I think it’s very telling that the press, who’s usually ignorant about all things automotive and awed by shiny things, is dubious about Faraday Future.

I mean, I KINDA get what they are saying here. They brought this to CES to talk about the electronics, so why bother asking about car things when they want to show electronics.

The problem is that’s the stupidest thing anyones ever done. You don’t build a computer to show off your excel macros, then get confused when…

So FF is going full Silicon Valley? Can’t wait to see how they disrupt

Honestly, I’d say the media needs more people like him. People willing to say, “quit dodging the question to cover your ass, you sound like a moron”, when someone is doing just that. Since when does giving an interview mean that you absolutely must be diplomatic and polite to the subject?

Burns was very reasonable, but when Sampson started giving vague, “look over there” types of answers, Burns got frustrated. It’s understandable for an interviewer to start getting snide when the interviewee just refuses to tell him anything. I mean who brings a car to any show and isn’t prepared to talk about basic…

Burns smelled blood in the water and went in for the kill. If he writes for Tech Crunch he is probably used to interviewing total arrogant assholes, so why not be one right back.

How else do you expect to get an answer out of FF. I don’t know if you read the interview with Mate the other day but there wasn’t one single question answered. Just tech marketing fluff about about disruptions and they weren’t an automobile company, they just made automobiles (hopefully).

Sampson: So do we need to show anything?

Sampson [paraphrased]: The car side — we’re just going to be merely better than anybody else. That’s the easy part for a car guy like me. But what do the consumers want? You’re talking to me like a car guy. We’re at the Consumer Electronics Show. Don’t you want to know what the download speed is for this car?

“We are very fast”? Who runs their marketing dept? I’m guessing either a 6 year old or a very non-native English speaker

less of a sense of humor than Hitler

Tom, a lot of guys just really don’t get it. I was actually afraid Mazda was going to offer a V6, the 2.5 is a wonderful power plant and once combined with the really good Mazda 6 speed, the SkyActiv is a very nice unit indeed.

Oh I agree.

You should see my ‘88 GT. It is a beat down p.o.s that I treat like a rented mule and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

We also have a lot of Corvette owners like that around here. Always a C5 or 6, always a guy in my dad’s age range (sixties), always wearing a baseball hat and Tommy Bahama shirt, always need a shoehorn to get in the car, always holding up traffic.

you wont complain when they kick the bucket and their wives who dont know the value sell them for way less than they are worth and you just happen to have enough to by that sucker!

The winner would be Batman.

Well damn straight I'd win. King of the monsters baby.

Gotta go against you on that "don't bring your own helmet" thing. Don't know where you're at, Alex, but there's no way in hell I'm sharing a helmet with the general Los Angeles public, especially after I spent good money on my own. I say bring your own helmet and don't talk shit.