Limited slip means exactly that: Slip is limited. That is not the same as no slip. A bit more gas would probably send enough torque to the other wheel to get up the curb.

But those are selling quite well , aren’t they?

Your sucking-up would work even better if you were using the correct pronouns. Stef’s a woman.

My thoughts exactly. That's why I was disappointed that the Chiron wasn't something more outlandish. Like a 300mph electric car. Or a turbine engine hybrid. Or something else new.

It’s not like those first-out-of-the-gate-stories are meticulously researched critical journalism, they are just reporting what is happening at the end. So no critical voice has been lost.

Low-income areas correlate with higher crime. They also, in western countries, correlate with more dark-skinned people. So this rule is a handy shortcut for clueless tourists. It's not really racist itself, it's just a reflection of the racist reality.

its performance [...] wasn’t nothing to fuck with

Thanks, that bugged me, too. What kind of an auto enthusiast phones in data about trucks?

I take it Art Deco is making a comeback?

I don’t see the problem? Human error causes loss of lives, we are well on our way of eliminating human error when it comes to driving cars (systems are not perfect yet, but are improving quickly). It looks like we are on the right track.

> It’s only in China

It’s not about drivetrain losses. The battery is unable to provide sufficient power for both motors to run at full power at the same time, so even before any losses, the car is unable make the advertised figure.

Oh, come on. This spring, Portugal ran entirely on renewable energy (mainly wind & some solar) for several consecutive days, while Germany was at 87% renewable electrical energy for a day. On average, last year, 32% of German electrical power came from renewable energy sources. The capacity is clearly there. The…

Wouldn't the Jeeper's worst nightmare be the opposite - a Wrangler body with Geo running gear? This is still a Jeep where it counts, the conversion is just cosmetic

Isn’t all you really need to do lowering compression? That could be achieved by opening the exhaust valve at the beginning of the compression stroke, effectively delaying the start of the compression. It's not terribly efficient, but I don’t think that's a problem here.

I don’t really think that applies. It’s a great car, but I don’t think you’ld buy a Ford GT for the brand cachet and luxury.

They function about the same, but they look and feel differently. Going by your logic, it doesn’t make sense to buy the Maserati in the first place, since other SUVs will do the same thing for less. The decision to buy the Maserati is based on style, not substance, and the interior should reflect that.

Well, much of Europe has pretty strict tint regulations along with gun control. So I am not sure that the link really exists.

The title is misleading. All he said was that Porsche will probably not develop another new manual transmission. That does in no way imply that the next 911 will not get a manual transmission. Transmissions can and do survive across generations of models.

He didn’t say it is obsolete. All he said is that when one day the current transmission becomes obsolete, it might not make business sense to engineer a replacement.