Making a vehicle capable off road is not really that difficult, especially with all of the electric aids available to make sure that, if 1 wheel has traction, the vehicle sends just the right amount of power to that wheel. Then, just add gearing and skid plating (oversimplifying, but you get the idea).

I’m pretty sure the Teslas maintain the temp inside the car even when it’s off. It makes sense at home it’s likely plugged in anyway, and in a parking lot it’s probably more efficient to maintain a slow steady cooling than blasting it while entering the vehicle.

$200,000 (or even $150,000) is pants-on-head crazy for a tarted up Defender. $50,000 will get you a nice stock example. A crate engine and drivetrain can’t be more than $25,000, and any decent trim shop could mirror that interior for $10,000 - $20,000.

...you witnessed ALL of those grendading engines and don’t have 1 picture. I don’t believe you.

It is hilarious how similar this “wagon” is to the regular Panamera. Oh well, if it takes Porsche to make wagons acceptable again, then I’m all for it.

Allowing speeding seems like a slippery slope from a liability standpoint. What happens the first time someone is killed because the car, going 5mph over the limit, clips another vehicle and sends it into a fiery death for its passengers?

It is easy - no commercials in the last 2 minutes. Having officials hustle the ball to the line or throw in spot and signal ready for play (or free throws) quicker would help as well.

Who knows if he’ll get the full conviction, but that’s still nuts.

$1 billion seems trivial for a defect that could - and did - kill and maim people.

M3 prices are nuts. Simply nuts.

I am highly skeptical of the true advantages of this over wide bandwidth cam phasing (which can change dynamic compression ratio) for this very reason.

Dear Lexus:

While I agree with your point, just because other execs did worse, doesn’t mean this guy should walk.

I remember seeing Ford GTs under $100k during the last credit crisis (2007-2008). They were not alone - a lot of exotics and sports cars in general were going to about half of what they’re selling for today.

I do love Cadillac, but I do not think this car’s interior beats Volvos new S90/XC90 interiors, which have been widely called the best interiors under $100k. In any case, it is a huge step up from Cadillac interiors of the past.

That “super light” chassis ain’t much lighter than Lotus 15 year old aluminum tub.

I however JUST read that apparently only means about 6% of the Elise components carried over.

Absolutely. When you can buy a sub 25,000 mile Elise for $30,o0o or Exige for $50,000, the 4C needs to be in the 50s. I get it, comparing new cars to used cars seldom makes sense, but when the cars are tiny and mid-engined the market is so small that it actually makes sense.

not even how a combat meal might be different from their regular meals