I agree with you that the capabilities of performance cars today have far exceeded the ability of even “above average” drivers. I also agree that the ZR-1 (and any “hypercar”) is just complete overkill; most of them will be tucked away in collections and won’t get driven very often. Even the base C8 is more…

I wouldn’t say it is “the” reason, but it probably is “a” reason for some people. I passed on buying a new Taycan or ETron GT, when I learned what the depreciation was like. I think for most people the biggest barriers are still price, charging anxiety (not necessarily range anxiety), and not having a way to charge at…

Im not usually a “show and shine” kind of guy. That said, if someone asked me to bring the car to a show, I probably would. I was once a wide eyed kid too, don’t mind contributing to the inspiration of a new generation of gearheads. 

I agree with this sentiment. I find the ZR-1 fascinating from a technological standpoint. But I have no desire to own a car with 1,000+ horsepower. The Z06 is already an exercise in restraint on public roads. The ZR-1 is complete overkill. 

Yup. He promised investors that Cybertruck would move 250k units per year, so be prepared to see them as government fleet vehicles soon. 

Oh, so the stock price isn’t influenced by promises of “FSD”, Optimus, Robotaxi, powerwall, a projected 250k Cybertruck per year, and revenues from Model S, X, 3, and Y sales? It’s all just because of the EV recharging side of the business?

I believe the reported numbers are with the ZTK package (the big wing). The “regular” ZR-1 apparently has a 2 mpg higher trap speed. 

<takes notes on to do list> Cargo shorts… Bass Pro… Saturday… Bragging…

I recall reading somewhere that the ZR-1 uses more carbon fiber panels than the Z06. Perhaps that is one way GM managed to keep the overall weight equal to the Z06, despite the added weight for plumbing and turbochargers. But yes, it seems a bit odd that the weight would be identical to the Z06.

I think you got your trim levels a bit mixed up. People have been able to buy a Z06 at MSRP for months now (I know, because I custom ordered one). There are even some small discounts popping up on cars that were ordered as dealer stock.

Weight for the ZR-1 coupe is quoted as 3,670 lbs, for the convertible 3,758. 

Apparently the Honda/GM partnership is no more. Just the Prologue and ZDX, and that’s it. No more working together on future models. 

Mazda has every right to be that beautiful. They problem is they need to build the damn things so we can buy them!

Jaguar did the market research, sure. But did they ask people if they are willing to buy a Jaguar specifically? Or just about the general attributes that factor into a “luxury car”. Jaguar as a brand doesn’t have the recognition that they once had. I wish them luck, but I think the odds are against them.

“Anything after that would be a net positive, as long as you don’t take depreciation into account.”

It doesn’t sound like Valmet is the problem though. It sounds like Porsche keeps changing the design parameters and Valmet has already made investments based on the previously agreed upon plans. Now it sounds like Valmet wants to recoup some of those costs, and Porsche wants to make more changes.

Here is your V8 powered mid-engined “Boxster/Cayman”:

I was under the impression that the EV 718 was going to be an entirely new platform. One would think that Porsche knows better than to try and adapt an ICE platform to EV, as evidenced by the Taycan and new Macan riding on dedicated EV platforms. Maybe Porsche realized that it couldn’t build a new dedicated EV…

Thanks for this context. It sounds like it isn’t a “bonus” at all, but rather part of the normal compensation. So this is essentially wage theft. 

There were going to be Christmas bonuses?