R_Rated

Well, I'm tired of your posting. Your signature is just too much.

Your stable choices are my ideal scenario... just not obtainable with my finances. Makes me so jealous!

KenTO

This thread is too long, you already own a DD, it’s called a Porsche 911. Your car is not special enough to be anything but.

Jaws1

Audi RS5 Sportback. Same 2.9 TT engine as the Panamera 4S (another good choice). Hasn’t been officially announced by Audi that it’s coming to NA but all indications are that it will be coming. Forget about the “but Audis have fwd bias” garbage. That cliche come from BMW forums. All the MLB platform cars have longitudinal engines and 60/40 rear torque split bias. The engines are mounted quite far forward but Audi has been able to engineer most of the understeering tendency out of the platform. Any Audi S/RS car will be better dynamically than a BMW SAV.

Chris C.

Funny to hear others so in love with the Macan. We've had two '15 Turbos and both have had numerous major issues, one lemon lawed and the other - we were given an incentive to keep - is up for sale as we've just had enough of the car and the Bay Area P-car dealers are not people you generally want much contact with. Maybe we're an anomaly but... it is also a small car storage wise and if you have long legged passengers. We're waiting on our Velar to arrive in a month or so...

As to Op: Great suggestions here! If you don't need the status go with the Golf R new...or If you do used XM5/6.

K-A

I’ll throw love the Macan’s way. Loved mine.

Like having some 911 in your lifted 4 door grocer getter.

KM1959

That's exactly how I describe mine. Plus, EVERYBODY whos's been in mine absolutely love it - can't say that about any other car I've owned.

amelen

I have an Audi S6 now - great car, I like it more than the S7 I've had previously and the 2016 refresh fixed a lot of issues with the original version of both cars. The S6 pushes 550hp/600tq with a stage 1 tune and feels lighter and more agile than the RS7. At the time, I compared it to the Mercedes and BMW options listed here and liked the S6 a lot more. Having said that, the new M5 would be a good choice too, especially since it's now AWD. I'm also keeping an eye on the upcoming 8-series that should be released in less than 6 months.

gearboxtrouble

I just have a case of BMW fatigue I guess. I've owned M3/4s for 12 years now, most of the time as my only car. Nothing wrong with them and I've really enjoyed owning them these years. The new M5 looks nice (better than the F10 tbh) but something about it just seems less exciting than the new E63 and the CTS-V. I'm sure its as fast or faster than the competition but for some reason, I don't feel like I need one at the moment. I'm also not looking to buy something in this category new - depreciation on all these cars is hilariously bad and I'd rather let somebody take a 1 year hit and then pick up a lightly used example for 70c on the dollar. Its going to take till late 2019 to see those kinds of M5s so I might as well try something different in the interim and go back to BMW if I'm not impressed.

The S6 is nice and its a shame we don't get an RS6 here in the US. I'll check one out and see what its like. I do like Audi's interiors and the reliability is allegedly much better than it used to be. I'm not keen on modding my cars though and would ideally like something with more power out of the box. 550+ hp V8 cars might not be easily available 15 years from now and just once I'd like to own one.

BlueNorther

My 911.2 GTS Coupe w SPASM will be my daily driver except for snow/sleet/salt days, and sketchy parking lots and unpaved roads. For winter/back road duty I have been using my 2005 AWD BWW 3 series, but at over 100K miles it is getting time to be put down. I am thinking about getting a stripper 718 Cayman for those duties, with 18" wheels and no PASM. I would just need to get a set of serious snow tires, Blizzaks if I they make the correct size, and not performance snows. It would be great if you could spec it with PTV and LSD (for traction), but you need to also get PASM for that, and lowering it 20mm wouldn't make sense. And yes, I'd put up with the 4 pot sound.

I don't enjoy driving non sports cars, and I want MT, so not many options. My wife has a 2017 Golf R (MT and AWD) but it is not a sports car, even if it is competent. Seating position too high, turbo lag. Can't stand SUVs with autos, not fun (for me).

911-TOUR

5 pages and I'm surprised no one has mentioned Acuras. My DD is a 2015 MDX - the 6-Speed, not the 9-Speed atrocity - (Sport package). It's not a Porsche, but it's fun and fits perfectly for everyday traffic. Don't worry about it in any situation. Plus SH-AWD is the real deal.

sean

pprj

I had an S4 as a daily. Traded the car with 42k miles and drinking a quart of oil every 500 miles.
Audi refused to look at it as the car was out of warranty.
Great car, great engine, ridiculous reliability.

pprj

I love the car. Did you bypass the smart cylinder tech that shuts off 2 cil? That drove me nuts.

911-TOUR

PPRJ, I don't know if that was directed at me, but if it was, VCM in my MDX has been totally invisible. No issues at all.

Dewinator

Archimedes

Always funny how these thread devolve into people telling other people what they should like.