Reminder: this highly publicized $60k-$100k vehicle was launched without significant features such as “Autopilot” or “Full Self Driving”, without locking differentials, with water ingress after a car wash, with body panels that seem to need extra care or else they smudge and rust, with wheel covers that cut into the…

I wasn’t clear. I was referring specifically to the 2nd generation Venza.

...or a street legal Super GT Prius, with a tasty mid-engine V8!

an electronically limited top speed of 199 mph (19 mph faster than the M4 Comp)

We have a 2021 Venza and it has been fairly reliable. If the onboard computer is accurate, it is regularly averaging 38-41 mpg.

Bananas contain radioactive potassium and formaldehyde!

across from Georgia Tech University

I remember the impromptu motorcycle “takeovers” at that gas station 20-25 years ago. It would absolutely kill traffic in and out of the lot, which is at the corner of a very busy artery from midtown to the connector.

Off topic. Of course they don’t meet FMVSS. There is no need to.

Until someone tests it, the performance is unknown. Would you buy brakes or airbags with unknown FMVSS compliance?

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.