If you think that the workers revolt is bad? Just imagine what the shareholders will do if they don’t get regular, large dividends in their pockets. I hate the line of “increasing shareholder value” and anyone who uses it.

You mean to tell me the Prius (113 mph) has a higher top speed than a Volt (101 mph)?!?!?

My commute is a shade under 30k a year.  The car might be worth the asking price, but I think it’s beyond hideous with that front end.  The overall proportions are nice but I couldn’t live with that butter face. CP

I had a similar experience driving a Tesla for the first time a few weeks ago, a Model 3 Standard. Was an absolute riot. I specifically said, “and this is the slowest Tesla made right now?!?” I came in with reasonable expectation and let thoroughly impressed with the driving dynamics.

My wife and I moved into our house almost three years ago. Last year I saw our neighbor down the street park this on the street while their driveway got re-poured. I knew we were in the right place.

Wait, there is a Trailblazer and and Blazer.

I have 45000 miles on a set of Michelin CrossClimate+ tires and they excel in all conditions.  Michelin needs to expand the sizes they offer to fit more cars, as they are a true best-of-most-worlds tire for year-round use.

Summers should not be used in temperatures less than 40°F (at least extensively).

Bill Gates, Bruce Canepa and John Dixon. They are the three where credit is due. 

I think it’s about Toyota’s gearing and transmission tuning as well as the company’s famously conservative traction control systems.  I have a coworker that returned a newly-purchased 4 cylinder Camry last year because the thing didn’t respond well to pedal inputs (i.e. took too long to shift through its eight speeds…

I’m gonna date myself, but this reminds me of late nights playing Rock Band with our friends when my wife was in grad school. 

I thought you were exaggerating badly at first, but looking at the individual data points you aren’t far off. The sixth run is very close to a Toyota 86 (6.7s 0-60; 16.7s quarter @ 100mph).

Porsche has 10.3% of the battery in reserve (83.7 out of 93.4 kWh)

With the XL versions, yes. But overall, not in the least.

Tahoe (non-XL) - 197” (2000), 204” (2020)

C-HR - 172” (2020)

Yeah, ‘compact’ crossovers the same size as mid size SUVs from 15 years ago. And mid size is now the equivalent of full size SUVs (with three rows) of yesteryear. The only truly impressive thing is the Excursion still holds the record for length after all these years (although the 2020 Yukon/Suburban XL is within an…

Let’s be at least somewhat accurate on your boardmember A statement: GM has not produced efficient hybrid. Hybrids, yes. Efficient hybrids, no. The only reason the Volt lead the market for a time was a larger battery and longer range. As an EV it was above average; as a hybrid, well below.

In Valencia Red Pearl, yes.  Good luck getting one at all (seeing as they only made 350), let alone within budget.  I really love that color.  Need to see one in person.

Also, every car Porsche produced between 1948 (356) and 2004 (996, 986) had tires with a diameter of 25" (actually 24.7-25.4" if we are splitting hairs).