Ah, if only kids who took out student loans had the same level of self-respect and basic understanding of contracts.

Watch them release this with more power than an STi for less money. 

I do not like Elon Musk. I think he is a snake oil salesman. I think his bait and switch deposit scheme on the cheap model 3, and his method of acquisition for Solar City should both be investigated.

Whenever I see these I always pronounce it “zer-at-ee”. I still do. I’m just a child inside my head and should not be allowed to speak to people out loud.

I get what your saying. I’ve seen torque curves on electric motors that have a very flat torque level from 0-around 5k (, admittedly I went looking specifically for this kind of performance, so I do recognize that over motors have the problem you're describing). But you're right, the wheel speed to engine speed is the…

I disagree with some of what you’re saying. Well, maybe disagree isn’t quite right. Transmissions act as torque multipliers.

If you do it right, the whole thing can be a tax write off. Just create an LLC for your racing team.

If I remember correctly, NASA is giving away an old unused Atlas rocket...I think I have an idea. 

3rd gear: If this is just a search through on premises inventory and place a deposit, then eh, it’s something every dealership should have done on their own 5 years ago. If however, this is a full order system bypassing the stupid dealership allocation, private wait-lists, and requirements to be a prior customer to…

You raise an interesting point. I generally fall into the camp of “Don’t touch unless you have permission, or are rescuing an animal / I guess child,” but in thinking about your reason for touching, if it were my car, I think I’d be ok with with what you did, though I would appreciate a note letting me know. Like a,…

Ok, that’s it. Can we just admit that the infrastructure in this country has gone to shit, and that it sucks to drive a car anywhere near a city, with low profile tires, stiff suspension, and normal suspension travel?

So that morning shift article today about how Tesla Model 3 sales are screwing with use luxury car sales? Yeah, this is why.

The real problem with cameras is that they lack the ability to see based on an adjustable angle of incidence. I can set my mirrors to see 80% and shift my head to see a greater field of view. A camera provides no such flexibility. 

You’re definitely not wrong that this is a segment that is now ignored. The problem is it’s a segment that doesn’t sell anymore (I wish it wasn’t the case), or worse the existing options are cash cows for the manufacturers that it isn’t worth it for them to expend the money to develop new options.

I’d rather see guilds for various sub-groups, such as development, product management, etc, rather than an overarching union. Being able to judge candidates for specific roles based on a guild’s recognition and backing would reduce the time it takes to hire competent workers in the US, as well as the churn. 

I think the original proposer of the electric vehicle conflated the issues from back to the Future 1 and back to the Future 3. In one they needed the power equivalent of a nuclear reaction. In three, they needed to get the car up to 88 mph to engage Mr fusion. Two very different systems.

Except that doesn’t work if your mother lives in a city, or a first ring suburb with a one car garage in an alley, and street parking for visitors.

Intent of design should match actual use cases.

Damn. I reached out to him back in the late ‘90s / early ‘00s when I was an art student. He was nice enough to respond and answer my questions around one of his concepts featuring a hubless wheel.

Wait I’m confuzzled.