This happens in my industry (real estate and construction) all the time. When large office and apartment buildings are constructed, decisions are often made by the development and construction team with the intent of keeping the building in decent, low maintenance condition for about a decade. That way, they can sell…

Yeah I was super surprised by that throwback.  By 1998, 3.5" floppies had been out for more than a decade and were more commonly used.  This system must date back to late 80's/early 90's and was likely updated a little over twenty years ago.

I certainly felt the same way the last time I was there. The history is fascinating, architecture is breathtaking, their economy is a powerhouse given its small land area and lack of natural resources, and there is almost no crime, poverty, or grittiness like most large, dense cities. The food is amazing, from the…

Basic life skills 101. I appreciate that we had home-ec to help teach us to feed ourselves and keep things clean and shop class but maybe instead of learning to fold and rivet sheet metal into a post-it holder, we should have been filling tires, changing wheels, and swapping windscreen wipers. 

I really don’t think it will sell without heavy discounts at the $80K pricepoint, which gets you into fully loaded x3 m40, x3M, or near fully loaded X5 40i/50e (and their competitors) territory.  If the base model comes with enough standard features, especially the technology features, it could lease well but…

I dunno, I might be getting old but I had a hard time hearing the car with all the other cars running the track around it. It sounded fine at startup and idle.

This looks like a great new addition to the market but I am skeptical about pricing due to the size and features.  With that said, I love the idea of a startup backed by a big company as it will be more innovative but still have the benefits of shared technologies, components, and manufacturing.

Gate lice exist primarily because most people have little common sense and/or think they are above the rules due to their sense of entitlement. The gate attendants make so many announcements explaining the boarding rules yet half the people in the group 1 line either have no idea what boarding group they are in or are…

Another good point. Without state/federal incentives, it will be near impossible to maintain EV sales, let alone increase them, until range, charging speed, and infrastructure are improved. There is no way I would have spring for an iX without incentives and likely would have gone for a more reasonably priced car like…

I do think the companies are benefitting from having more cars on the road because it allows them to collect more data to improve the drivetrain/powertrains and technology integration for future projects and that is part of the justification for losing money on each EV sale. I recall when the Audi A7 PHEV came out,…

Yeah, sure, I’ll get off your lawn but before I go, I will point out that I wasn’t trying to convince you to force yourself to do things that don’t fit your “lifestyle,” I was just providing some facts since there are many out there who can benefit from some practical information about owning EVs.

In 2034, exactly 10 years from now, Jalopnik (which will then be owned by Taco Bell after the late 2020's franchise wars), will feature a Fisker Ocean for $100K ($4K in today’s dollars) on Nice Price or Crack Pipe. The vote will most likely be one-sided towards Crack Pipe.

I see lots of SUVs and trucks in my town with bright-ass light bars and while I can see how essential they are for specific circumstances (night time offroading, illuminating remote night-time work areas, and on dark, private roads), they should be explicitly illegal across the country for use on public roads. Any…

That’s 500+ lbs heavier than a Turbo S, which is clearly the target that the GT63 Pro is aiming for.  I know it has been this way for a while, but it blows my mind that most 2-seat sports coupes weigh more than two tons.

The key to successfully using an EV is having the capability to charge at home and then you don’t need a full week’s worth of range in one charge. I have peak/off-peak charging so I charge my iX at night (it takes roughly 8-10 hours) and it costs me roughly $8 for a full charge. So far, I have driven 1,500 miles and…

My dad’s first German car was one of the cheapest on the market on the time.  He picked up a B4 A4 FWD with the CVT and loved it for the first year or two.  But then the CVT started slipping which was not pleasant when trying to make a left turn or any other quick maneuver in traffic.  He wound up selling it to…

Wake me up when Audi offers a new A4 that looks like this but with an EV drivetrain. If I am buying a sporty people-hauler, I couldn’t see buying any ICE vehicle at this point. It would be great to have a 4-door hatch in this size class as it would be a great replacement for my former A7 PHEV.

My dad has owned several A4, A5, and S5 convertibles over the past two decades and while he has hung up his driving gloves, if he were to replace the A5 cabrio currently in his garage, it would be a new A5. My guess is that they will rely on the A3 to pick up that slack so while you will be stuck with a lesser…

I was shocked at how much lower the monthly payments are for luxury EVs compared to their gas counterparts. My brother switched from an X5 M50 to an iX when I told him I was thinking about it and he wound up nearly halving his monthly payment. The Mercs are not selling well so I could have picked up an EQE500 sedan or…

It clocks in at under 3000 lbs, handles well (albeit less so than the Elise on which it is based), and only has two seats so I would say yes it does. The only issue is that it went out of production 10 years ago and it doesn’t have enough juice to drive to the track, run the track, and drive home. But it is certainly…