Yea, I have an Ioniq 5 and it is 100% a big hatchback not an SUV.

As I’ve noted before, our Ioniq 5 (AWD with the apparently range-sapping larger wheels) regularly exceeds the 256 miles of range it’s officially rated at. At a pinch I can get just over 500 km / 310 miles, and without trying to drive for range, 460 km is easy (285 miles). I’ve given up using eco mode, since it really…

So to summarize, they are super reliable as long as you don’t mind them overheating or catching fire? Just being facetious, but I guess the message from your post is they are not for people who don’t know how to maintain them properly, or for the faint of heart.

I wonder if anybody has any good Jaguar stories. Everyone seems to know someone who had / has a horrible experience with an old Jag, yet people still seem to come back for more punishment. As well as the XJS story I mentioned earlier in the comments, I had a neighbour (who should have known better since he used to be…

But oddly, many people drive BMW X6s and other abominably proportioned, Aztec-like German “fastback” SUVs. These are all the ugly of the Aztec for three times the price, which seems like a much worse trade.

It was a later V12 than this model, but in our old neighbourhood there was a gentleman with a beautiful green V12 XJS. I once saw him pulling onto the main street that is probably 400 metres from his house, turn onto the street only to have the car stop in a cloud of smoke, blocking a lane of traffic. It was very much…

There will be an electric Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman, I think for the 2025 model year, and with a claimed weight of about 3,650 lbs.

The EV space seems like it’s a cesspit of bullsh*t when it comes to this kind of stuff. It’s pretty sad that the Jalopnik author doesn’t even seem to be aware of the Plug and Charge standard (which did actually work seamlessly the one time I used it).

This cat robot plan seems like a classic example of a stupid person’s idea of how a smart person would act. “Hey, robots that do jobs like people, so they should be shaped like humanoids!” Humans are shaped like humans not so we can do repetitive tasks on an assembly line. That is actually a really inefficient use of…

I would probably add the RSQ8 on to the list. The only reason it doesn’t officially have 600 hp is to maintain a gap between it and the Urus. I think CarWow did a drag race in which the Audi beat the Lamborghini, so I’m sure Audi are understating the power.

Underwhelming is a generous way of describing the Cullinan. It is just so painfully ugly, it hurts. The Phantom is ugly, too, but in a way that gives it immense presence. The Cullinan is just an awkwardly proportioned abomination.

Cults just dig in when the outside world / data contradicts their belief system. Also, as Tesla loses more of the advantages of being early to market and other manufacturers beat them on the non vapourware qualities that make a good car, expect Tesla to double down on even more fantastical claims.

And I guess the exposed screw heads are supposed to give it that steampunk flair, but they just scream 1990s British company revival sports car attempt.

Taycan GTS Sport Turismo: I was able to trade in our 2020 Taycan Turbo for more than we paid, so got a more practical version of the same platform for a very small delta. And it was a chance to customize exactly the way I wanted (the Turbo was technically a demo, although it had never been driven) and add some unique…

I’m not fighting about it, or opposing progress. I have two EVs. But the trend everywhere is to ignore the basic realities of alternative energy and transportation solutions. Most people, for example, have no concept of why stable base load is so important, why the the relatively low cost of solar and wind at the…

Most of what you’re saying only applies to level 2 charging, which is of little value for a stop of less than a few hours. Almost none of the locations you’re talking about have the electrical infrastructure in place for a bank of fast chargers. They might be able to add one or two 50 Kw chargers at best. There is…

Most people have no idea how anything works, so it’s not surprising that they don’t realize that installing something like a 1,000-amp three-phase service for a bank of fast chargers isn’t straightforward or fast. In Ontario, just getting one of the local distribution companies or Hydro One to get a new service layout…

This was my choice also. The UK press got pretty hysterical about it when it was launched.

Many of the most successful tech company investments of the last three decades have had structures whereby the founders retain control of all of the major decisions the business makes. I don’t think anyone who bought Google at their IPO is worried about the super voting rights of the founders when they see the stock…

And that’s before ADM.