In regards to lightweight, reasonably powered sports cars, the ToyoBaru twins are still available. The MKV Supra isn’t exactly a porker, and it has less than 400hp. And if you’re going for something to be a second car for dedicated track/weekend use, new Caterhams are between $30k-$40k for the sub-200hp models.

I understand what it means. The Mercedes system doesn’t use the 48v system to power ALL the accessories, just the power hungry ones like the start/stop, AC compressor, water pump, and heating elements. Tesla’s system just takes it a step further and uses it to power all the accessories. Not revolutionary, but…

But they weren’t. Mercedes (the cars), Audi, Bentley, Porsche, Jaguar, and Hyundai have had 48v mild hybrids for years now. In fact, the E Class was available with one from the last generation, and the current one (started shipping May of last year) is ONLY available as a 48v mild hybrid. I think the cybertruck is…

So the Cybertruck IS the best at deleting practical engineering and safety

I haven’t seen/read any reviews for the Vinfast, but the Fisker Ocean’s bad press comes mainly from software bugs. The design and execution of the physical car itself were actually praised. 

The Cybertruck is absolutely NOT the first production vehicle with a 48v architecture. Mercedes, Audi, Jaguar, Bentley, Porsche, and even Hyundai have had 48v systems in their mild hybrids since at least 2018. I believe the Cybertruck is the first EV with a 48v system, but Tesla is in no way a pioneer of this…

I voted NP because it’s not a bad price for a running, driving, quirky car, but the W8 really isn’t adding anything that a fully loaded GLX V6 of this vintage doesn’t have apart from more complication. IIRC this generation of Passat was almost identical to the B5 Audi A4, so that’s enough complication for its own…

I don’t think they’re that different. Emissions and safety regulations between EU and North America are broadly similar, so they likely just pick the strictest regulations in each category and build for those. With platform sharing being so prevalent, it’s probably a lot cheaper to build cars that way, rather than…

the resulting impact on Tesla car sales was not crucial because Tesla is an artificial intelligence company focused on self-driving technology.

Compared to what? F150 lightning stopped sales from having so many problems. Were there actually fewer complaints about early Rivians?

This reminds me, I gotta pop over to The Autopian and check on David Tracy. 

That’s what it is! A stainless steel codpiece! BRILLIANT. 

I think even if you separate the truck from the creator, it’s still going to be reviled because it’s objectively bad. The hatred might not be as intense, but even just looked at pragmatically, there are massive issues with it from a technical standpoint. From the design and execution, material choice, quality control,…

The difference is, buying a Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, etc., comes with a degree of coolness and/or tastefulness. The Cybertruck, even without the Musk factor, is tasteless and stupid. It exists just to be a middle finger to logic, reason, and decency. The people that buy them are just like the people that buy…

The GMA T.50 does sound glorious, but the LFA just has a resonance that the GMA lacks. You can’t beat that Yamaha-tuned exhaust sound. 

The SLS AMG has to be up there. Anything with that M156/M159 engine sounds like it was built for Odin himself.

I figured it was something like that. Just thought the timing was hilarious. 

Crowdstrike loads a driver with the Windows kernel (likely to talk to the system drive for secure booting). That driver was fucked up, so Windows can’t boot, causing the BSOD. The fix is simple though. Restart computer in safe mode, log in with admin credentials, find the file, delete it, and reboot normally.

The file in question is a kernel-level driver that’s preventing Windows from booting. Since the Windows kernel hasn’t changed in over 20 years, it’s affecting every supported OS that still gets updates. Should’ve been easy to spot on ANY computer if they actually tested it with current Microsoft patches. 

Crowdstrike either didn’t do proper testing, or accidentally pushed out an update that wasn’t supposed to go to production. Microsoft releases their patches on the second Tuesday of every month, so there was absolutely time between then and now to catch this. And this issue is affecting a LOT of different…