Perhaps the largest hurdle for adoption of electric vehicles in the U.S. market right now is a lack of competent charging infrastructure. For those of us in a living situation that has dedicated garage space, charging is hardly an issue.

Not to mention the ICE Silverado 1500 only gets 29mpg highway from a 22gal tank, so it’ll need to stop to refuel at least once to cover that distance anyway. If it’s towing, probably 2-3 times.

Yeah but Supra has had 45 years for people to get used to hearing it. Cupra still has plenty of time to be misunderstood, especially when English is notorious for words being spelled similarly yet being pronounced differently, like bough/tough, do/go, mouse/house (as in to provide shelter)

Every single product that represents Italian cultural IP (tomatoes, olive oil, wine, and of course sports cars) is very closely regulated and protected by the government.

Thank you - an ND is more car than I need, but I physically cannot get my knees inside, let alone operate the clutch.

What are you talking about? I run my 5-year old phone usually down to 10-15% every day and it’s only seen minor degradation in max capacity.

It has 49,923 miles and is listed for just $46,925. Just two years ago, this car wore an MSRP of $104,490

And, they don’t have to give up on the Supercharger network either

If you’re wishing that there was a modern version of the P1800 but with, you know, airbags and good crash resistance, I’m happy to let you know the 220-250HP Volvo C30 is a $5-10,000 car now.

Plus, about 40% of the US rents, so even if their house was ready for higher amperage, there’s no guarantee they’d even be allowed to install it

Or even an over correction to “sayt”

First-Gen Four-Door Dodge Charger

despite other companies pulling the plug on hatchbacks in the U.S., ahem, Volkswagen.

[Formentor]’s the Spanish firm’s most popular model, with 120,000 sales in 2023 having marked a 23% year-on-year rise.

I always wondered if SEAT never came to the US because they knew Americans would pronounced it “seat” (chair) instead of “say-at”.

I wondered the same thing. Omaha, NE and Fresno both have more people than Oakland’s ~430k. That’s definitely approaching town territory.

I’m not really sure who it’s for anymore - the only people with nostalgia for the original T1/T2 is going to be in their 70s and won’t likely need that big a car, and anyone who is starting a family and wants a minvan alternative hasn’t seen VW sell a van in the US for 20+ years, so it’s not a special option.

Bought a new Mk7 GTI SE in 2016 for ~$29,000. My payment was around $541 a month, and that felt like a lot, even making good money. I cannot fathom how some people pay double that.

They seemingly all decided it was a great idea to start with electric pickup trucks and other massive motors, until they didn’t quite take off as expected. Now, Ford is backtracking on this drive for big EVs and will reportedly redirect resources to develop smaller, more affordable electric models.

I love the outside look of the Polestar 2, but I cannot fathom why the interiors are all monotone black on black on black. It’s so depressing that they didn’t have a few splashes of color (beyond the seatbelt; I can’t see that when I’m driving)