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12-02-21, 04:39 AM

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Wouldn't it be awesome if manufacturers built some "Russia edition" ICE cars that are not neutered by all the emissions and economy nonsense, and then grey market them in the US?

Unfortunately they'd have to be 25 years old. And I don't know about you, but I'd rather drive a 2021 Versa with its horrible CVT than a 1996 Lada.

12-02-21, 05:12 AM

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Unfortunately they'd have to be 25 years old. And I don't know about you, but I'd rather drive a 2021 Versa with its horrible CVT than a 1996 Lada.

Ugh, what I mean is if companies like BMW, MB, Porsche created a "Russia edition" of their high performance cars, since Russia doesn't have any emissions requirements they could tune them for the most performance, get rid of egr, pvc, soot filters, and even cats if they wanted to.

05-03-22, 06:38 PM

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TheStraightPipes having fun with some proper RWD sports cars that are relatively affordable.

I know I am in the market for an EV as a daily driver, but I honestly would take any of these three with a manual.