Quoted from Auto.com website:

Interesting, eh?

You can find the full article here:
http://www.auto.com/industry/iwiri23_20021023.htm

 

i guess they prefer FWD?

 

I just had a photoshoot for a European Magazine.

 

Sweet... Germans know our cars a superior.
-Cyrus

 

Hummmmm............

 

Automobiles are extremely expensive in Europe. Kids are often 26 and have no license, families have one car. To afford a Maxima is a luxury, let alone BMW or MB. Not everywhere in the world do you find 15 year-olds getting 2k2 SE's with navi upon their 16th b-day.

 

Hmm.. you do know that BMW and Mercedes are Taxi cars in germany right......? BMW makes cheap economy cars in germany and expensive ones too.

 

ask the german nissan club

 

BMW and M-Benz's in germany are like Fords and Chevy's in the U.S.
It may be expensive in the U.S. but since they're made in Germany of course there much more cheaper that you think.

 

They focus more on fuel economy in asian and european countries, so japanese cars are good competitors because they are lighter and therefore more fuel efficient. I went to france and I saw mostly A3's and S3's instead of the usual a4's and s4's around here

 

if i were german, i would prefer the maxima

 

Ya, but we also dont have a3s/a4s

 

If I was a German, in Germany, I wouldn't even touch anything that is not Turbo w/ manual transmission

The Autobahn is calling... *and then I wake up*

 

i agree with yu on that

 

we don't have a4's here in the u.s.? My neighbor drives one....

 

There's a little more to it than that. The German makes that come to the US are usually fully equipped. But in Germany, you can buy a Mercedes Benz 200 (an E200 without the E which means feul injection) which has a 2 litler 4 banger, carburatered, no power windows, no AC, vinyl seats, 5 speed manual, basically no luxuries. In fact, all over the world, except the US, you can get Benzes that way. The Benz is legendary for their solid build and reliability to work anywhere. In the US they add on the upscale panache with all the belss and whistles.

DW

 

So the M5 and M3 aren't on the list, and the AMG E55 would be way out of the picture? Or any Ferrari?

 

You see, driving a M5 is like driving an American muscle car. Big V8 power. I would prefer a decent size V6 w/ turbo which would give me enough power for average driving (without sucking too much gas) and give me the extra ooomph when I want it. Just trying to be practical...

 

since they have no speed limit on freeway

correction : If I was a German, in Germany, I know if my car will get rear ended on freeway if I dont have turbo and manual tranny

my manager was there a month ago......he was driving 110mph and other drivers still passed him with higher speed.

 

And to make it worse, you'll be flying at about 110mph and not only do they pass you at higher speeds...they pass you in a station wagon!