I’ve got a 2014 and we used to have a ‘12. A couple of things to note — Very, very, very few Volts have legitimately needed battery replacement. There’s a first-gen running around with over 400k miles on the original battery.

Volt in Chicago area here.  Driving without much thought to economy you’ll see ~40 miles range in nice weather and more like ~25 in the cold.

I’m not sure what gen Prius you drove, but if it was anything > 5 years old I’m not sure you were awake when driving it -- I’m biased, as a Volt owner, but most any review would have told you at the time the Volt was the nicer and better-performing driving experience.

I think your take is a bit extreme but would it kill them to offer some sort of at least partial electrification option?!  This would be a home run even just as a PHEV.

I’m not the target market but I’d much rather have an i8 than the 8 series (except maybe the M)... 

“Bigland” sounds like a new RAM trim level.

“Halfway across Texas” is a false equivalence though. 110 mi in good weather is probably 75 in the cold. That means someone in my particular use case, 35 miles outside a major city (of which there are TONS) is now dependent on finding charging to make a trip in and back.

Limited to 35 miles one way in the winter…

There’s totally a market for an electric bike.  Just not one at $30k because it has a Harley badge.

As a graphic designer I specialize in Harley shirts and late-90s Geocities web pages.

But what about all the technological advancements in that time?

Oh.... Right...

The Niro EV is, I assume, a pretty direct competitor, with over double the range, at a base of a couple of grand more? I’m an EV fan (and PHEV owner), and I’m with you on the performance point, but this range at this price is completely uncompetitive.

You need a snowplow!

BRZ, 86, Abarth... Slow but fun deserves credit too!

I want this drivetrain in an 86.

I’d prefer the E350 Lariat Mustang Convertible.  In Diesel, of course.

LOL JUST A PRANK BRO

It’s cool, but the BMW diesel one is the way to go.

Oh my god for the last time it’s pronounced Porsh-URRRGGHHH!!!

True, but I think I’d rather sit in a brand new Model S with $25k in my pocket than the Taycan, and I love the Taycan.  That’s a Model S and a respectable Cayman or Boxster for the summer....

Old 3 speeds were pretty compact, right?