Full credit to Mr. Regular for his analogy, paraphrasing:

Oh god, I forgot about that color on the “bug eye’s”. Maybe my brain just tried to remove it from my memory. It looks like pee...

Technically, it’s still under warranty. This is straight from Tesla’s website:

That has to have fuel cost included. That’s also likely their biggest expense running cars that many miles per month. The thing is, why wouldn’t they specifically call that out?

So this! It’s not just the minivan, which they will absolutely push, it’s the subtext about having children.

Bingo, hit the nail on the head with this one. Why all the discussion on horsepower and none on torque? That’s the real number to focus on for a diesel engine. Remember HP is just a function of torque and engine RPM. Engines that rev higher or produce more torque have higher HP, but the real story is how it gets…

That... sounds really good! Seriously, that fits with Lambo’s crazy designs and would go against the grain. Pretty much what they’ve always done. They are probably the only brand with the cajones to pull it off too. I’m sure they won’t, but that would be interesting.

“So you’re telling me there’s a chance!”

While what you say does have a ring of truth, there are a few things that aren’t true. A motorcycle is inherently an unstable vehicle as it rides on two wheels. This is something every motorcycle safety course teaches. The Elio also has two seats one in front of the other, should they ever, you know, actually…

Totally reminds of Regular Car Reviews special on the Dale. If you haven’t watched it I highly recommend it. I admit I’m a fanboy of RCR but I really like the factual offshoots that take a more serious tone and the story of the Dale is pretty amazing and sounds oddly familiar... Lots of promises and a trail of…

It is weird how popular it is with the kids these days? It’s almost like they made a cheap, quick, reliable, bare bones, after market supported “sports” car about 15* years ago that has now depreciated to the point a kid with a summer job could afford it.

It was okay. Nothing great, nothing terrible. Go back and watch the early episodes of Top Gear - those first years were pretty rough. It took several seasons to build up. The first year didn’t even have James May. I’ve read some behind the scenes books and they were begging people to come to the studio so it…

Yes but very much inline with current technology. A battery charger has a bit in common with an amplifier or motor controller. Those are plenty big enough in industrial applications to easily meet the power requirements, albeit with some tweaking for battery charging.

I guess there just aren’t many out there like me. My list was: 4WD (snow belt), no 3rd row (no kids), 5000 lbs+ tow rating for occasional boat towing (something no smaller SUV offers due to the weaker unibody designs which are maxed at 3500 lbs at best), had to fit in a garage without consuming too much space around…

Schrodinger’s Touareg? It is both alive nor dead until you observe the badge.

Adding to what others have already said, Tesla’s biggest advantage is it can run at a tremendous fiscal loss and the stock market doesn’t care - yet. That may shift in the distant future but if Tesla had to appease share holders the same way the legacy automakers had to they would be shuttered in a week. I’m not…

Came here to make a Fury Road reference, but I was too late. Still leaving satisfied.

Not only that but there are people that will try to push the limits. People already commit suicide by jumping in front of buses, usually on a highway on ramp. This is way out there I fully admit, but what happens if someone is intentionally trying to kill themselves by getting into a situation the autonomous car (or…

I have to agree with your assessment and it was exactly my thinking when we traded in my wife’s Jetta on a Touareg... With a V10 diesel. We did a 3 year loan at 0.98% and added a 3 year bumper to bumper warranty with $0 deductible for $2500. We paid it off early and that warranty paid out ~$7500 over the 3 years. …

Agreed that looks like the right kit. The bad news is the stock airbox is not a limiting factor for power in these engines so provides no performance gain. They build them because people will buy them but actual dyno testing shows no gain, and many times a (very) slight loss. Porsche does a good job of making sure…