I can’t say I’m shocked by this. They are too late to market. Why would anyone buy their vehicles when you have other options that are way better for the money? Just consider this vs a Rivian:

“Unionize your workplace, if you can!”

Although I can’t speak for Porsche as to their reasoning behind the black tape, I do know why my company (another OEM) keeps the black tape on test vehicles even after the car has been revealed to the public: these are still test cars and not final production cars.

A few mistakes:

As an automotive engineer responsible for preventing this type of fire, I cannot stress enough how the smallest of modifications to your car can cause huge consequences down the road. Everything from the shape/size/position of the exhaust system, height of the car off the ground, and many other things are all working…

As an engineer for a major automotive manufacturer (and one who does a lot of towing testing), there is a very specific reason for the trailer to look like that. SAE J2807 is the trailer towing requirements. It specifies a frontal area for various trailer weights (ie: smaller frontal area for lower weights, larger…