“rolling and slowing”

“Bioweapon defense”

Passenger cars have different regulations than trucks.

Probably the same reason there is still side mirrors: federal regulations.

The Model X will weigh ~500lbs more than a Macan, but all that weight will be almost level with the wheel hubs giving it a really low CoG. Plus regenerative breaking will help from overcooking the brakes.

Will all these awards like “green car of the year” or “wards 10 best engines” (three years in a row) be rescinded? Will they ask for their plaques back and asterisk their archived press releases?

How does it handle a spirited moose test?

Ignoring plastic water pump impeller failures of course.

The Russians have you covered

Elon Musk survived childhood in South Africa: much worse than motorcycling.

Do you think either of those dudes have a basic level of physical fitness?

Plenty of fat folks ride.

You say that like it is a bad thing.

Drunk ass old people do better in a crash when they are in a safety cage instead of sporting a skid-lid and chaps.

Change the law so that you can get a motorcycle license at 14, but can’t get a car license until you are 18, or even 21.

High Schools and Universities don’t spend education money running the minor league UFC.

Nothing that meets US emission standards and doesn’t use several hundred dollars worth of extra kit for the urea injection system.

Have you ever thought that the other auto makers muddled through, properly engineered their engines, and met the targets during the test with the stock ECU mapping?

Deciding on the design of a new small diesel engine to meet strict emissions is very much in the relm of “product range strategy.” This isn’t a subcontractor making an ignition switch a few cents cheaper, this is a decision that will impact most of their brands, a decision that will ripple down all the other…

The corporate two-step isn’t going to fix anything.