But that’s exactly where Tesla is going wrong. Retractable door handles? Why? Potentially expensive to fix and if they don’t work good luck getting in. Falcon doors? Again, why?

Until these systems reliably let you stop watching the road, and truly feel like you are in a taxi, they are just toys. My BMW has adaptive cruise control, but I feel more anxious using it versus simply driving on my own. I don’t have complete confidence in the system, so I’m constantly on edge waiting to brake or…

so disappointed.

I drove a Leaf for 3 years as my commuter car. Now I’ve got an i3 without the range extender. I have never needed a public charging station. Most of these people are either pushing their EV’s too far with the current infrastructure or they are major cheap asses trying to get free electrons.

It is if you can actually get one. Porsche is acting like a fuck stick by only making a limited number so far. I would gladly trade in my 981 Cayman S tomorrow if I could order a GT4 or even pick one up at MSRP. Too bad unless you are willing to pay $15k-$20k over MSRP or if you were willing to put a deposit down last…

She's demonstrating the only way to look good while getting out of a MP4-12C.

Slow down chief. I am comparing the reported real world test results versus the EPA standard. I said nothing of larger diesel engines or commercial vehicles. I agree that the amount that VW is cheating is tiny compared to outdated engines or large diesel trucks. But none-the-less they cheated and got caught. And when…

“Volkswagen’s “fix” for their ozone-depleting diesels”·

Here in Colorado they use gravel instead of salt during the winter. Great for rust but shitty for windshields. You pretty much will need a new windshield every year. That could get expensive quick.

And here’s another. It didn’t earn the nickname widow making for nothing.

I’m very sorry for her loss. But she clearly has inherited a fair amount of money from her father who made his fortune staring in movies that glorify street racing and reckless driving. Now she is suing Porsche for her father being killed in a “Fast and Furious” car the was street racing? The hypocrisy is strong with…

BMW M5 Wagon. Yes it’s a clone but the thought counts.

No way. At some point VW ran a series of emissions tests to optimize the code to allow the engine to pass the EPA requirement. Who knows how many iterations it took. But engine calibration is no joke and takes a long time to get right. Also, to get an engine to function like that it takes quite of a few people. Design…

But he was also head of Technical Development at the time this engine was design. It’s his fault if he created a system where something like this could happen.

As an engineering manager who works in an industry with a lot of government regulations, I don’t buy this argument. With the new diesel emission standard being released in 2009, this had to be a pretty big project on their radar with high visibility. No single engineer decided this was the way to beat the standard.…

VAG owns Porsche. But Porsche Automobil Holding owns 40% of VAG. So basically, the Porsche family sold Porsche to VAG but then purchase a huge stake in VAG. Honestly I don’t understand it myself.

I was in college when this movie came out and just started getting into cars, but mostly american muscle. This completely opened my eyes to some amazing European sedans that I never knew existed. The want for that S8 was strong.

BMW i3. It is small, futuristic, gobs of instant torque, insane regen, can beat almost any car off of the line, and is a blast zooming around town. It also happens to be the most efficient car period. I know it’s limited in range etc, but as a daily driver it’s about all you could want.

Maybe instead of traditional fines they could force all VW executives to a $50k salary and bonus cap for 10 years. Something needs to be done to directly impact the leadership of these companies. It’s total BS that as an individual if I lie/cheat specific laws then I personally face fines or jail time. But if an…

Let them take over Syria, there’s not much left. Plus, we saw how well a modern military performs against a large group of people who don’t wish to be occupied and are willing to blow themselves up. I’m sure all of this will help the Russia economy just like ours.