If they’ve got the parts in-house and can get cars built that match to the order list, they might be able to book the revenue whether the customer is ready for delivery or not. I’ve worked for companies that were teetering on the financial brink and this kind of “get it built and ‘shipped’ so we can book it as revenue…

Hi! Automotive engineer here! Seeing lots of folks debate about how much heavier this thing will be versus a diesel truck. For starters, keep in mind that they make it clear this is a day-cab. Day-cabs tend to weigh between 10k and 20k pounds with fuel, no trailer.

literally forced him to buy Twitter

I spent over 20 years working in tech. It is without a doubt the most volatile, unpredictable, insecure industry imaginable. I lost count of the number of companies I worked for. Mostly due to acquisitions, the company folding when funding dried up, recessions- which always hits tech hard- and many other reasons.…

this looks like if the Microsoft Surface team had to design an interior

Because nobody feels the need to be as pedantic as you?

Exactly! The Lyriq and Escalade are the money makers for Cadillac, this is the type of flagship that they should have been building for years.

I own one. It’s a small sedan. Wheelbase is essentially the same as a Mazda3, definitively smaller than a BMW 3 series. People are extremely bad at judging car proportions.

Wow this site has really gone downhill. 

I dunno if you followed how that old timer’s story with Musk evolved over the years, basically he destroyed the model 3 on its release, musk invited him for a factory tour and interview (made tons of view and money on it), he’s been a musk fanboy ever since.

Based on my engineering experience, I think there is a 98% chance it went something like this:

Im sure the manufacturer tested different materials intensively to find the best and most cost effective material to use for that application.

“Hatchback”

Jalopnik: “We’re not including any fastbacks”

If a rear hatch door is the common element, nearly every SUV, wagon and crossover is also a hatchback. 

Before you ask, no the Audi A5 Sportback, Polestar 2 and Kia Stinger do not count as hatchbacks. They’re fastbacks. It’s different.

The owner is one Gennady Ayvazyan, a Russian coal trader (and probably a douchebag).

People who own yachts did not achieve success honestly.

That sentence you quoted didn’t strike me as sour or jealous at all. It is you who is reading way too much into this.

Also, this yacht has insurance.