I have a Taycan Turbo and the range is so much better than the EPA rating. We have managed 460+ kms without hypermiling or even using Range mode. By contrast my 2017 Model S 100D was officially rated at around 500 km, but would struggle to get 420 km. I feel like Porsche and Audi just didn’t game the system enough to…

The hydraulic power steering on my 997. No matter what tricks car makers play to create feel from electric assist, it just can’t match the analogue feel in my car.

That sounds totally fair, but I think that’s the issue years of Alfa unreliability have created. Even rock solidly reliably Alfas are tainted by the expectation from potential buyers that they won’t be.

Over 500 hp from a 2.9 litre engine, so yes, high strung is an understatement.

I think it’s more “performative theatre” vs. “effective policy,” but that’s not quite as catchy. EVs are too expensive because battery technology isn’t advancing fast enough, so a big, heavy and expensive battery is still a default feature of any EV with enough range to be viable. Focusing on incentives to the…

I think you’re giving most people way too much credit for noticing, let alone judging, the car you drive. And even if they do notice and judge, seriously you’re going to deny yourself pleasure because of what some random stranger thinks, or because your friends are shallow enough to change their behaviour to you…

Yes, I only see one image now. Thanks.

I think just paranoia about Alfa reliability, and a horrendous depreciation curve. That said, with the right deal and full warranty, it’s probably an amazing car to lease.

No idea why the double image post always happens. Even if I edit and delete one, when I update the post, the double image is still there.

Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio.

Damnit, until you came along we could imagine it was a work of unrecognized genius, safe in the knowledge that we’d never encounter a real Avantime owner. It was Schrodinger’s car, now it’s just another terrible French attempt at luxury.

My mother had an A2. It really was a great car, and incredibly fuel efficient with the 1.4 FSi engine. I think it weighed under 1,000 kg.

It’s easier to avoid contagion throughout the market with these SPACs than it was during the GFC. If the company a SPAC acquires turns out to be a fraudulent or just crappy failure, then the investors will lose some or all of their money. During the GFC, the losses from the fraudulently assembled, rated and marketed…

A lot of the options on the build he’s reviewing are really pointless. The carbon buckets, lightweight glass and carbon ceramics are just for show, in the sense that the weight benefits won’t be perceptible at all, even in “spirited” driving, and the standard brakes are already excellent. A manual GTS with a few…

The RS America was really just a cosmetic exercise, whereas the Euro 964 RS had different suspension components, a bit more power, and is now wildly more desirable to collectors. Not to say that the RSA isn’t a great car, but it really wouldn’t be any different to drive than a regular 964 C2.

The lightweight version of the base Carrera may happen - there will probably be a new Carrera T. The 991 T was available with lightweight glass, RAS, the carbon buckets / rear seat delete. Sounds like that would actually be your perfect 992.

It’s honestly the same in reverse with most sports cars, at least when you get past a certain age. I’m on my second 911, having sold the first when I just found it too uncomfortable and impractical for 90% of my driving. Somehow I’m surprised that the older, smaller and harsher riding 911 I now have is even less…

Yea, the one I saw was black on black. But I guess that is also the appeal for many of the target audience - completely anonymous luxury and extreme comfort.

I saw my first new generation S-Class yesterday. It’s definitely underwhelming in the metal. It looks very bland and generic. I’m really not a fan of the EQS’s styling, but even so I’d say it’s a no brainer to go with the EQS over the S-Class.

I feel like a Corrado or Sirocco is a much more timeless and desirable starting point than a Golf convertible.