“their new, base model counterparts:”

While i do think the problem is more complex than instant gratification, your story pretty much defines what instant gratification is. Instant gratification can have perfectly reasonable justifications.

that’s what he said, many times

FWIW I bought a model S P90DL 2 years ago for $54k. I’ve put 32k miles on it and spent $300 total in maintenance/repair ($200 for a doorhandle which could have been a cheap DIY if I had the time, and $100 for brake service). Current selling price for these is still about the same price I paid, granted the market is…

The EV will have such lower maintenance costs - few moving parts - and the energy savings will more than make up for any depreciation more than $10k. I’m no fan of Tesla but that seems like the right answer there - there are better EVs, but not better luxury EVs.

OK, first off, he says regularly commuting to see his parents, not daily.

Im no huge Tesla fan, but the model 3 is a great commuter car. Super easy to drive in traffic(since your commuting on the 80, there will undoubtedly be lots of that), and decent ride if you get the smaller wheel setup. The Mach-E is a great option as well, better built than the tesla and super comfy. Both will…

Dammit!

Thank you, I fixed it. 

this one has been fitted with an aftermarket “Stage 2" performance kit, including new cams, a bigger intake, and new engine mapping, good for about 90 horsepower and 130 horsepower

I’m still a little bit surprised that the new Lotus Emira didn’t end up with a Volvo-based engine option, given the linkage between Volvo and Geely. Don’t misunderstand me, the AMG engine is definitely going to have more “performance cachet” than a Volvo engine would, but seems like the Volvo option was right there…

For the past 4-5 years (not sure), I really really tried to like the FE. But, still finding so them boring. Race circuits: they are running in a corridor of ads, no matter what city they are in (don’t see much scenery of these), the circuits are narrow, very narrow, not leaving much chance to pass. I know, they are…

Many engineers use ‘nominal’ to mean ‘normal’ or ‘as expected’. They probably could have used a different term but it doesn’t seem like this memo was meant for public consumption. The intended recipients likely knew exactly what the writer meant.

This seems more of “the new car will possibly kill drivers” and less of “the new car will make racing worse.” 

Yeah, that is a really weird interpretation of the word “nominal” in my view as well. In engineering parlance, “nominal” is good, is operating as expected. We’re talking to engineering teams here, that’s how they’re using that word and that’s how it should be interpreted. ‘In name only’ sounds like something in use in…

Heretical statement incoming: I dislike two-strokes.

Or you could just buy a 2022 KTM 300 XC-W TPI (103.4 KG).

I have not. I probably wouldn’t consider one due to Energica having three dealers in the entire country. There are dozens of Zero dealers and HUNDREDS of Harley dealers. 

Compared to these two, it’s a scooter. I definitely plan to ride it, but it’s not a sport bike. 

Hey if we can get a production version that removes those dumb wheel arch plastics and drops the ride height I am all for racing crossovers.