I think Mazda has delusions of grandeur. What else actually occupies this premium specific space? Low-end Audis? Infinit, Acura? Perhaps Lincoln and Volvo? I just don’t think most people see Mazda has anything more than a regular Japanese or domestic brand, especially here in California. Unlike a brand like Volvo,…

For no other reason than “my gut feeling” I’ve always worried about Lucid surviving. I love sedans (I own one) but the market for them has been drying up for literally 20 years. Choosing a sedan, and an expensive one at that, as your first and only model always felt like a misstep to me.

They really need to name it Golf and dispense with the idiotic ID naming scheme. Only when affordable, good-looking cars like this become readily available will EV adoption become meaningful. I also love the fact this is a two-door, those few extra inches are essential for those of us with a full-frame that want to…

Yep an Explorer in Eddie Bauer trim.

A country club in Riverside though.

I got my Taycan last year and received the $7,500 credit + additional California tax credit for EVs.

It’s not as bad as the photo would suggest. It looks like the driver is a taller guy and the driver’s seat also set back because it’s in automatic entry mode.

As a Taycan owner, I will say not getting the optional performance battery pack really does make a difference in terms of both added performance and range. I was highly advised to get that from every Taycan owner I met, not just my sales guy and I’m really glad I did. For about a $5k option, I get more like 270-80…

I really wanted to say it was the Viper, but I challenged my assumptions. After giving it some thought, I’m pretty sure the answer is the Ford Explorer. It was the first widely-accepted soft-roader “SUV” that was really just a different-looking minivan. The beginning of the end of The Car and the beginning of the…

And since that time in my family has been:

Just think of that interior as an affordable Ferrari 550 Maranello 😂

I’m a huge fan of EV versions of familiar, popular ICE models and think that will be the inflection point for most consumers getting into EVs. It takes away the blobby, purposely different styling cues, and the left vs right culture war, and instead just makes it about the power, efficiency, emissions, and the…

This is the only sexy EV out there in my opinion that’s actually attainable. most manufacturers are trying too hard to be different for the sake of being different, The Taycan is different but Familiar and that’s what EVs should all strive to be.

Warranty

I keep finding myself recommending used Audis which is a little worrying, but jokes aside, this 2013 S7 is amazing value. It’s under $30k, has nice big snarly V8, legendary Quattro for some light rally cross, and just a great, comfortable daily driver that has aged really well. AND this one is at Carmax with only 56k…

Needs more stars

Thank you, because yep.

They already picked a lane, a lane that generate as many clicks as possible.

Pick a lane guys.

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