As ridiculous as the whole tuner scene was, you do touch on something that I think we’ve lost along the way…

Go check out the Audi eTron GT “Sport sound”, the best part is that unlike on the sister Taycan, you cannot turn it off

Agreed. GMs whole “we can design a system that’s better to use” stance has me looking at them like:

Certainly there are those who do not care, even if they know full and well the extent of Musks comments and behaviors; but I can say the exact opposite in that many of my “non-car” friends are very much aware of Elon’s comments and actions of late. They don’t read automotive related media, but they do consume other…

https://www.motortrend.com/news/alfa-romeo-badge-emblem-logo-history-meaning/

I’m a firm believer that if the bad guy fires at the Police first or tries or attempt to injure while fleeing, then the response should be to empty clips and keep reloading.

with rapid influx of new cultures into cities. You’ve got different cultures, languages, attitudes all being pushed together

SpaceX is a bit of a different beast because of all the direct ties and contracts with the U.S. government. There will be restrictions and limits as to what can happen at SpaceX or they risk losing those government contracts.

I agree that the products (the cars) are not living up to expectations, and that perceptions are starting to shift as to how “innovative” Tesla truly is (or rather, maybe isn’t). That said it is impossible to ignore that consumer sentiment and brand perception are being affected by Musks public comments and behavior.…

I get that not everyone is an “alfisti”, but you’ve never noticed before that the object in the dragons mouth was a person?

I’m consistently able to get 18mpg with the cruise set on 85 in my 2012 4WD Limited

That back seat doesn’t look very roomy at all. Since these will all be on the same platform, my guess is that’s how Toyota may create some more separation between all these TNG-F SUVs.

Agreed. Social media is even ruining regular media. The news channels and regular programming all have to compete with the litany of self appointed “experts” and “journalists”.

including the person he waved it at.

I’m not suggesting the volumes will be insignificant; but more so that the margins may not be that high. Anyone buying power from local utilities becomes a price taker in that dynamic; and raising their prices too much above home charging costs will just push people away from using those services. So I think it…

Personally I think there were cracks in that veneer before he bought Twitter, but for most people it seems like that was the turning point in their perceptions of him. 

Are people as productive 5 days in as they were on day 1? I wouldn’t think so. It would be better to break it up and do a 2 days on, 1 day off, 2 days on, 2 days off kind of cycle where people can actually refresh their brains.

I agree that charging has a lot more future potential than Tesla’s current car business given the trends of late. That said, I also think that charging on the go isn’t going to be as lucrative as some people think it might be in the long run. Most people who buy an EV will try to charge it at home as much as possible.…

There is a fine line between genius and insanity, I’m not so certain Musk was ever really a “genius”. 

Took them long enough to recognize that Tesla “might just be an automaker after all”.