My eleven-hundy (pretty near always solo bike) cost the same $$$$$ as my 2.2L car (also German!) which can cart five people around.If 1300cc is gonna be the BMW benchmark I'll spend the same $$$$ to buy TWO new 1300cc cars and get another driver and take ten people on an outing.The fuel efficiency, the greenness, the wonder of it all: pass me a tree to hug.Or a pollywog, as hugging them seems to have fringe benefits that only DTY and YoungJim have enjoyed yet.