This might trigger some, but in the US the insurance system is designed to spread the burden. In Europe, insurance is relatively expensive that responsibility is almost required due to the fiscal load. We have “uninsured motorists” coverage to pay for someone else NOT having insurance and the uninsured generally have…

The 1st Gen NSX had a timeless design. It still ages well. What let it down was on paper a V6 was nothing special in the world of V8 or V12s. The 996 911s came out in mid-late 90s and from there the 911 took off as Acura/Honda never really updated the NSX meaningfully outside of the 3.2/6sp change in 97.

That is what Cash for Clunkers was supposed to accomplish. But most of the hindsight evidence suggests outside of the Prius (which rose in popularity) Hybrids take rate did not noticeably change.

One can argue that as Hybrid tech has accelerated, it is a pretty viable option today. So the other argument is that even if…

Ford CEO might be right with respect to the USA, but we Americans have blundered this one. First, we did another EV credit when we really needed to incentivize DC Rapid Charging. Everyone talks about the grid being maxed out, but all these mobile batteries could actually stabilize the grid on peak demand during the…

Having drove a 97 NSX-T from 60k to 180k from 2002-2021, I can say it has been pretty close to perfect. With a few NSX-S/NSX-R upgrades, it handled so surreal. It may not have been the fastest in a straight line, but around turns very few things kept up speed in the turns with. Let me go curl up in a ball as I…

I think the CT looks like cat$hit. That said, the title is so click bait with the “lie” int he headline. Yet when you read it, factually it didn’t lie. It can fit that length. I get the point, but when someone measures the width of a bed both between the wheel wells and full width, its to get an idea of how much 4x8…

New: Toyota RAV4 Prime 4WS. 42 miles electric. 600 total miles hybrid. Its your Volt in a 2012-2015 Lexus RX sized wrapper. Start at $45k

Used: Overlooked is the 2018ish Acura MDX SH-AWD Sport Hybrids. You can find them for around $25-$30k with about 50-75k miles on them (knowing that you guys will be wracking up the…

This happened 12 months ago with the Model 3 when Q3 2023, people said there was a slow down. Than we found out Tesla was using all the parts in inventory to build as many Model 3s as they could, so they had inventory to take the production lines off and upgrade them for the new “Highland” Model 3 which came out Jan…

How about the 83-84 Brat EA71 turbo? Although irrelevant because the sales volume speaks for how unpopular the Baja was.

Subaru Baja. No payload. No towing capacity. Could not carry 4' wide material (at least the Maverick can above the wheel arches) It was the Baja:

“SoCal” = not representative of most of the USA.

TVR Sagaris:

Um... Most EV owners DO have a plug at home, most have a Level 2 charger at home. And yes, the batteries “should” be at ideal thermal temps before driving. That is why many times Regen is limited from what I’ve read.

The issue with all of these is flawed data. From my understanding (please correct me if I am wrong) the data is pulled from the projected mileage at % SoC. IE 300 miles @ 100%, 280 miles @ 90%, etc. However, the BMS reserves a portion for thermal management. As the temp of the HV battery or exterior climate change,…

Seriously. Countach was produced from 74-78. Chrylser bought Lamborghini in 87 and sold it in 94. VW bought it in 98.
You could say Chrysler helped with the Diablo in 1990 (3 years after Chrysler’s purchase) the same way VW helped with the Murcielago in 2001 (3 years after VWs purchase.)
But the Countach was well before…

Having owned a 97 NSX and put 100k+ miles on it, most of them in between 2004-2014, I would say its better to own a better example of a slightly cheaper car... in this case Japanese with bulletproof reliability and amazing handling. Let me go be depressed as I miss that one.

GM had too many brands selling the same thing with different badges. If it was anything close to this in the 2000s, I think it would have faired as well as Ford did in the 2008-2012 Great Recession.
Chevy = Mainstream Cars like Ford.
GMC = Trucks
Hummer = SUVS a la Jeep/LandRover/RangeRover
Buick = Acura/Lincoln
Cadillac =…

Um... Didn’t she say her husband has a stupid loan on his truck or something as well? So how does blaming the dealership for him not being there change anything. Accountability = 0. Deflecting = 1.

I can’t believe I’m doing this... but I’m actually defending him. Shoot me.

Autonomy/Autonomous was probably mentioned 20 times on that call. FSD at least 10 times. He qualified everything. He said “IF you value Tesla as JUST like an auto company...if somebody doesn’t believe Tesla is going to solve autonomy, I think…

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