[geeks] crash tests

[Dan Sikorski]

Lionel Peterson wrote:
>
> I'm positive that the transmission is a big enough change, not sure 
> about brakes and axels, but it may be possible. In the past, some 
> foreign car makers only imported the automatic transmission version of 
> a car the first year, though the stick was available in Europe... I'm 
> thinking this was the gas with the BMW Z4, and maybe the Mazda Miata, 
> but I could be way off...

Maybe Miata, but not Z4.  2003 was the first year for the Z4, and it was 
definitely available with three transmission options:  manual, automatic 
or SMG.  The 2003-2008 Z4's were made in South Carolina, production 
moved to Germany for the 2009 model year.

    -Dan Sikorski