they just making it up? In their November special, "118 brilliant new cars", they quote the power as 443 bhp up from 412 bhp.
I find six gears too many in a big V8. Either go for lots of gears in a modern automatic or stick to 4 and learn how to drive. Six is for namby pamby won't redline wimps.
S550 GT = common hood shake
GT350 = less hood shake
Brainwave, make the S550 hood like the GT350, ie a bit lowered by 3/4 inch.
Problem solved.
And, to my European eyes, it looks less like a cartoon character than it did.
If you look through this forum there are a few common problems with the s550.
The new spec of the '18 does, on paper at least, address many of these issues.
If the lowered hood avoids the oft moaned about hood shake that would be a good thing. The stock GT tyres are generally disliked in the...
The public comments in that article make interesting reading.
There is even a suggestion that the car was up for sale on Facebook a few weeks ago and now it's a write off.
The lengths people will go to get an '18.
It would not kill you if you did not own a 2015.
For we prospective buyers it gives us joy.
To be new and different is to enjoy life and all it offers.