Maybe Steve Lheto can weigh in on this...
Maybe Steve Lheto can weigh in on this...
Now, for those of you who have taken a few statistics courses, it's very obvious that this 80 percent thing is virtually impossible. Oh, sure, the remaining 20 percent could be so bad that the 80 percent are necessary to bring up the average. But it's more likely that people vastly overestimate their driving…
Those wheels: You can't buy taste...
The thing is, for all the joy it brings, the Abarth is also a flawed car. It's cheap as hell in some areas. You can't get it with a real navigation option. A lot of the interior plastics suck. It doesn't do Bluetooth audio streaming without a special phone app. The stereo is unimpressive. The door locks are curiously…
Every BMW GT, 550GT, 335GT, Honda Accord Crosstour, etc
How about a lamp out of a turbo?
This reminds me of my time in Beijing. Taxis are out of control. I remember one I was in was a Hyundai Elantra from about early 2000. It had 999,999 kms on the dash. And just like you described, he was darting in and out of traffic in "lanes" and often in oncoming traffic.
Ah, I see it now. The "standard vehicle" is the 60kWh, and the "Performance dual motors" makes it the P85D. The $34,600 makes the 60kWh into the "base" P85D.
Start with just the 85kWh battery-equipped model and you're at $69,900. Add in the suspension ($2,250), the wheels and sticky rubber ($4,500), new seats ($3,500), the Tech Package with (non-functioning, yet) Autopilot ($4,250), and a $1,000 carbon fiber rear spoiler and you're already knocking on $100k. Then you add…
2. The dealer told me to "hurry in Thursday morning" so the car could be looked at right away. Now, I realize I'm known here on Jalopnik as the guy who sits around all day with no pants, but the truth is I have lots of clients and I work long hours, so this was a huge stretch for me. Still, I hurried in on Thursday…
What is this one?
I spoke with the owner of the dealership over the phone. Even though I was pissed I remind calm and tried to work out a solution. But he just doesn't give a F***. He reminded me that I did not buy my car at his dealership and that my car already cost him enough money. He also told me again that if I put the story back…
Back in 2011, an E92 M3 was about $250,000 USD in China. In USA, $65,000. I had a picture of the Chinese window sticker from Beijing, but it was on an old phone
What about a rental car? After all, it IS the fastest car ever...
Just the Feds will give you $7,500 for going electric, which puts the real sticker price of the Bolt at $37,500. And if Tesla used the same math GM is promoting, that would mean the Model 3 would come in at $27,500 after current incentives.
The driver seat is fixed, with the F1-style steering wheel and pedals moving to fit the driver. The steering column is "stalkless" so there's nothing between your hands and the paddle shifters, and the dash is completely digital and fully configurable with multiple driving modes.
That is actually pretty amazing that even though there is that much damage, the crumple zones worked exactly as designed. Not even the windscreen cracked!
Here is my problem with push to start. My car, Mazda 3 requires you to push the unlock button on the KEY to get into the car. Then you put the key wherever. When you go to leave, again, you need to lock it with the KEY. What is the point of having a proximity key if you still need to fiddle with it.
The MKC's system used a speaker, like you'd expect, but instead of the audio lines, used an X. Okay, speaker with an X by it must mean that the audio is off. Great. So, I poked the button, and a fake LED under the speaker-X icon illuminated. Which meant that, no, before it was on, NOW it's off. It's like having a big…
Carbon Ceramic Brakes. Usually around 10 grand for squeaking 99% of the time. Only useful on the track, and even then, if you track it often you will have to *replace* the super expensive brakes often.