So much speculation, such little info. Musk is many things, but not a dummy (well maybe buying twitter was stupid.) Regardless, I’m really curious to know what this glass thing will be used for.

Lets not kid ourselves. Geely is pivoting Lotus to where Stellantis is pivoting Maserati... Towards the Porsche EVs. One would argue Geely has Volvo (and to a lesser extent Polestar) making the transition more competitively against Audi’s EV.  (I’m not really sure who Polestar is positioning against...)

For average folks: the CUV/SUV (Think Mercedes ML, Lexus LX, etc).
For Sports Sedans: the Mitsu Evo
For small JDM Sports Cars: the S2000
For American Muscle: the C6 Vette
For American Excess: the Hummer
For trucks: the Quad/Crew Cab

The A32 97-99 Maxima SE w/ Leather was always better bang for the buck then the equivalent Camry of that era. The 02-03 I35 (A33 Maxima) was also a relative bargain on the used market compared to the ES300 (back in those days.)

That said I’m surprised a newer Mini Cooper didn’t make the list. Has anyone driven a Mini…

The H3T had a curb weight starting at 4900# and an I5 with ~240hp/#ft. In top trim its max towing was 5900# and a 58" bed. (The 2009 Tacoma maxed out at 6500# with a V6).

The Gladiator starting curb weight was 4600# and a V6 with ~280hp/260#ft. Max towing is 7650#.

I think by all accounts, the H3T was trying to fit the…

If the FJ Cruiser made the list, how did the Hummer H3 and Hummer H3T not make the list? or the Hummer H2 SUT?

And then we have crazy things like uninsured motorist that forces us for coverage to pay for someone else’s failure of compliance. If the incentives aren’t messed up, I don’t know what is.

Its interesting to see an article bashing the Cybertruck prototypes when I think the surprising Tesla news today that everyone else is reporting this morning is how GM has followed FORD in adopting the TESLA EV plug for North America. That is a huge win for US OEMs and opens those EVs up to the largest EV rapid…

The answer is always spend less out of college. Pocket $10k, Spend $15k. Here is an Acura TL SH-AWD 6speed for $14,975 in Whitewall, PA (on your way down to DC): https://www.jacobs-auto.net/details/used-2013-acura-tl/94026337

✓ 6 Speed (Clutch replaced 12/2022)
✓ AWD
✓ Sedan
✓ Japanese’s Reliability
✓ Honda/Acura J37 (in…

So $10k cheaper than a $90k Lexus LX600 that is smaller than a $60k Sequoia and sold 3711 total units in 2021. Sounds like a move from the company that brought us the Toyota Crown.

If they implement the system they did with the ID.4, they MIGHT be okay. That said, I’m still surprised VW missed the multi-config trend started with the Kia Carnival and now in ICE SUVs like the Honda Pilot. One Configuration = 2/3/3 or 2/2/3, dealers choice. Pop the 2nd row middle seat out and store it in the…

91-01 Acura NSX. Such a classy/timeless design that the 2017+ could not repeat.

I came looking for “but what about the scrub radius” in the comments...

2005 Subaru Outback 2.5XT (Turbo 4) for $5k: https://www.truecar.com/used-cars-for-sale/listing/4S4BP67C054321216

Spend $600 on a 2" Lift Kit from ADF: https://awdadventure.com/collections/2005-2009-subaru-outback/products/05-09-outback-2-strut-spacers-w-multi-link-spacers

Later, Add a Stage 1 Tune if you want when…

I’m no Elon fan, but Jalop deff has an axe for him. 1 of 1 = 100% market share. Off course they will loose the share game as more EVs come on board. That a good thing. That means competition is working. But lets not kid ourselves, Tesla is still the lion’s share and is beating the volume/profit game.

The bias for which…

That partnership was introduced in 2010, and 2 months later the Rav4 EV was collaborated on to meet CARB goals. Toyota and Daimler divested in October 2014 when Tesla will still only building the Model S.

Since then they have built the Model X, Model 3, and Model Y with several iterations (heat pump for the Model 3,…

I think Toyota is sticking to their Modular Production Method while Ford, GM, VW, and others are watching Tesla’s unboxed method revolutionize Toyota’s process. So its all about evolving better ways to build the mouse trap and Toyota has not done much of anything on that front since the 90s.

Is this not kind of common sense though?
1) Average vehicle transaction cost shot up in the last 3 years. Meaning, if people don’t have to, they aren’t buying another one (similar to homes).
2) Vehicles are generally lasting longer (granted may require more maintenance cost, but chances are the vehicle is close to being…

An AWD Hybrid Lifted Sienna please: https://www.journeysoffroad.com/2021-4th-gen-sienna-lift-kits.html

PS CVTs are not the issue. Your Outback’s CVTs are the issue. Most Hybrids are CVTs and we’ve had a Lexus RX450h go 250k miles without any issues.

If Rivian R1S caters to the Range Rover / Land Cruise crowd, then it makes sense the Lucid Gravity caters to the Mercedes GLS / Audi Q7 /Porsche Cayenne crowd.