Bolt is tough to live with if you need to fast charge on the road, since I think it can only charge at 50 kW. The Ioniq has similar 800v architecture as the Taycan and can make use of 350 kW chargers (although there aren’t too many yet). That said, we’ve tried to charge our Taycan on Petro Canada’s 350 kW chargers a…

One of the reasons I didn’t want a Tesla is how horrible their infotainment and UI is. I want apple CarPlay, not an endless mess of menus and sub-menus. FSD is also mostly worthless to me.

I should also add that the base Ioniq 5 starts at $46k CAD with freight and PDI, which after the federal incentive is $33k US. Pretty hard to beat.

Just got the Canadian pricing for my Ioniq 5. I ordered the AWD Ultimate version, which has more toys and luxury than a Model Y, and is $62k CAD including freight and PDI ($49k USD). It will apparently qualify for the $5k federal government rebate, so that brings it down to $46k USD). I think that’s way better value…

Came here to comment how epically awful Lexus’s graphics are. Given the resources at their disposal, it must simply be that the company is beholden to senior managers who are terrified of change.

Agreed. The F3x 3 series is just not that nice in any form. It somehow manages to lose a lot of the sharpness you expect from a BMW product without really being comfortable or practical enough to compensate. The 5 series from the same era feels like a huge step up in terms of quality and refinement, and the…

It is here today. It’s called a taxi. Other versions include buses and trains.

I had an Outback Outdoor (not sure if that trim was available in the US - I think maybe the Onyx was the equivalent), which was basically only differentiated from the Limited and Premier XT 2.4 turbo models by its wipe-down vinyl seats, some additional cladding, a front camera and an “advanced” version of x-mode. The…

But that’s just it. I’m not arguing for fairness in everything. It’s not a zero sum game where either everything has to be “fair” (which inevitably leads to the “equal sharing of misery” version of socialism) or we have to dismiss every attempt to create more fairness. There are simple, pragmatic steps that can fix…

The logic is that the tax code is unfair, whereas your logic seems to be we shouldn’t change it because it’s simply the way it is. You could say that about anything and never implement laws or regulations, regardless of their wider benefit to society.

Yea, but there is a unique feature of very wealthy people whose fortune is mostly in stock, and that’s the ability to borrow heavily against those holdings (for example through some kind of securities-backed line of credit) and through that mechanism take minimal or zero ordinary income. So it’s not that “ordinary”…

That’s true to an extent, but don’t underestimate the duplicity of the narrative. Cop26 is setting up a scenario in which the top down action is going to impoverish the average working person in the West, while continuing to outsource jobs and manufacturing to the most polluting, least environmentally conscious…

This is the new normal. Actual outcomes don’t matter. All that matters is the performance.

The Taycan really does grow on you because it is such an incredibly comfortable and relaxing place to be, and these little details are the icing on the cake. It looks great in Neptune, too.

Electric version coming in 2024 sounds a bit “let’s say that and hope for the best.

Same here. I could not handle the crappy perceived quality of Tesla. But I’m OCD and I like detail and luxury and finesse in silly things like stitching and leather. This makes me more weird and irrational than the buyer who sees a Tesla and thinks “cool, an EV with great charging infrastructure and overall the…

I’m very sceptical about the semi. Isn’t it the case that the size of the battery to deliver the range gives ever diminishing returns? Delivery vans for “last mile” urban deliveries seem like a much better use case, both in terms of the practicality of charging and the alignment with increasingly restrictive air…

Not to mention that big tech has proven it will capture the lion’s share of any subscription revenue that might be available in virtually every category. Much more likely that Apple and Google are the winners from these models than the auto makers.

Yes, the Taycan has a drag coefficient of 0.22, which is pretty great. However, I guess the EQS manages 0.2 but without the super low-slung profile, and therefore it’s likely a lot more comfortable to get in and out of the car. The average S-Class customer, which is the target audience for the EQS, probably wants the…

I loved the initial concept of the Cross Turismo, but agree that it looks a bit odd in the metal. The hatchback would be really nice to have though.