Hold up, it’s not “his” tunnel tech. The boring company bought an off the shelf tunneling machine. They also didn’t invent the idea of vacuum tube travel. 

Ok, but… 40k miles isn’t exactly a lot. Many factory warranties cover more miles than that (isn’t Volvos own warranty 4 years or 50,000 miles?). I wouldn’t expect a modern engine to develop issues that early.

The Tesla-stans operate like a cult. There is only Tesla, other cars don’t exist to them outside the context of Tesla first. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/carshield-settlement-deceptive-advertising-ftc/

Congrats! Always liked the A3 hatch. You should definitely go the “Eurotuning” route with this one. Haha. All the better that it’s the PHEV.

Likewise, I’ve always liked the A3 hatch; maybe that just a remnant from my time living in the EU. But this A3 PHEV never quite made sense to me. I hope Bradley enjoys it though. 

Those Volvos were also “twin charged”; which even Volvo dropped for a simpler single turbo set up when they refreshed the model lines a couple years ago.

It’s Bradley… his garage already has a few VAG group vehicles without a warranty. None of this should surprise us!

For sure. People were pushing the Kappa twins to the 400’s before needing to start upgrading other parts. In a way it made the V8 swaps look a bit silly and overpriced.

Throwing the “and I’m only 27” out there like you think it’s some kind of achievement.

I nearly bought a Mini SE, but just couldn’t bring myself to spend $40k for what would really just have been a commuter. That being said, now that prices are dropping below $20k, I’m tempted to revisit that idea. My round trip commute is 30 miles, so battery degradation or winter range aren’t that big of a concern. 

^ This. The Kappa platform competed and won in SCCA, beating the Miata in the process. So ehm… yeah… OP doesn’t know what they are talking about. 

The S60/V60 PHEV got an update recently that increased EV range to 40+ miles. That said, the Polestar trim is pretty expensive and for some odd reason won’t allow you to pick a color or option an interior other than black. People who buy expensive cars want choices Volvo!

I think this is what Ford is probably working towards with their new push for a “cheap EV”. Although knowing Ford, it will probably end up being and EV EcoSport.

Well, yeah… I mean I don’t actually want a Prowler, or I’d have one already. But if my choice is between those two, then I’ll pick the Prowler every time. 

I think Lotus new owners realized that “adding lightness” doesn’t make enough money. So they decided to give the car a proper interior like everyone else does, so that people may actually buy one. Its all fine and well to criticize Lotus for adding weight to their new cars, but clearly not enough enthusiasts were…

Toyota very likely did the math (and learned from past mistakes with the Tundra model) that the negative perception of Toyota not fully addressing this problem would cost them more in the long run. Toyota thrives on the perception of their reliability; that’s worth much more than 100,000 engines in the end.

Hard disagree, would much rather have a Prowler than a CanAm Spyder.

There is still the rumored “Zora” that may make an appearance for the C8 generation; so perhaps that’s when we will see the hybridization of the ZR1. Which just makes it even more crazy. 

Well… who do you think typically has the disposable income for an expensive car like that?