If it doesn’t meet FMVSS, it’s not a suitable automotive safety device. No common sense required.

I work in manufacturing and when it comes to safety there is a saying: the absence of injuries does not indicate the presence of safety.

I’m saying she personally drove it probably a small handful of times. Is that worth something extra? That depends on the next buyer.

Over roughly 15 years this car has been driven just 1,500 miles between 2 owners. Garage queens would have more miles.

Yes, absolutely.  I was referring to the “i” as a prefix, like with the i3 and i8.

The first use of the “i” was the “jellybean” iMac of the late 1990s. The “i” was meant to signify the internet-ready design of the computer. This was around the time the internet really started to become common (pre-wifi days, if you can imagine that!).

To be fair, that’s probably how most people frame up the model numbers in their heads. Bigger number = better car.

In that regard, exactly how much leverage does Tesla have now that their CEO deleted their entire Supercharger team?

And now for the fake news. Elon Musk, the outspoken CEO of electric car maker Tesla, has fired the entire staff of his wildly successful Supercharging division and new car programs. This comes after reports of Elon receiving a massive $55B incentive package, and marks the second time a California celebrity has gotten…

No, but that ginger looks spicy for sure.

The makeshift posse of zebrahands used ropes and panels to coax the two mares into the trailer, while the filly was lassoed separately.

From what I can tell, Superchargers are a huge deal to the success of Tesla. They would arguably be just another EV without the Supercharger network. Cutting the team entirely either means “We are done developing our Supercharger design and will focus on maintaining what’s already out there”, or the future is really…

Yes, those are infinitely better names.  The requirements of keeping a plane on course at cruising altitude (when there’s basically zero other planes nearby) is totally different from driving on public roads in traffic.

The probe concluded that Tesla paired a “weak driver engagement system” with a “misleading” name in Autopilot, reports the Verge. As such, “Tesla’s products lure drivers into thinking they are more capable than they are,” the site adds.

I agree. There is nothing particularly exciting about the Skyactiv 2.5L under the hood of my 6. It is thoroughly average in many ways. It’s the overall blend of design, features, styling, steering, handling, price and efficiency that makes the Mazda6 great.

Of course, anyone in the market for a Rebel right now knows its nearly impossible to get one close to its starting price of $64,490, and that’s with an inline-six that only makes 420 hp and 469 lb-ft.

Remember the Legacy 3.0R wagon with the boxer-6 under the hood?  Yeah.

I saw that too and thought it would be too abrupt and meandering to be the cut line.

“Appealing until you drive” could have been the Plymouth/Dodge/Chrysler tagline from the 1990s into the early 2000s.

Full Self-Driving Supervised? The naming is getting weirder by the day!