To simplify the problem for you:

VW had to be pants on head crazy to do what they did. Since even their SRC vehicles cheated in emissions testing. And generally I don’t hold FCA to a higher standard, than VW, when it comes to pants on head crazy, rather the other way around.

You have some good points, but some rely on unclear information, or are up to interpretation.

We don’t know and I didn’t want to imply anything like that, but rather give my two cents on how companies work these days. The fact that these are white collar employees, which could mean they are saving on innovation, is a bit suspicious. Especially combined with Field’s comments about spending too much on…

I get your idea: communism bad - capitalism good

But it is nice to see, that the marketing apparently worked!

Well, I think the fear is, that Ford won’t profit from those innovations, but just spend lots of cash, to buy it from suppliers, in the end. And I don’t think investors don’t want Ford to keep innovating, they just realize that others are doing the same thing, without massive dents in their profits.

I don’t think that will happen. Unless you think true car enthusiasm is driving a cooling coal corvette on public roads. Or removing the catalytic converter and assuming people, you drive by, should be ok with that.

The idea is basically the same. They needed the torque converter because they have a lot more power to transmit, but essentially the idea stays the same. At low speeds the electric motors propel the wheels, while the engine works as a generator. In the case of Koenigsegg, the hydraulic coupling, which seems to be just…

And what did Tesla just do a week ago? Stopped selling the very popular 60 and just reduced the pricing on the 75. If software limiting is even beyond Tesla, who else would ever try to pull that off?

It has an effect, even though it might not seem too big, over time it will have an effect. There are Shaolin monks that punch the same spot on a wall every day, from day to day you might not notice a difference, but after several years, there is a big hole in the wall.

Interestingly it isn’t a CVT, but a direct drive that de-clutches at low speeds and only uses the electric motor to drive the wheels, while the petrol engine, combined with another electric motor, provide power for that drive motor.

What car out of the exhaustive Chrysler lineup (just the brand) would you have picked?

And I am just disagreeing, since you are sacrificing reliability and durability with it. You can any engine to make more power, especially if turbocharged. But for how long? Is the question that has to be asked.

Well, you can tune the “big brother” even more.

It really isn’t just the software. People think it is, because the engine has the same displacement. But the Golf R has the same engine displacement as a Golf GTi, but people don’t think they are the same engines, just with a different software tune.

Not sure if it really is the Osborne effect, he wanted to mitigate. I rather think that there just is too much hype about the Model 3 and there is just no way to even slightly impress the public, after everything that has been speculated.

The old ones really make me smile, but the new one can do so much more!

You mean to say: “It’s a trap!” ?

Anyone with the ability to see more than 4 years into the future should be able to recognize that any regulation that is removed now is most likely going to return during the next administration.