I thought of that one as well Wayne. AFAIK, Mazda doesn't make them anymore, which is why I was asking if Ian's criteria is brand new only.

 

Yep... new only.
IIRC Mazda = fwd

 

WOW... big drop

 

The Mazdaspeed6 was AWD.

I honestly can't think of one other vehicle that meets your criteria other than the Subie, Mitsu, Cooper S, and the Soltice/Sky. I'm stumped.

 

The 1 Series Bimmer??? I have no idea what CDN pricing is on it though.

 

...

There is another at the show, to be released end of March that I think is flying under the radar.

 

EVO? Supra?

 

Mustang Cobra, Camaro? Challenger??

 

Charger R/T??

 

128i?

 

VW GTI?

...please say no.

Edit: meant to say R32.

 

^^^ thats FWD.. is the 135i out yet?

 

135i is out and on the street of Toronto here. ugly car sorry that is one expensive car. M3 or GTR for me now.

 

BINGO...

It surprised the hell out of me at the show.
There was a 1er in white that I thought looked pretty damn good (remember it's a DD not the main squeeze)
Much better in person than pics.


With all the 135i talk I really didn't pay much attention to the 128i.
After check out the details.... it's going to be a great little car.
The "128" threw me at first.... it's actually the 3.0L with 230hp.

BMW lists 0-100 as 6.1sec (always conservative)
Mags are getting 5.7sec 0-60

Base $ 33,900 I wouldn't add much as a DD (hard to resist the sport pkg though, with the great seats & sport susp.)
weight is right around 3200, ....maybe a tick over (other numbers from BMW are laden including driver, luggage & 1/2 tank gas)

I think the 128i is a real sleeper with enough power & light enough to toss around.

 

Not out until Mar22; but there are some dealer units floating around.
It's a real pocket rocket, but I agree... if I was spending that much, I'd go the extra $ for a 335.