As a Mach-E owner, a PHEV would have been fine, but I appreciate it as a fancy commuter and for that it is excellent.

Yes. Considering the amount of modifications performed over the base Mustang, I sure hope it would crack the 7 minute barrier. 800hp, carbon fiber body panels, rear-mounted dual clutch transaxle, Multimatic suspension, trunk delete, etc. Just look at that rear end!

A damn crime against humanity.

NOT looking forward to the new GTI because no manual transmission.

Hard agree, but they’re launching the R2 first so I really don’t expect to see the R3 until late 2026 or later.

you beat me to it...This checks most boxes for me.  Like a cross between a mini and the new small volvo.  Its a little funky, not an oversized pickup (or truck at all)....pretty close to a hot hatch. 

I’m looking forward to Rivian’s smaller models, particularly the R3. If this thing nails it on range and cost I’m going to be mighty intrigued.

On the same day a NYC jury acquitted that guy of the chokehold strangulation murder of a poor, mentally unstable black man. Your G-damn ‘effin right this better be jury nullification.

Jury nullification.

You lied when you said you are not a musk fan. You constantly make up lies to protect your idol of your cult, regardless of them having any bearing on the truth.

Exactly.

When you stop and think about, the average salary in the US is $62K per year. Figure a 50 year working history (16-66). Thats $3.1M lifetime earning potential for the average person.

But he is the Dork MAGA!

The bad guys have won. That’s how I look at what has happened to our political system. We all watched in real time as our court system, congress, the senate, and the office of the president was gradually and eventually taken over by the absolute worst examples of humanity.

When I was a kid I was always fascinated by…

The other difference is Elon is far and away the richest person in history, thus he has much more cash to throw around than even your run of the mill election swaying billionaire. He can singlehandedly change the course of funding with an amount that, to him, is a pittance.

Pretty sure he already has. Hasn’t his wealth gone up at least tens of billions since election day?

Musk’s Net Worth has increased $70BILLION since Election Day.

He will get those $250 million back hundred-fold with the corrupt leadership of NASA and the even more corrupt US government.

They don’t look the other way, they wholeheartedly support the grift and double standards on character because they think they will be elevated to a protected class. Jokes on them - they’re going to be shit on and thrown under the wheels along with everyone else who doesn’t have millions of dollars to help fund the…

It’s utterly breathtaking how the GOP and all its supporters are content to look the other way on criminal behavior, campaign finance violations, access to voting, nepotism, outright graft and corruption, conflicts of interest, lack of morals, anti-democratic ideals, etc.