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Today on Beam and Driver, we're testing the new 1986 ETK 2400I. First of all, it's a looker. The understated styling contrasts with the over-the-top aggression of the Ibishu Pessima, its chief imported competitor, while avoiding the tacky formality of the Bruckell LeGran, which isn't really a competitor at all, being that it's a TOTAL PIECE OF JUNK. Anyhow, the thing it gets right more than anything else is value. This is the absolute bare-bones base model, and yet it still has standard features like anti-lock brakes, full independent suspension, a six-cylinder engine with multi-point injection, proper rims and a tachometer, all of which would cost you a premium anywhere else. (We're told that the standard ABS is a US exclusive!) It's built like a tank. Everything feels rock-solid, from the door handles to the AC controls to the recline lever. Unfortunately, that means it moves a bit like a tank. The performance from the 2.4-liter six was a little disappointing, but we only tested the automatic, plus a more powerful 3.0 is available. It feels best suited to navigating tight European city streets, rather than tearing up wide-open American freeways. On the other hand, handling is on point. The choice to use full independent suspension really paid off. I was having too much fun driving to pay much attention to fuel economy, though we're told it can manage 32 MPG if you're nice to it. The sales associate in the passenger seat told me to turn on the cassette player, and I dutifully complied. At once, the sweet sound of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" flooded the cabin. Every dynamic was captured perfectly and reproduced by the over-engineered speakers in exact detail, as though I had been transported to a concert hall. What an apt metaphor for the car's interior, sculpted by scientists to perfectly match the human form, then reproduced en masse by the painstaking labor of the factory workers. This has to be the most comfortable car I've ever driven. Everything is top quality, even on the cheapo base model. The biggest shock came when I learned that the ETK 2400I is actually rear-wheel drive! I would have had no idea had the associate not told me at the end of the test. American and Japanese auto makers have deliberately scared the public away from RWD in order to cut manufacturing costs, even though it is superior from an engineering standpoint, or so I'm told. On the other hand, ETK's slogan is "Keine Abkürzungen," which means "no shortcuts" - you can bet they built the 2400I the hard way. If you distribute the weight properly across the chassis, as the 2400 does, the driver will not know or care which wheels are driven. The ETK handles like a "no-wheel drive" vehicle - no understeer, no oversteer, it just goes where you want it. At $10,999, the ETK 2400I is a little pricey, but it makes sure you get your money's worth. Absolutely recommended.
"The biggest shock came when I learned that the ETK 2400I is actually rear-wheel drive! I would have had no idea had the associate not told me at the end of the test. " excuse me what journalism 100 10/10