For me it is less learning the limits of the car and more can I see out of it, are the seats comfortable, are they bolstered for the driving I want to do, do I hate the user interface of the touchscreen, do I like the feel of the materials and cabin in general, will my kid be comfortable, does a car seat fit? 

“plus it has to carry the dead weight of batteries that aren’t being used.”

Interesting. Do the kids take the sticker with them when they are in school? I could see bullies stealing them from cars in the school parking lot.  

Target? Nah, that doesn’t sound right. That’s where fancy boys get their boxer briefs.

If my wife has a high tier license and I don’t, do our cars get her plate or my plate? If I’m in her car, am I allowed to drive at her license level? There are plenty of logistical problems with making that work. Driver skill isn’t the only requirement for driving fast. Vehicle type/spec, vehicle condition, road…

And it would probably cost even less if it were to come to the US. The Golf R is ~50,000 Euros.  This 45 anniversary edition is 48,000 Euros.  The Golf R was ~$40k when last sold here. I’d expect upper $30k range if this were to come to the US.  

200 series LC is done in the US with the 2021 model.

Is this not an 8th gen GTI that was just released like a year ago? A lot of the bones (MQB) are likely shared with the MKVII, but it is a new generation. The MQB is a great platform; no reason to can it.

Wasn’t it already established, in the comments of the last article about the CEL design, that the MILs are controlled by standards? 

Looks like there is quite a lot of space between the hold-down and the positive terminal. It also has plastic cover on the terminal.

From Car and Driver: “NHTSA said it suspects that the problem comes from the positive terminal of the 12-volt battery shorting on the battery’s hold-down frame. ... NHTSA also pointed out that improper battery installation or previous front-end collision repair were factors in some cases.” So, if you have a Rav4 of…

The issue is that my car is out in the sun at work all day 5 out of 7 days versus sitting at my home. If I want my 15 panels to directly charge my car, I’d essentially need a battery at my house to store the energy harvested during the day until I get home in the evening.

Yup, that’s my fear.  I was OK with losing the headphone jack because it was replaced with vastly superior user experience.  I was OK spending money on wireless headphones because it was a much better experience.  With the enormous number of wired Carplay/AA cars out there and the significantly longer useful life of…

Carplay is really great. My fear is that someone decides to change communications protocols (wireless only, for example) and I’m stuck with a car that has wired Carplay only or the phone manufacturers decide that they aren’t going to support Carplay/Android Auto that is older than a certain version. I’m sure solutions…

It’s great for cycling, too. I can drive to the trailhead, put my phone, smartkey, etc securely in my backpack or saddlebag while I continue getting my shoes, gloves, helmet, etc on. When I’m ready to roll, I touch the door handle and it locks. If I take a couple cranks and realize I forgot to grab something, I don’t…

There are plenty of other articles on this site where you can white knight for Elon.  This articles literally has nothing to do with him.  

Elon stans gonna stan, though. 

I agree it won’t happen. That’s why I was a little sarcastic/exasperated with my original post. IIHS’s real customer is insurance companies and as long as insurance companies keep pushing toward the goal of paying out $0, we are going to see the goalposts continue to move at the detriment of weight and efficiency...…

This is amazing.  

Vehicle prices will continue to be what the market can bear. I’m saying as long as the IIHS keeps moving the goalposts, the OEM R&D money will continue to get spent on developing new active and passive safety equipment that is well into diminishing returns at this point. The conditions of the accident make a bigger…