My ELR has the same release handles. They’re on the floor because the moving part of the latch is on the door frame, not on the door. So if you wanted the release on the door you’d need a bowden cable that went through the flexy boot, around the door sill, and up the B pillar. I’d think having that much bend on the…

The ELR charges rather slowly, so stopping to refill the battery every 40 miles isn’t practical. Overall the ELR isn’t super efficient. I’m sure a big part of that are the huge wheels / tires. A Tesla Model 3 uses almost half the energy to go down the road!

You can’t get adaptive damping, hiper struts, radar cruise, 20 way seats, alcantara headliner, leather dashboard, or regen paddles on a 14 Volt. I’d also venture the Bose system in the ELR has more power than the one in the Volt. The traction motors in the ELR definitely have more umph.

ELEC AVE?

Too bad we never got that orange color in the USA. http://www.a2resource.com/colors/all.html 

This test doesn’t point out any problem specific with Tesla Autopilot. Try it with any adaptive cruise control system and you’ll get the same result. The radar cruise in my ELR has trouble in DC traffic with this scenario: setpoint at 45, traffic going 15. Car in front merges out of the lane suddenly, to reveal a…

Couldn’t you argue that the LX platform cars are even older, being based on the 1996 W210 E Class and the 1998 W220 S Class? Not that that’s a bad thing - having a good base chassis and updating the body / interior seems to have worked well for FCA.

Meh car? But the laserdisc says it has “Quality from A to Z” and is a “complete car”!

Thank goodness the wreath on my Diesel Mercedes isn’t hurting fuel economy any! I can continue to enjoy low 20s in DC traffic!

The pumps around me have a mute icon next to the button on the right... I always hit it.

My 1999.5 Jetta had something similar on the handle for the armrest storage bin. A weight would swivel around and prevent the latch being opened when the arm rest is up.

Definitely a GPS fail. I remember thinking “Oh, this is just a dirt road”, then thinking “Welp, we’re on a snowmobile trail!”
Note all the stuff strapped to the trunk of the car. The inside had our bags too... I don’t think we could have fit anything else in there!

I heard the 1.8 runs a lot smoother and quieter than the 2.0.

The problem with this is that the car won’t let you go into gear when something is plugged into the charge port.

DC traffic is why I don’t DD a stick anymore either...

At $15 a year, the cost really isn’t bad.

Having a van with a pickup front end means the engine is *much* easier to work on. Even on the Chevy the engine is burred deep in the dash.

Considering VW was using dual sensor electronic go pedals in 1989, I find it hard to believe Tesla is using a single sensor today.

My W126 Mercedes doesn’t have this problem :)

Thanks for linking in one of my VHS tapes!