“Mazda wouldn’t give a definitive answer on if/when the super-efficient Skyactiv-X or diesel Skyactiv-D engines might make their way to the U.S. market. If/when they do, they’ll probably make it into the CX-30.” 

Cool and maybe they can badge them with the torque rating in ounce inches too

Can the IIHS tackle DRL LEDs that are so bright the driver thinks their headlights are on even when they’re not? I run into this all the time now, because dashboards are always lit, even with the headlights off, and DRLs are so bright the owners think their lights are on. I’ve been stuck behind someone without their…

How about we start with local law enforcement eradicating illegal HID drop ins, illegal headlight height, and illegal light bars?

The main thing is HOW to get more people to go off road. I think they’ve solved that by reducing visibility.

The EV1 had a 17kwh battery though. It's not the short range that's disappointing, it's the really crappy efficiency.

EPA tests are not performed out on a track/road course, they are done on a dyno simulating city/highway driving. The longest tests (city tests) are about 30 mins, the highway one is only a bit over 10 minutes long.

It’s still an interesting car and I’m glad it exists, but it really illustrates Tesla’s efficiency advantage. The Model 3 SR+ uses less than half the energy to go that distance. It can charge at 170kw, so a fair bit quicker to to up.

CARB rate the Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD at 455 miles. Tesla and the EPA say it’s 322 miles.

Something just feels off about the EPA tests...I’d be skeptical as a manufacturer too if other test cycles have all yielded better range.

also important to note that the model 3 long range got 455 miles of range on the CARB. so it really isn’t a great metric to rely on.

Too much lag. You would lose some of that initial torque.

From your link: “There’s a significant chance that when the EPA tests the Taycan Turbo and Turbo S, its numbers could be closer to our estimates or even lower, possibly hovering around 200 miles.”

Couldn’t Porsche just install a larger turbo to increase the range?

So after reading Audi/Porsche marketing materials, you decided to give them a pass.

It’s still going to be less efficient in the cold, at higher speeds than the EPA tested, and so forth.

Volkswagen and going around the EPA. Name a more iconic duo.

So is Porsche claiming the EPA did their published cycle wrong, or did they just make up their own test cycle to get a rating that isn’t comparable to anything else on the market?

I bet this driver had strong opinions concerning taco trucks

“Some 42% of Ford Focus and Chevy Cruze compact car owners have stayed in the compact car segment with a significant percentage buying competitors’ vehicles”