1) 2017+ Honda Ridgeline AWD - $25k-$30k (Same price as a newer Maverick AWD or Santa Cruz)

Toyota (Main Stream) competes with Honda/Hyundai/Nissan/Kia.
Lexus (Luxury) competes with Mercedes/BMW/Audi.
Mazda (Premium) competes with Acura/Buick/Volvo (Volvo for now.)

And yet I now see Kia Tellurides parked in driveways shared with Range Rovers and Porsche Cayennes because a family wants a 3-row SUV and a Q7 looks understated. I think if its a good value and appealing to the masses they will sell. If they don’t, we can blame the car, the brand, or the dealerships. Time will tell.

Forget the price. You can’t even get a Maverick with hybrid and AWD. That is a truck. A Prius is a econobox and comes in hybrid and AWD. That’s the point. Second if they did, it should come in at $25k. A Ranger is $2k more.

https://www.alfaromeoofmonmouth.com/inventory/used-2019-mazda-cx-9-touring-awd-sport-utility-jm3tcbcy3k0329156/

They’ve been sitting on this one for 60 days. So Maybe $21k-$22k gets the deal done. 2019 is fairly newer, It’s decently sized with 3 rows, perfect for growing families. It is AWD. Lower miles than the Buick.

“So all in all, not a wonderful time to be running an EV charging company, unless you randomly (and against all common sense) decided to base your assembly and an increasing percentage of the production process in the U.S. years ago.”

That quote seemed odd. Tesla has been making and building their cars and Supercharger…

The Maverick confuses me. Prius can be a hybrid and AWD, and you can’t get the Maverick with the hybird and AWD for under $25k? And the Ranger and Tacoma start at $27k. The value add is miss-matched.

Thank you! Price points are irrelevant.
A $500k 1000SF Condo.
A $500k 2000SF Townhome.
A $500k 3000SF Single Family Home.

I bet the smaller, more expensive place has more luxury finishes. I bet the larger single family home places a premium on space. They are the same price point. That doesn’t make them all luxury homes.

I’m not a fan of the Inflation Reduction Act. I think the money could have been appropriated more wisely. That said, companies from the EU, Japan, and South Korea are talking about building factories in the US. Nevada, Texas, Georgia, Kansas, Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, etc. are all targeted for…

11/2021 - LCID $53.
1/2023 - LCID $6.

Lucid needs to crank these out. They need the Gravity SUV to be released next. If they can’t get scale, they’ll wither and die. Their run rate is not sustainable. Rivian has the same challenge. For all of TSLA’s faults, they figured out their 2017-2018 Model 3 volume ramp right…

I think the target pricing in a Kia survey was:

 I used to think that. But this is what Wiki says. So I’ll say they share many common things.

“Although the B8444S shares its Yamaha origination, its transverse layout, and its 60 degree bank angle, officials of all three companies involved insist that the Volvo V8 is not related to the SHO engine; the die-cast…

That Yamaha V8 was pretty badass in 2005. I remember how this transverse, 60 degree engine shared a similar layout with the Ford SHO motor. And at the same time Ford’s D3 platform was derived from the Volvo P2 Architecture including the Haldex AWD. That platform was still under the Taurus until 2019. Ford knew how to…

I disagree on the Gulf Livery. I want to see it on a Tesla. Just to get DinoJuice Lovers and Gretas of the worlds worked up.

$60k and 220 miles range. The Genesis GV60 is $60k and 250 miles range and that many are saying is going to be low volume. As much as I don’t want to say the T word, at that price not competitive. Lincoln should have a version of the Mach-E to compete with the Cadillac Lyric AWD at ~$63k with 300+ miles of range.

I don’t know if this is new speculation. Scoring and pressing SS will be slow. Tesla’s own slides indicate 40m Global S/X, 380M 3/Y, 20M Semi, 300M CyberTruck/Van?, and 700M Model2?

Lotus Evora 2+2. Bump the budget up from $35k to $40k and buy this one: https://www.bournes.com/used/Lotus/2013-Lotus-Evora-3b9c85500a0e09a836efb17e0e7b261c.htm

It is not a Porsche. It is like the Toybura in the sense the heart of this Lotus is a Toyota 2GR V6. And there is aftermarket support for Lotus vehicles…

I’ve heard so stories of GM, Ford, VW, Mitsubishi, Nissan, etc. having EVs that their dealership service centers can’t figure out for extended periods of time. Lucid, Rivian, and even Porsche have had similar issues, but they aim for a higher level of customer service compared to a Nissan Leaf, a Chevy Bolt, or a…

I am aware. But you cant also say other EVs would event exist as options today if it weren’t for Tesla. And as for other option, it doesn’t address the point I made about the Rapid Charging network. I see you will not support a grifter like Musk, but what EV are you or have you been driving? Which is the more…

I wonder how many people who buy Teslas car more about; The transition to sustainable energy care or Elon Musk. On one hand, for 20 years I’ve been hearing we need to do something about global warming NOW. On the other hand, so many of those same people now won’t buy a Tesla because of Elon. So what is really the more…