Wards 10 best list is a joke. They promote technology. So they reward new technology and advancements, not durability and/or reliability. There is no long-term test at all to be on that list!
Wards is like magazines promoting Yugos or Pinto as class-leading. Yeah, on paper, they were (in a twisted sorted way). But in reality, they were just pure s***.
(Same magazine folks who probably praise Hyundais and Kias…but look underneath, it is cheap as heck.)
Now, if you’re into technology and coolness, then great. But I ASS-U-ME that most of us here care about quality and durability (otherwise, why would we own a dinosaur LC200?!). I would not be caught dead in any vehicle with a BMW powertrain. Been there, done that. Sorry. (2003.5 BMW M3 former owner. That M3 engine was the toast of the town at one point…POS with ownership.)
Wards is like magazines promoting Yugos or Pinto as class-leading. Yeah, on paper, they were (in a twisted sorted way). But in reality, they were just pure s***.
(Same magazine folks who probably praise Hyundais and Kias…but look underneath, it is cheap as heck.)
Now, if you’re into technology and coolness, then great. But I ASS-U-ME that most of us here care about quality and durability (otherwise, why would we own a dinosaur LC200?!). I would not be caught dead in any vehicle with a BMW powertrain. Been there, done that. Sorry. (2003.5 BMW M3 former owner. That M3 engine was the toast of the town at one point…POS with ownership.)