That and ICE cars have been so fast, so quick, that we don’t even blink anymore at sub 3 second cars. C8 pulling a 2.9 or 2.8 0-60 is crazy fast and the Internet should be having a meltdown about it but we’re not. Same idea with Sub 11 second 1/2 mile times. Once you’re reached the point where it’s plenty fast and…

Haven’t been high on Ferrari cars since the end of the 458 Speciale. The sound of the engine is just as important as how the car feels. Those turbos are awful. To be fair, it’s not just a Ferrari issue. It’s an industry-wide issue. But, to me, I’d rather have a high-revving N/A 458 or 458 Speciale than any of the…

Human beings and what we’re capable of doing are amazing.

Polestar 2 is a car I’m keeping my out for in the next year to test. It’ll be between that and a Model 3 or Model Y. There’s nothing else out in the EV space that tickles my fancy. I have a new generation Volvo now and, while it’s quite playful, there’s hardly any steering feel/feedback.

I take more issue with Mazda on the Mazda 3 hatchback, sacrificing functionality over form. The back seat is is more cramped than the previous generation. Headroom is lower. And the hatch and room for stuff is also a step backwards. The previous generation was fantastic the way it is. They could have evolved that…

If the Interstate system was on the table to be built today, it would never get done because nothing ever gets done. Hundreds of millions of voices all talking at once, plus babies in Congress and pretty much in every facet of the US Govt. Nobody can put aside their differences and give in on each side and try to…

5th Gear:

From a technical standpoint, for me, the biggest or coolest innovations are the “add lightness” theme, including the relative lightness of the integrated motor, transmission, and inverter and the screens inside the car are upgradable. But even that is not enough to steal a sizable customerbase from their competitors.…

I don’t think the working-from-home model will last forever. Sometime after this all passes (and it will pass eventually), people will get more comfortable with working at the office again. The people making the decisions on buying buildings and leasing office space may not agree right away but, eventually, things…

That’s a splendid idea, albeit it creates its own challenges like weight, space, and packaging. Have to say, I’m really impressed with Lucid’s packaging solution for the drivetrain. Lightweight (165+ lbs, iirc) and packaging is small enough to fit in a carry-on or backpack, in theory.

Why is it just OK? How is the steering feel? How does the chassis feel? Does it talk to you clearly and thoroughly or is it more like it’s saying something but you can’t quite make it out? From everything I’ve read about this car, they seem to enjoy it and compliment the driving dynamics.

I can see both sides of this. On one hand, throwing this in for the lifetime of the car is a good solid for your Cadillac customers and, hopefully, it leads to repeat business. Maybe it’s also a carrot to some customers from other luxury offerings to try our product; we give you free Super Cruise, unlike those other…

I love these types of cars. Lightweight. Just enough power to have some fun. And this one is midengine so you have great balance built in. Celica. MR2. Miata. S2000. You can’t beat it for fun. And you can actually feel the road through the steering wheel! Imagine that! What a concept! The MR2 still looks great. I’d…

Same. My hope is that, as battery tech improves, there will be more Lucid types of people who believe in the Lotus mantra of “add lightness” and focus on baking-in great handling and natural steering feel. I think there’s still room for an IC car for certain applications like trucks, off roading, and sports cars. But…

EV development is really heating up. Very exciting. Very fascinated. Fascinated to see how GM and its supplier’s tech will compare to Lucid’s tech advancements. With battery drivetrain tech being, from a certain vantage point, less complex than IC engines, there’s less permutations. Meaning, it’s going to be a less…

There are a lot of cars that are great to drive, and a lot of them are fast enough to set incredible times on a racetrack. But the number of cars that get the “feel” thing exactly right is vanishingly small. GM can do it.

Really good article, Brad. At least you didn’t slobber over it like fucking Motor Trend like it’s the second coming of Jesus with a bazillion different articles all released in one day on this one car Thank god for Jalopnik.

Even with all this great technology, there’s no guarantee they’ll succeed. You can have a great product that doesn’t sell and a shitty product that sells like hotcakes. That’s just how it goes sometimes. It’s all about right place, right time. You can do everything right but you can’t control the variables. Maybe if…