It can, but most operators don’t have the A380 setup like that; the only real exception is I think Emirates with their 615 seat 2-class setup on a handful of planes. Most operators have a ~520 to ~540 passenger setup across 3 classes. Overall, current operational A380 capacity ranges from 379-615 seats.

I don’t think that is true vs the 787. The A380 burns ~2x the fuel, but doesn’t carry 2x the passengers or cargo. The cost per hour of the A380 is also about 2x as much as the 787, but again, in standard form doesn’t carry 2x as many people or cargo. I think that because the 787 is actually so much more more cost…

Evolutionary exterior update is a bit generous, no? Tesla has only done refreshes and hasn’t done an actual all new version of any existing model yet. Calling the Model S 1 year old is like calling a Charger Jailbreak a 1 year old design cause it too has different suspension, engine, body and interior than when the LD…

Though I have to say that I’m surprised that Toyota came out with a hybrid truck that doesn’t at least match the F150 hybrid in MPGs.

Yeah, adding circuits to an existing panel to create a subpanel is straight forward. OP’s problem is that their isn’t room in their main panel to add another circuit as 220V will take up 2 slots he doesn’t have. More often than not, replacing your main panel requires a licensed electrician due to a either local code,…

That sounds crazy expensive. You can get a higher amp panel, with more slots, without rewiring the whole house. It should cost probably like $3k-$4k I would guess depending on how long the electrical runs are and how big of a mess your current panel is. You’ll absolutely need to use a professional as they will have to…

I think GM first offered 3+ different wheelbase frames for truck & SUVs since 1969 when the Blazer first appeared. I’m not sure when LR started churning out a huge number of length configurations for the Defender. While not quite apples to apples since the Defender today since it is one platform with only hardtop SUV…

Don’t they just use a haldex based AWD system?

But sometimes you do. When I was in high school my FWD Passat with Micheline X Ice snow tires regularly couldn’t make it up my friends driveway on snowy or icy days and those are some of the best snow tires you can get. If you lived there, you literally wouldn’t be able to leave their place unless you wanted to start…

I genuinely don’t know the answer here, but have you always had to spend an extra ~10% over base price to get the manual form of the car? $36k+ is a lot of money for a “luxury” FWD car with only 200hp these days.

You mean to tell me the guy who made the “EBIT mach frei” joke and also wants to appease Russia also has bad takes when it comes to China? Diess is a loser.

VW had done lots of weird cars over the years, but how long ago was the last genuinely weird VW? The most recent weird VWs I can think of are all like 15+ years old. V10 Touareg, W12 Touareg, the Phaeton, W8 Passat, anything interesting with a VR6. I mean, maybe you can shorten it to only 6 years ago and consider the…

Oh, 100% agree. Weird cars don’t sell in big numbers and if my goal was volume, I certainly wouldn’t want to be actually making weird shit. But your reputation can only go on for so long before your product starts talking louder than the marketing you put out.

RE: 1st Gear

The 450SEL was a 6.9. The earlier 300SEL 6.3 was the original 6.3.

My understanding was that, as with the CT5-V Blackwing and CT6-V Blackwing...the “-V Blackwing” suffix denominates the highest performance tier of a car, with the regular -V being more the mid-tier model, akin to an AMG E 53 or M440i. Yet...this Escalade-V has all the ceremony of one of the Blackwing models. What…

Somehow I don’t think the people who are getting a $150k performance SUV are gonna really mind having to pay $150 bucks to fill this thing up.

True, but there are certainly recalls that affect 100% of a specific model, sometimes 100% of multiple models. Rivian just happens to only make one model.

I didn’t know I wasn’t calm?

Me too, and it’s a big disappointment because the performance is supposedly quite a big improvement with the MK8, but the day to day liveability with the interior is a pretty big decrease.