Right, but how many times has Cadillac tried this “let’s reinvent ourselves as [insert current flavour of luxury positioning],” only to see the strategy make zero impact and the company to go back to selling nothing but Escalades to end users, and sedans to fleets and uber black drivers?

Agreed. I do not understand why so many journalists have been talking up the interior of the EQS as if it’s the pinnacle of interior design.

Safety, right. https://www-esv.nhtsa.dot.gov/Proceedings/25/25ESV-000260.pdf

I had a T8 XC90. It was hands down the most unreliable piece of garbage I’ve ever owned. When it worked it was very comfortable and effortless to drive, but it was in the shop at least 10 times in 14 months before I threw in the towel.

The Ioniq is RWD not FWD. I have the AWD, but only because when I ordered it I thought the higher spec models would get delivered faster. The RWD with the larger battery is probably the sweet spot in the range. A good set of snow tires and it will be more than fine in winter.

Porsche 911 Black Edition. Seriously, a 911 in black with a badge telling you it’s black. That’s it, no other unique characteristics, and certainly no different than getting a normal 911 in black. There’s a reason nobody wants these on the used car market.

Isn’t the range on a typical diesel truck around 1,500 - 2,000 miles? I realize that drivers legally have to take breaks at much more frequent intervals that probably correspond to the Tesla’s claimed range, but how likely is it that charging infrastructure will line up with those breaks? I’m assuming that the battery…

Just recovering from the shock of seeing a new car interior with clear, individual buttons and dials for the climate control.

I honestly think this is at the heart of why Tesla owners are such zealots. They have extended themselves financially to get the car so it MUST be more than a car, it must be the second coming of Christ.

The classiest GT3 Tourings are the ones in a cool PTS colour, chrome trim and silver wheels. So much more elegant than the blacked out look.

This is satire, right? Sorry for asking but it’s extremely hard to tell these days. If not, I sincerely urge you to get psychological help rather than view this as an “other people” problem.

Not to mention that dealers who have built new stand-alone stores have invested millions to do so. I’d be pretty upset if I was getting the same allocation of new cars as a dealer who hadn’t made similar investments.

I did not they’re the same car with a different badge; I made a silly crack about Audi’s business model. That said, the ID4, Skoda Enyak and the Q4 are clearly much closer to being the same car with a different badge than an Urus and an Audi Q7.

The graphics probably look chintzier, but the Ioniq 5's level 2 driver assist stuff and HUD work surprisingly well. It steers and changes lanes pretty flawlessly on the highway, and generally sounds like it does a much better job than the Q4.

This is basically Audi’s business model in one sentence. You just need to add “for much more money.”

Get a 997 targa and you can even claim it’s a family hatchback.

I rented a regular Golf Mk 8 in the UK, and the new interface literally ruins the day-to-day experience of living with the car. Everything about the screen, the capacitive buttons, it’s all awful. It would be a hard no for me for this reason alone.

Yea, in Canada the non-Tesla charging options are still pretty poor, both in terms of location and reliability. Electrify Canada stranded me in brutal winter weather because none of the chargers would initialize and I just couldn’t deal with the Tesla sales and service experience, horrible ride quality on the Y and…

100%. This was clearly bought by someone whose first priority was to buy something so they could tell people they had an expensive car, but did not realize the world of financial pain an out-of-warranty turbo V8 BMW can bring. And it’s in the worst colour with trim “upgrades” that make the interior almost as bad. I…

The Ioniq is definitely not a car to buy for driver engagement. The ride is fairly comfortable, but there is zero steering feel, and quite a bit of body roll in the corners. Our other car is a Taycan GTS Sport Turismo, which is obviously dramatically sharper to drive, yet also has better ride quality and overall…