Well, I’m truly sorry that you feel that just because people don’t share your view of a candidate means that they obviously must not have take the election seriously.

And the millions of other voters didn’t?

Though I think zee Germans do it best.

How DARE you choose a non-American car.

Its gotta be an American luxury brand. Not a lot to pick from.

Stretch Armored VAN!

He needs a stretch H1 Hummer. Preferably with a minibar and neon lights inside.

I see less issue with it trying to be a sedan and more issue with it being such a poorly designed one! Is it really any taller or wider, or higher in beltline, than a Rolls Phantom? Why can’t it look like one for goodnesssakes. It could be a proudly large, well proportioned, elegant one instead of a “beast.”

My professor in college worked for Pagani on the F as an apprentice and designed the R (he made the initial illustrations which was pretty cool for an entry level designer, seeing all the layers of each component in photoshop designed from scratch) . In fact, I remember giving him a ride home from class one day…

What about a performance Model 3? That is launching before all the base model cars. What if that is cheaper then a performance mustang? a mustang can easily sell for over $50k for a performance one

Ok, I don’t use caps very often:

How disheartening it must be for the owner of a [insert name of Muscle , Sports, or Super Car here] that got it’s ass kicked by a Tesla to tune it up, get drag tires, do a lot of practice at the strip to beat it next time only to get their ass handed to them again due to an over the air software update.

Consumers: We want more fuel efficient cars.
Industry: Here’s a 50 mpg CRX.
Consumers: AWESOME.
Government: That’s not safe. Make it heavier.
Industry: These new cars are safe, but not very efficient.
Government: Unacceptable. Make them more efficient.
Physics: Psht. Heh.
Industry: These are safe and efficient, but not in…

That’s not to say that it can’t work - but you need a decent displacement engine, like 1.8-2.0L, and a boost that doesn’t kick in until higher revs, and then you can get some benefit and not distort the tested MPGs so much.

I don’t think it is as hard as it seems. Simply increasing acceleration rates and top speeds to more accurate mimic real world conditions would work.

There’s always a challenge in getting repeatable scientific rigor in the tests while keeping them realistic, but yes, very yes.

If we had fuel mileage testing that actually mimicked real world driving conditions, none of this would have happened.

Is this news? I thought that was the guiding principle behind turbos anyway - better MPGs because it relies on you cruising at low RPMs. My old Audi A4 was fine at 2500 RPM but I knew that stepping on it was going to drive the MPG down quickly. Did people really think there was something for nothing here?