Ferrari has never been interested in supplying a race-winning team with engines, they would probably wiggle out of it by supplying Alpha Tauri and then claiming four teams is maximum capacity, which would force a rules-mandated RBR-Renault reunion. Mercedes has been happy to supply other competitive teams, remember…

The batteries, along with the wiring, are also the dangerous part. And I have seen enough sketchy DIY stuff to not trust any electric car conversion.

They have wheels with different offset and spacers, so increased bearing wear should surprise exactly nobody.

Lamborghini has been building cars primarily for posing since the Gallardo was launched, and they have been doing quite well with that. I don’t think they need to leave that niche.

A whining gearbox is actually more efficient and lighter, that’s why you hear it in racing cars, while for road cars people give up that little bit of efficiency for driver comfort.

I think the biggest problem for the FIA would be that if they allow Hamilton’s shirt, they run the risk of having to allow everything, and shit could hit the fan quite quickly for the FIA. There seem to be no obvious candidates in F1 right now, but the FIA still runs the risk of a PR disaster. Santino Ferrucci has…

The N24h also has a YouTube stream

The right is even worse.

Other colors are available and the glass roof is an optional extra.

Even if battery cooling is the limiting factor, cell imrovements don’t guarantee a significant improvement. Tesla may also have built undersized cooling in order to improve range(through drag and weight) or cost(by cheaper pumps, smaller radiators and less coolant). With most customers, Tesla could probably get away…

I know how tabless circular cells work, it’s not like they are a new invention.

It will certainly be a very fast track car, but I’m not convinced it will be a good track car.

With enough peak power and soft enough tires it’s not that difficult. But I get the impression that electric cars are built like 70s muscle cars. Very good on a quarter mile, but would be left behind by the average traveling salesman sedan on the autobahn.

Ignore the one with the tire carrier.

The thing with the Supra is that it costs about as much the Z4, while it is usual for convertibles to be 5-10k more than their coupe counterparts, so they are charging a badge premium on it.

Engine and Gearbox are the same, but the 230i can’t be ordered with a limited slip differential and has different suspension.

The Supra’s biggest problem is not the Z4 or any Nissan, it’s the 2-Series. The M240i has the identical powertrain and very similar suspension for less money. I feel like Toyota is charging extra for nostalgia, and that’s hurting the car.

Don’t mind me, I’m just here to point out that the B58 engine was sold in a manual RWD set-up, and the B48 is currently sold with such a drivetrain.

That’s what everyone is doing, but the “old” manufacturers and suppliers do it behind closed doors. The systems that are put on the road by californian companies would not get signed off elsewhere.

It’s no coincidence that many OEMs have invested massively into proving grounds, with Daimler even building a all-new one for €200million, just as development work on autonomous vehicles increases. Uber and other startups were too cheap or too much stuck in their software industry mindset, and sent systems on the road…