Things aren’t less safe just because time passes.

Just don’t keep money in checking.

It’s in the article that they don’t. Either you do a five cycle test and the rating is a true average of the results, or you do two and get downrated by a flat rate, no matter what the actual performance difference would be in the tougher tests.

I fully agree on the Daytona. Arguably the worst looking supercar ever produced. And yes, I know it has some seriously bad competition in that category.

If only this meant they could sell cars in the U.S....

Well they aren’t technically street legal here (show and display only), so that’s part of the problem.

I have to wonder if there’s some reason it’s there. No one can ever have thought it looked good. Nobody actually uses the ride height of a crossover for offroading, so plastic protection from scrapes isn’t the reason either.

Just a little overdone.  I think it might actually look ok if the headliner and dash were solid colors.

I think you’re missing the point. Rapid charge in this case is like, two or three seconds from zero to full while braking, not parking it somewhere and plugging it in.  Cycle life is critically important when you cycle the full charge on every other corner.

ABS is still technically a hinderance in mud/gravel/dirt. You stop faster if you let your wheels dig into the ground.

Rapid charge/discharge is the only thing it’ll do in this case, so there’s no advantage to a battery.

You don’t replace batteries with capacitors. The whole point is that you aren’t going to store any energy for more than a few minutes.

That didn’t even cross my mind.  I wouldn’t really consider the Taycan a sports car (because four doors), it was never in the same realm as a 911.

I don’t think discontinuing the Boxster/Cayman and replacing them with an electric car really qualifies as leaving an icon alone and making a new car.

Aren’t there a couple cars out there that use capacitors instead of batteries to drive the electric motors?

Why not? There’s only three cars in the ‘lightweight and affordable sportscar’ category today, the 86/BRZ/FR-S, the Miata, and the 124 Spider.

I’ll admit I’ve thought about one, but only because they’re so much cheaper than a Miata.

One is a one time cost (unless I’m misunderstanding what Tesla does), one is not. One time costs are generally acceptable, especially in the technology sector.

Pretty much this, but I’d add another tier:

Crossovers typically have the same (or larger) rim size/tire ratio as any other car. Plus they’re heavier.