Who’s going to be the first to plop down $20K for pre-order?

Lol. All of those cars were designed in the 90s, but ok, point made. “This century” was a little hyperbolic. I should have said, “In a very long time,” but that didn’t sound as overdramatic as I wanted to be. ;-)

This is incorrect. I’ve rented these things. They are objectively awful when compared to anything else made this century. I can’t think of anything worse. The Impala is the pinnacle of bad.

Both Haas cars crashed out in the previous race & both would have needed to be rebuilt for this race. I wonder if this was an intentionally false positive COVID test to keep costs down for a race that would be completely inconsequential to both team and driver - especially considering the car was objectively awful and…

Isn’t the answer always “Miata”?

I think the bigger story here is that 17% of people surveyed didn’t know that Tesla offered an EV.

A bit late, but I’ll just add that I, myself, am 6'5" and have owned plenty of small cars - 914, first 2 MR2s, and an Elise to name a few. While I’ve never actually sat in a Cosmo, I’ve stuck my head in the window of one and stand by my assertion that no 6'6" human, regardless of how they are proportioned, will fit in…

I think David Tracy missed the part about the person being 6'6". There’s *no way* someone that size will fit in a Cosmo.

Compared to what? Pole Position?

I have a ‘70s Lotus. When it’s not in the shop, it’s driven daily... back to the shop.

Everyone is saying that they take minutes to spool up, but their other videos show that the ones for small boats spin up in < 5 seconds. They even demo this in those videos - at sea. Maybe I’m missing something? Maybe they were already spun up but not “active”? Not sure, but here’s the video:

They’ve been so very different from generation to generation. The Elise had different magic than the Esprit; the Esprit different magic than the Elan; and the Elan different magic than the 7 (yes, there are others, but they fall into the same or similar categories, imo)

Which teams that have had hopes of making into the top three for qualifying have been sandbagging or skipping? If that’s the actual reason for a “quali race”, then it’s pointless.

Having experienced that car when it was new (in that same color, I might add), I agree with your statement. I loathed that car.

Came here to say the same. I was lucky enough to go to the opening. Tried to upload pics, but... kinja’d & can’t be bothered. Imagine floor to ceiling windows between your living room and garage and between the garage and the ocean/city on every floor in the building. I think the penthouse had room for something like…

If you need your Wipeout fix, there are several clones out there. I’ve been playing Pacer on Xbox. It scratches the itch. https://pacergame.com/

Newsflash: they’re still at it! They uploaded a video this month!

Same info, no slideshow: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g29994375/future-electric-cars-trucks/

Same info, no slideshow: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g29994375/future-electric-cars-trucks/

Non slideshow version: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g29994375/future-electric-cars-trucks/