Competitors do offer RWD only trucks, so I could see Tesla doing the same eventually. Cybertruck already hasn’t lived up to most of the promises, so I don’t think Tesla has a problem with breaking another one. 

Wasn’t there a scientific study published recently about how a single billionaire has 1,000 times more impact on the climate in a day than the average person does over their lifetime?

Well…. It pretty much is another Chinese EV built by SAIC. Other than collaborating on the design I doubt there is much, if any, Audi in there at all.

It will be really interesting to see how long the Trump-Elon relationship lasts this time around. One thing is certain, I don’t think Trump would cede any ground to Elon; he’d probably be willing to make special carve outs for him though, for a piece of the action.

Initially, yes, but Tesla has since changed pricing again… so the people who paid $120k for a Cyberbeast a few months ago got hosed as you can now order one for $99,900. The AWD model got cut from $100k down to $80k. Check their website for the latest pricing. 

Well they moved the goal posts on that one quite a bit… the “$40k” Cybertruck doesn’t exist, the “base” model is now $80k… or in Tesla speak “$74,490 after 5 years of fuel savings”.

Cee-lo is one option, but I think Gotti would do a better job of driving the point home…

That’s how you know it was a racially motivated comment, he singled out rap specifically. Quite frankly I’m not at all surprised that a rich middle eastern dude holds prejudiced opinions about other races or ethnicities.

The issue with the Cybertruck bed is that the length is not consistent across the depth of the bed. The rear wall of the cab slopes; so at the floor of the bed the overall length is 6’1”, but as you move upwards it shrinks down to 4’11”. This means that an item 30” in height can only fit inside the bed if it is less…

I seem to recall Trumps campaign and spokespeople being pretty clear that under his administration “there will be economic pain” for Americans. I don’t know why some Americans who aren’t rich thought that pain would somehow exclude them; but here we are. Guess we will all find out together if he actually follows throug…

So we spend millions in tax dollars to build and maintain our roads, and now we spend more money to damage them on purpose.

So is an EX30 a “luxury car” or a “value car”?

The dual motor EX30 starts at $45k. Very lightly used (<5k miles) 2024 Lyriq AWD Sport 1 and Luxury 1 trims are starting to pop up for $45k or less. Those cars still have the factory warranty and have barely been driven. A two second search turned up a AWD Luxury 3 trim in Wisconsin with 11k miles for $48k. Seems…

I did say “used” Lyriq. Those are dipping into the $40k-$50k range.

Im curious how this model pans out and what initial owner experiences will be. It’s a tempting option, but I’m not 100% convinced that you wouldn’t be better off buying a used Lyriq instead. 

I also thought these would be impacted by the tariff, which was part of the reason for the delays. Volvo may have decided to eat some cost for these initial orders to save face with customers and get some cars on the road; and then announce a price hike at the end of the year or early 2025. 

I doubt it. Volvo was going to build these in China and Belgium (but EU production doesn’t start until sometime in 2025). I haven’t seen any announcements of US production for the EX30.

Funny that you mention this, because it was one of the reasons I actually gave Audi a look in the first place; relative to other makes, Audi still offered physical buttons for a lot of the controls. That probably changed with their newest generation of vehicles.

Aye, personally I agree; but it’s how things tend to work with luxury goods. Rich people are willing to pay extra for the privilege. Similar to how a luxury hotel charges for WiFi and breakfast, when the Holiday Inn includes both in the rate.

I think it’s ok to clone something like a Lancia Stratos; which isn’t being made anymore and the original ones are essentially unobtainable. But I agree that cloning any contemporary car is kind of silly.