All of the skepticism is warranted; the circle jerk in the comments less so. Musk promises outlandish things. So far, he’s only been off on timing. This is not snake oil. He has his own reality distortion field, and so far, it has been working.

Have you seen the alternative -- human drivers? Yea, they suck.

Thank you. Veins in my forehead were tingling while reading the other fellow’s comment.

Interesting. I can’t throw a rock without hitting one (suburb of Washington, DC).

Judging by the number of Tesla’s on the road, I’d say he’s easily achieved long term viability. There are plenty of companies that don’t make a profit (yet) but are successful by any reasonable measure. It wasn’t long ago that Amazon hadn’t made a profit. That’s one of many any of us can easily name. What are the…

maybe this project is (maybe).

He’s pretty fucking far from a conman. You may not appreciate his vision(s), but his car company being so successful at such a young age is pretty damn remarkable. He’s a bit of a madman, yes. But you have to be to try to execute on all the crazy shit he’s into.

E39 is an M5. 

Somehow I missed this onion article 15 years ago, but it’s hilarious! Thanks for posting.

Don’t feed the troll.

Such as?

Toyota designers have been on crack lately, but this thing .. I’m at a loss for words.

I never knew this fact about wind chill. I thought it was more a “feels like” number, which I also never understood. Thanks for the informative video and the new knowledge.

McParland is correct. /thread

I’d hit that.

Curious - how many of you had heard of “Kyrgyzstan”?

That is so damn pretty. :’(

God damn it, BMW. We had almost forgiven you for the Dame Edna era. You guys basically suck at design. Meanwhile Audis are prettier than ever.

I lol’d. I miss the e38/39 days.

no.