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Yeah, its one of those things that you can't get around to some degree - like stick, hard to find a stick shift performance car, but what doesn't make sense to me is changing "gears" in a car without a gearbox. Just like a sound that isn't real vs. amplifying a sound so its louder in the cabin for a sportier feel.
Gears were needed, whether manual or auto, to make up for the deficiencies in ICE power delivery....

Ironically both were just reaching a real peak when electric power trains came and pissed on their chips 😁
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TBF, a vented hood can absolutely add cooling for a radiator, or could reduce lift, or both.
It’s also possible that it makes men think the car’s driver will be more attractive to women. There are all sorts of benefits that are hard to quantify.
 


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Oh, i didn't know that.

The Lucid air, Taycan, Etron GT, Model S all have a more sleek look. This one might have more headroom, but its doesnt look as good
Years ago Porsche attempted to make a 4-seat / 4-door 911 (though perhaps 928 might be a better reference): Google "Porsche 989". Ultimately, this work spawned the Panamera.
 


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The current ICE 3-series and M3/M4 aren’t as low/sleek as the cars you mentioned either, but they’re also a class smaller than those cars, which at least partly explains it.
 

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BMW is building quite the electric pedigree. This is totally on my list though I can’t justify switching cars so quickly. That said, life’s short… if the reviews are stellar, it’s gonna be hard to resist.
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