But what if they did work for their money? I mean not this.....person, but what about others?

Wow. Its a shame you don’t need to pass a test to operate a vehicle with that kind of horsepower. You know, the same way you do when you operate a vehicle that weighs a shit load.

As a current S4 owner (2014) i look forward to what they announce in the final specs. The V6 twin turbo makes sense in accordance to all the displacement downsizing. I don’t mind unlike some ppl who whine about the demise of the high revving V8 and NA exhaust. Give me easy tunability and gobs of low range torque any…

Or have an air gap between the entertainment system and the rest of the car. I don’t care if someone hacks my car and deleted my favorite radio presets - I do care if they can control my gas pedal, transmission and (coming soon, already on one Infiniti model) my steering wheel.

but this was done wirelessly via the Uconnect system’s IP address.

I don’t think that’s fair, because in these cases the problems were identified, most likely by those same engineers. It’s management who decides to cover it up and not implement the fix to save costs. That’s what’s being punished here.

Your last sentence is why it is a big deal. Because they (automotive industry in general) didn’t even consider security. It never even factored into the system design. The ECU should have never been included on the same network as the infotainment, and in any instances where data did need to be shared across the two…

I remember someone in the 80s telling me that the Japanese were selling cheap cars here with electric locks so one day once enough people had their cars they could just remotely lock all of the locks and invade the country.

Neutral: Well we don’t want to punish our “job creators”...right? Won’t someone think of the poor CEO insulated by 7 layers of management?!? They obviously can’t have any culpability when their company knowingly suppresses a defect that kills consumers.

No way in hell a FWD car launches like that, sorry.

The car that does the most work in the least amount of time wins. That’s the definition of power, so, no, torque doesn’t win drag races, power does. Torque is just a matter of gearing, so, my 1.8l 4-cyl can make a million lb-ft of torque at the wheels if I gear it that way, but it’s still not going to win any races.

Actually, if they put a motor at each corner, with a little bit of a lift and some offroad tires it could be amazing. Who needs 47 differentials and a low speed transfer case when you have completely independent power and speed control at each wheel? Maybe Tesla makes a Model X Rubicon edition.

You clearly understand the difference between a one-off student car and a full scale production 7 seater sedan right?

Were talking about a full-size sedan/hatchback here (almost 5,000 lbs.) not a Formula racer. Compare apples to apples not apples to watermelons.

Car-buyers are thinking two things right now:

I’d argue that it’s just oddly perportioned given its overall style. Now, the BMW i3.... that’s an ugly car.

Aside from the fact that this thing is PIG SLOW, it also likes to eat camshafts. DO NOT WANT, and no amount of tacked-on GTI bits is going to change that. I HATE TDi VW’s with the fire of a thousand suns, and wish a fiery death brought on by spun camshaft bearings, detonated fuel pump shards in the fuel rail, blown…

CP because:

By the time this thing comes out, $40K might not even be enough for a Corolla...

You also left out the chemistry. There’s no oxygen on pluto for you combustion engine to produce the power for your power to weight ratio.