It is a very decent amount of power from a 2.0L turbo-4, and I agree it’s pretty incredible what we can do with that static displacement using forced induction.

I definitely would love to own one, but not at the $80,000+ mark it sits in. If they had a $65,000 trim to compete against the S4/M340i/C43, I could be swayed, but they’ve elected to completely ignore that segment.

I sampled a 2020 Giulia Ti last year, it’s a nice car and it drives well. I liked it. That said, it’s not nice enough for the MSRP Alfa is asking relative to the features it has. You have to spend up into S4/M340i money to get comparable luxuries and an interior worthy of the segment and you’re still saddled with a…

When the used cars are nicer and often even come with warranties, do we really?

This also applies to buying new. Here in the DMV, dealers across all segments have spartan inventory on trucks and SUVs and orders are both delayed and marked up. But you you’re in the market for a large sedan or a small coupe, well, you are basically unaffected unless you are trying to buy an Acura or a Lexus (good…

Punching below the belt doesn’t care whether the punch was up or down relative to where it was thrown from.

Holy shit, that’s too good!

*Laughs in LT5.*

RE: Manufacturing vs. Serviceability

The car market is mature, new entry-level shit-cans are not necessary because used cars at the same price are nicer and pretty goddamn reliable at this point. The chunk of cash saved by not buying new will very likely cover whatever maintenance you need even if engine or two turn into grenades. Until the government…

WTF...dey took er flergs!

The irony when Orange Man is getting boo’d by his own party constituents for supporting vaccines after he empowered them to be regressive activist assholes for the last 5 years, lol.

I, and my keyboard, are very grateful for having finished my tea before reading your comment.

ThrottleHouse is always a riot while also being informative in ways that the big outlets can’t because they rely on the #brands giving them cars to review and that most other YouTube outlets can’t because they don’t have the driving experience or a track.

I did say Geely owns most of the stock, but nice to know the exact figure. Thanks!

I am not going to pretend to understand all the nuances, and maybe I’m using the wrong word, but what I know is that Volvo Cars was bought from Ford in 2010 and, as of last year, can now be traded on the Stockholm NASDAQ as “VOLCAR”. Maybe those are just effectively re-labeled Geely shares? Don’t know. It’s weird.

All these solutions in search of a problem...

The era of shipping cars around the world is over, especially since COVID-19. You must have the factory close to the market in order to win over your customers.

The Colossus is a gorgeous, gorgeous machine.

I remember watching the revelation of this design concept. It’s definitely a few steps back from where they are today; the current cars are swanky and lust-inducing, visually, to the point of writing cheques that the driving dynamics can’t hope to cash.