I suspect that the “robotaxi” we saw was really just a reworking of the Model 2 prototype that Tesla cancelled a few months ago; which means that at some point it had a steering wheel and pedals. 

I think this “robotaxi” is actually a repurposed Model 2. 

Wrong picture for the Mazda 6. That’s not a 3rd generation GJ/GL Mazda 6; that’s a picture of the 2nd gen.

The chief really wanted a Cybertruck to drive home on the weekends, and he wasn’t going to pay for it himself… 

Ok… I’m going to say it… we are hiring the below average dopes to be police officers and have been doing that for far too long. The standards for what it takes to join a police force have been lowered to the point where I just don’t expect these people to make good decisions. And this is bad, it’s very very bad for…

I agree with you, especially because Honda is already late to this party. Jumping into the market with yet another “premium EV” is a strategy Honda should have followed 5-10 years ago. Now the market wants an affordable EV, and it seems like Honda still has to start at the top and work its way into cheaper segments.

Honda hasn’t released what the final product will look like. The prototypes for the test drives were a modified CRV and Accord. The Accord looks pretty interesting with its wide body modifications to make the 0 platform running gear fit.

Per reporting by other outlets, Afeela will be based on this same 0 platform. Not clear yet whether Afeela will see production in the U.S. also; but it sounded like it was a possibility. 

A close friend who works for Mazda NA told me that the rwd “6” was basically complete and ready to go to market when Mazda decided to move in a different direction. I wonder if Mazda will ever let us peak behind that curtain at what might have been.

I agree broadly with “every Mazda”, but felt like the 6 deserved a special shout out. 

GJ/GL generation Mazda 6. Comfortable, spacious, communicative steering, and perhaps some of the most fluid controls and driving behavior you’ve experienced in a car. There is a reason automotive journalists loved that car until the very end, because it drove and handled like nothing else in the segment. By comparison…

I mean…

Agreed. I think we have completely jumped the shark when it comes to performance (and EVs are making it worse). It’s an arms race now to put down the best numbers on a spec sheet; whether anyone can actually use that or can even enjoy it seems like an afterthought.

I realize this is anecdotal, but it seems to me like every person driving a modern Camry seems to think it’s a “race Camry”. 

I mean, the current C8 Z06, which like the W1 is also RWD, does 0-60 in <2.8 seconds. Does 1.2g lateral acceleration and stops from 60 mph in <99ft (some outlets claim 93ft). The ZR-1 is likely to improve on these numbers, the Zora even more so. But even within that Corvette hierarchy I think it’s interesting to see…

Probably, but I suspect it will only work once. 

I think there may be a little hyperbole going on with McLaren claiming everything to be “new”. The Aerocell is a good example. I suspect that more aspects of the car are likely similar, but you don’t market your multi-million dollar toy by telling potential buyers that it’s just an incremental improvement of what…

Looks a like a Senna/Sabre refresh. McLaren brags about the amount of time their team spent in the wind tunnel; but this is part of the problem when you let aerodynamics dictate car design, the cars all end up looking the same.

The one thing that really stands out to me… is how this car just proves that we’ve hit the point of diminishing returns on performance. All that fancy tech, aero trickery, a monster price tag, but the numbers are only incremental improvements over its predecessor and only a hair better than some of its “hypercar” compe…

I’m confident that the Z isn’t a “bad” car and I’m positive that Nissan dealers are playing the “I know what I’ve got” game. Personally I’m not interested enough to buy one; I’d rather have the Supra (or the Z4) in this class.