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?

Lol. Maybe.

Im not disputing the performance advantages of an EV (except for weight and handling, but that will be addressed in due time with advances in battery tech and charging). The question I have is: how fast does a Boxster/Cayman need to be? Porsche already handicaps its “lesser” sports car so it doesn’t step on the toes…

Indeed. The number of sports cars out there pales in comparison to SUVs, trucks, and sedans. We would be better off transitioning the vehicles that do the most miles to EV, rather than all this focus on vehicles that are produced in relatively small numbers and generally don’t get driven that much. That is the problem…

With the current battery technology it seems like the best place for Porsche to have continued their transition to EVs was with the non-sports cars. They could have transitioned the Cayenne and Panamera first, before trying it with the sports cars. Then, arguably, the bigger sports car was probably the better place to…

I know Tesla isn’t the only automaker to try and cover up or delay taking action on a defect or problem… but damn if this doesn’t seem to be par for the course from Tesla. This is yet another reason why I will not buy a Tesla product. Over the last few years it has become abundantly clear to me that Tesla does not…

1st: Toyota announced a new partnership with Mazda and Subaru (Fuji Heavy Industries) a few months ago to work together on engine and platform development moving forward. I guess Honda felt left out and is now looking for new partners of their own. I just hope that this turns into Honda elevating Nissan; not Nissan…

But that wasn’t Chryslers doing actually, that was Mercedes calling the shots and lowering their own quality. 

Agreed. I can see what Nissan gets out of this deal, but not sure what Honda really stands to gain. Hopefully this deal means Nissan is moving more towards Honda, not the other way around. 

I think McLarens do ride nicer than many of their competitors. The suspension is tuned to be more comfortable, which makes them good at daily driving. So, not surprising that people pick them to use in that capacity.

“NA cars are boring”

The labor rate and the +/- $1,300 per year on routine maintenance don’t actually sound that bad. That said, McLarens do tend to be less reliable than other makes and parts are expensive, so when something does go wrong it quickly becomes a lot more expensive.