I get if you were always a diehard fan and now you can afford it, but over $100k is a big ask for a car that came out with the C6 as a competitor and now the C8 would eat its lunch.

Now, if they really wanted to create a storm like they did back in 2008, imagine if they offered the base car near the original base price…

The whole idea is dumb. I guess there are some who don’t mind paying more and more for the same mechanical parts. Slightly different code isn’t worth what they’ll charger for it. Besides, merely unlocking more power was never the only goal of tuning anyways.

It’s almost like raw speed isn’t the only thing that enthusiasts like about cars.

It’s also less impressive once you realize that once the new car grace period is over, Farah will probably sell it because he wouldn’t want to pay to get it to pass the CARB smog test.

This car is one of the better investing opportunities among new cars. When everyone is driving silent electric cars with essentially the same battery skateboard and electric motors, enthusiasts will gravitate toward the last n/a cars for the sensory experience. And they’ll consider this Lexus highly thanks to its…

It’s completely relevant on an American website about cars that we are calling “road legal”.

That’s false. E.g. the Porsche 918 was made street legal in both places.

In the US, it’s a race/track car.

Except it isn’t a VW V6...

That’s a mediocre time for a race car that isn’t road legal in the US.

It isn’t road legal in the US.

Don’t forget the Panamera!

Yeah, it’s a bit jarring and I don’t think they’re going to like the effect of that on their market share. Either a slower transition as you state or even just offering multiple options and allowing the consumer to choose would have been a better fit for their current customer base and their own “kick-ass” marketing.

There are some differences, but fewer than before. No longer is the powertrain, the heart and soul of the car, that different from automaker to automaker. No different cylinder counts (3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12?), engine layouts (V, inline, boxer, etc.), engine placements (mid, rear, front), manual vs automatic…

I don’t think most people are doing that. Performance tires aren’t cheap. On the other hand, you can enjoy a great engine at any speed. And fundamentally, just about every electric car has the same mechanical layout as a Tesla - a battery skateboard and electric motors. Not a lot to get excited about when other…

Not to mention that that whole fake exhaust note debacle makes it seem like they think their customers are rubes. “I’ll buy a BEV if it screams!”

It’s not a matter of “if” but “when”, unless he wants 80-90% of the current Challenger market to get Mustangs instead. On what planet did Dodge think that BEV buyers have a huge overlap with Challenger/Charger buyers?

Right, but they’ll be going through great pains to stress how it was designed and engineered in Britain I’m sure.

Yes, I’m sure all of the electrical systems will be gremlin-free. That’s what the British are known for, after all.

They almost called it the Evolve.