How Do I Really Feel?
Plastic wheel covers over steel wheels on a
engine with 136 lb-ft of torque; 5-speed manual transmission; front-wheel drive; 0 to 100 km/h in 10.3 seconds; an AM/FM radio with a single in-dash CD player; no tilt or telescopic steering column; manual tint rearview mirror; non-lit vanity mirrors; any guess which car I'm talking about? A Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda or Toyota compact? No, while such features, or lack thereof, would seem to fit if it were a base-trim compact model sold by any of these brands, all of the above would deliver more power and be much quicker off the line. Each entry-level brand compact model would also cost about half as much as Mercedes' B200, which starts at a staggering $30,950.
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