Well reasoned account, I agree. Plus, anyone who advertises that they “accept bitcoin” is a red flag for me.

I like used Fords because you can get a very nice loaded car for almost pennies. Have my eye on Lincoln for the same reason.

Yeah, some of these don’t really make a lot of sense to me. The Integra has always been a tarted up Civic, nothing new there. In fact most luxury cars share components with their non-luxury counterparts; companies have just gotten really good at masking that. Lexus isn’t my personal pinnacle of luxury, but there is…

Same reaction, they share platforms but holy hell everything else is a mile apart...

I thought the benefit for this is that a rotary operates the best under a consistent usage. This reads like the rotary only acts as a generator for the battery, so it doesn’t need to deal with the power fluctuations of an ICE, just on/off to power the battery. 

“About 75 percent of all EV sales in 2022 were vehicles made in the U.S, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.”

An Audi from the 80's or 90's is an automatic NP since you don’t see a whole lot of them anymore. 

The title also implies all these manufacturers just started making EV’s here to sell this year because of the act. When in reality these plans had been made long before it was signed -_-

The title is sort of misleading: It makes it sound like the US manufactures are dominating the market overall instead of the US-only market.

Unless I’m mistaken - the word luxury wasn’t actually used in the request. Just newer and nicer than a 15 year old Mazda 5.  

My guess is that the superbowl will be pretty light on Cryptocurrency ads as well...

I had an i3 with the range extender and it’s imo by far one of the most reasonable ev drivetrains you can get. Want to drive an hour to the next major city and drive around town a bit then home? No problem, fill up before you leave, use the Rex to get there, use the battery in town and use basically none of your ev…

ND, this car is overpriced by $2k at very best. A good 944 is a $15k car - pay that now, pay the difference later, or put that many hours into it, along with parts that have exploded in price last 3 years. This car needs too many hours and too many parts.

I could live with the exterior’s aesthetic issues. Porsche-nistas may be offended, but on the mean city streets those are badges of courage.

I think I’d say she’s very lucky rather than calling the LLV tough.

Right. The value here is that you don’t need to rely on spotty charging infrastructure on extended travel, but can enjoy not using gas for local travel.

My idiot father survived driving at high speed off a mountain highway head on into a tree in an Opel GT while not wearing a seatbelt (which allowed him to end up in the passenger footwell so the engine and transmission could take the driver’s seat). Like this LLV, it is testament to luck, not engineering. Look at…

Death traps for sure. They don’t even have the safety features of an S10, because all they have from an S10 is the frame and mechanicals. That aluminum box on top was simply not designed with any sort of crash safety in mind, because there was no requirement for it to be. This was a simple case of lady luck being on…

70mph in a offset head on crash.....compare that to any modern vehicle and the outcome would be leaps and bounds different.

I don’t think this crash or the photos of the aftermath are a sign that these LLVs are safe.