Not the same company? A wholly owned subsidiary is just about the same thing
"The Porsche Design Group [Porsche Lizenz- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG], based in Bietigheim-Bissingen, is a majority-owned subsidiary of Porsche AG in Stuttgart."
Both the Civic Hybrid and the Insight come with a CVT as their only transmission option. So along with the OP, I too wonder how that will work to have a manual gearbox in a hybrid.
You're not paying more for the 6MT, you're paying for bigger wheels, a LSD which isn't available on the 3 series unless you buy the M3, and gigantic brakes.
Seems like good deal for me.
As a 3 series owner I have not forgotten that BMW charges $1000 to "upgrade" to leather from vinyl seats in a $40K+ car.
I switched from Infiniti to BMW because I loved the driving experience of the 3 series. Dealer service is the one thing I miss from Infiniti! If you want to be treated like crap, go to a BMW dealer.
I can attest that sales of the Equinox are brisk. Went to buy one for my wife. in the middle of October. We just got our build date of 12/14 and we will not have the car almost until Christmas.
Working for a highly profitable Fortune 100 company in suburban Chicago sure as hell beats working for a govt owned car company in Detroit.
Not to mention, I've seen the fleet cars that execs at Allstate get. Mostly E-Class Benzes, I'm sure that's better than what he was getting working for Obama.
BMW teams up with Embraer to trim out corporate jets
Apr 20th 2010 9:59AM (Autoblog)- Angry 335i owner
Porsche Design makes a splash with P'6780 Diver
Mar 26th 2010 12:30PM (Autoblog)"The Porsche Design Group [Porsche Lizenz- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG], based in Bietigheim-Bissingen, is a majority-owned subsidiary of Porsche AG in Stuttgart."
Porsche Design makes a splash with P'6780 Diver
Mar 26th 2010 11:00AM (Autoblog)BMW announces start-stop system and Competition package for M3, M Sport for X5
Feb 12th 2010 3:20PM (Autoblog)I am buying a 400hp sports coupe. Perhaps the fact that I am buying an M3 should tell you that I don't give a damn about efficiency.
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Even more Honda CR-Z leakage, this time with interior shots
Dec 22nd 2009 12:19PM (Autoblog)Infiniti prices facelifted 2010 G37 coupe and sedan - enthusiast 6MT models get big price increases
Dec 18th 2009 3:55PM (Autoblog)Seems like good deal for me.
As a 3 series owner I have not forgotten that BMW charges $1000 to "upgrade" to leather from vinyl seats in a $40K+ car.
J.D. Power ranks Mercedes-Benz #1 for customer retention
Dec 14th 2009 9:55AM (Autoblog)REPORT: GM to invest C$100M in Ingersoll plant to boost GMC Terrain, Chevy Equinox volume
Nov 9th 2009 3:37PM (Autoblog)REPORT: One week after announcing GM departure, Mark LaNeve surfaces at Allstate
Oct 13th 2009 12:54PM (Autoblog)REPORT: One week after announcing GM departure, Mark LaNeve surfaces at Allstate
Oct 13th 2009 11:18AM (Autoblog)Working for a highly profitable Fortune 100 company in suburban Chicago sure as hell beats working for a govt owned car company in Detroit.
Not to mention, I've seen the fleet cars that execs at Allstate get. Mostly E-Class Benzes, I'm sure that's better than what he was getting working for Obama.