Why in the hell wouldn’t I just buy the base model and do an aftermarket update that unlocks all that for next to nothing?

Thanks for the info.

Cars can only be designed to meet one emissions target at a time per location. The issue with CA is that it doesn’t have one emissions target; my understanding is that CA has a rolling emissions target, so any car there inherently has a more limited lifespan because, eventually, it cannot meet the rolling target.

VW currently has the best opportunity in decades to gain a lead in the NA market by taking that huge chunk of investment and spending it on building out charging infrastructure synergizing with their electric platforms (MEB, J1), making their cars more attractive than most of the competition and rendering them second…

Count me in as one of those “nothing but electric” buyers. I’m just waiting for the right car to become available. Right now, Audi seems it, but I’m not averse to anybody coming up with a more compelling alternative.

The Golf has interesting trims that are counted in its sales figures, but the point is still sound. In the US, the best-selling is the F-150...other than the Raptor, not a particularly interesting vehicle.

So...it’s a Volvo, then?

Kind of apples and main combat tanks, there, but the point is made and I agree. Available EV options right now kind of suck. None are well-rounded enough or nice enough in their price ranges.

They only used the carbon body to get the incredible weight down. That’s also likely why they decided it wouldn’t make a good fit for Volvo. The sharp creases are a byproduct of using carbon, not the original intent.

Depends, did they make a profit on those 2000 units?

Given the traditions of the site we’re on, it was probably just a friendly rib.

You recycle it. Something the US doesn’t do but our counterparts in smarter, less fearful nations (like France) do.

How is it for cars older than OBDII but not old enough for complete exemption?

No one is planning on taking our cars away.

As opposed to your comments, which focus mostly on angrily attempting to deconstruct other people’s comments and don’t even contribute an opinion about the article subject to the conversation.

Whomever they have drawing up and approving these designs needs to be, uh, let go.

I quite like the outgoing M2, but that’s about all that comes to mind.

Wrong on both counts.

I...do not like the direction Hyundai’s styling is going. The Sonata is alright, but the rest are edging toward Lexus-ugly. Bold and distinctive, to be sure, but not attractive.

Ironically, the GT Line gets the AWD option and GT is stuck as FWD-only.