Hopefully they’ve upgraded the inverter they use to boost voltage or I hope anyone that buys one of these enjoys reaching for a NACS to CCS adapter anytime they want to charge faster than ~90kW for the foreseeable future (i.e. the duration of their lease).  Surprised more aren’t just doing what Mercedes is doing and…

It’s why I just ponied up $6k to extend my ‘18 E63 Wagon’s warranty out to 2030. Should be some insane deals on the 2nd-gen ‘25+ Taycan GTS Sport Turismo in 2-3 years.  Unless the rumors of AMG shitcanning their 4-cylinder C63, cancelling the 6-cylinder E63 that should have already released (aborted due to C63 sales)…

And, again, it’s only the “best selling” if you think Tesla isn’t gaming perception by people using registrations = sales.  People are taking delivery of Cybertrucks with expired registrations from months ago.

I’d remiss if I didn’t point out that it appears one particular brand is especially...”vulnerable” to pack water intrusion.

The worst mods for me are the mindless ones. Oh, you drove your Wrangler straight from the dealer to a shop to get 37" tires, spacers, the “angry” headlight covers, leds, etc., how original. Same with lifts, rolling coal, etc. I mean, if you just want to drive a stereotype...cool...I guess.

And you can sometimes find a barely used Taycan GTS Sport Turismo for under $100k, a year after selling for $150k+.

I’m assuming this is based on “registrations”. If so, just be aware that CT buyers are finding expired registrations and tags in their trucks where Tesla is gaming the “sales” because they know that’s the only way anyone on the outside can quantify them.

If the data painted a favorable picture, they’d share it.

Tesla’s slogan at this point is “Trust me, bro”.

I am SUPER tired of the “but they made weapons for the Axis” excuse. That was 80 years ago. Everyone involved in any part of that, including the ones that did it willingly and enthusiastically are DEAD, long dead. Any connection to any aspect of WW2 is nonexistent at this point. Buying a VW isn’t funding an active…

...what has Tesla ever delivered on time for ANYONE to believe any of this?

I “dedicate” about 30 seconds to charging, which is how long it takes to get out of my car at home, walked to the EVSE, and plug in my car.  DCFC is meant exclusively for road tripping outside of the range of your car.  If you can’t charge at home you really shouldn’t be getting into an EV right now.  People have to…

Don’t fewer than 10% of PHEV owners plug in their cars? It’s dumb. Just don’t put in the hybrid part, it’s a waste of resources, weight, complexity, etc. Just start making every ICE car a 3-cylinder that makes laughably low power. People usually only make a paradigm shift in habits/purchases if the inconvenience of…

They should have done electric turbos like the new 911 GTS and thrown out the 1000lbs of extra hybrid nonsense.  It only gained 103lbs over the old GTS and a BIG power jump via lag free electric turbos and also gained the increased exhaust noise from not being muffled by traditional turbos.

I get the feeling BMW M and AMG are kicking themselves looking at the new 911 GTS’ electric turbo going “why didn’t we do that?” Imagine if the new M5 and E63 were just evolutions of their V8s with instant spooling electric turbos that don’t muffle exhaust noises.

Oh god, the only reason some of us are alive is because of how small Nissan’s cheapest cars are.  Now everyone that needs a cheap car financed at 30% for 120 months will have to move up to large and heavier cars, endangering us all more.

My assumption is that they worked on all the subsystems (48v, drive by wire steering) etc. as individual systems at a leisurely pace and that they didn’t attempt to put it all together until the last possible moment, robbing themselves of the iterative process of integrating systems, going back to modify a design,…

Wait, isn’t this based completely on speculation/guesswork?

I’m absolutely sure they sat on the CT from its unveiling in 2019 until the beginning of 2023, then speed ran its development and testing. Some automakers test their cars for years and millions of miles. I’d bet they “tested” the CT for a couple months and drove it a couple thousand miles before putting it on sale.

So...it’s slower, much more expensive, and over 1000lbs heavier...