Europe had decades to produce viable EVs and a much better political climate to do so.

Not quite sure about that one. Maybe if he’d done it in black sharpie I’d agree with you

“Tesla claims its drive train has “fewer than 20" moving parts.”  Hell, my 2000 Durango often had ZERO moving parts.

That’s an area where I really like Tesla’s design. The cooling tubes running between all the cells seems, at least intuitively, like a solid way to more precisely regulate battery temperature.

The Taycan’s battery pack consists of 33 cell modules, each of which contains 12 individual 64.6 amp-hour LG pouch cells.

David, coming from a mechanical engineering dropout with dreams of designing these sort of cars, you are a national treasure.

I didn’t understand the article any better than anything my Statics and Dynamics professor who gave me a 35% my second year which caused me to walk out in the middle of class and never come…

Capacitive buttons aren’t ideal for outdoor applications. First, they will be mistakenly triggered by water. Second, if any water is on it, it may not register correctly. The first one is a bigger concern.

A freaking 34 year old Cadillac does not.

Just because they know what those cars are, doesnt mean it changes the perception.

The right answer is unquestionably a used Lexus LS or GS. A few year old GS 350 AWD F Sport is pretty nice looking.

Is it unique and cool in some way? Sure. Is it remotely reasonable to consider as a reliable, relatively affordable year-round daily driver? Not a chance.

If he just wants a cool hobby car to start conversation and drive to the airport once in a while, great, but that’s not at all what he asked for.

I’m on the same wavelength as David today apparently. “Land Cruiser” was my first thought. Nothing says conservatively managed wealth like a land cruiser.

I mean, couldn’t *one* of you have given him a reasonable answer?  The only non-troll answer is the Acadia, and he literally said he had no use for an SUV.  I get that there’s a comedy element, but I thought there were supposed to be a few helpful suggestions?

Because using an existing type 1 chassis eliminates the need to meet modern safety standards. This will probably be much, much lighter (and far more of a deathtrap) than a whole new car.

I think both of you are correct, with maybe Torch having a (cynical yet probably realistic) slight edge. I mentioned this on the original Taycan post.. but if I’m making $250k a year.. then that extra $70k for (on paper) less performance and way less range matters to me. If I’m making $2.5M a year.. then I’m buying…

A couple years late, but finally proof that major OEMs can build a Model S rival just as compelling in style, execution and performance*.

“It’s also established that Autopilot was on and remained engaged despite the driver’s inattention, and it seems to be a case study in how semi-autonomous driver inattention while driving can go horribly wrong.”

Why are we shouting that Tesla “let” the driver do anything? Is the licensing process for operating these machines that meaningless now? As someone licensed for the privilege to drive cars on public roads (yes, it’s a privilege and should be regarded as such) everyone should be fully aware of their responsibilities…

One of the only jeeps I would actually buy. The last of the straight six Jeeps, they had a nice 6 speed in them, the longer wheelbase. And they were the last of the narrow bodied jeeps and I really love them.

“No interior?”The took out a seat and added a rollcage. “New bodywork” ? The spoiler and exhaust were changed. “Not a production car”? They basically flashed it to Centodieci-spec. Arguably the most radical change to the car were the tires.