This whole comment thread is so reminiscent of 2008 that it is making my head spin. You’re even using technology from a decade old Tesla Roadster to support your argument. Modern lithium batteries don’t degrade and need replacement during the life of the vechicle. 1st gen Prius maybe, but not a 2018 EV. And while… Read more

They were listed for sale for months! Nobody wanted them! Read more

It pretty much just makes room for the spare tire well. There is no real benefit and there are tons of drawbacks. It is way heavier, way more complex, the independent suspension could have been achieved with a system similar to a Beetle much easier. I think they just wanted something different. Read more

Oh man, are we approaching a bubble? Is this Peak S600; time to sell my baby for a huge profit?

I love reading stories written as though nobody has thought of these things. I guarantee you, any thing you can come up, not only has it been considered, but there is an engineer somewhere sick of going to DFMEA meetings about it. Read more

2022 seems to be the new “In 5 years” in that it is the date everyone is sticking on their products that will actually come out sometime between 10 years from now and never. Read more

Update. It needs reverse; an electric motor gives me that and another 90 horsepower, which it also “needs.” Read more

You mean like a parallel hybrid PMAC/CBR1000RR 1960's Honda? I’ll hit you up in a couple weeks; I’m still trying to figure out how to fit 1/4 of a Chevy Volt battery in the trunk.

...massively expensive, absurdly capable and fast vehicles that are doomed to spend most their lives immobile in some jackass’ climate-controlled car-spa. Read more

Two words: Blockchain cryptocars. Read more

Agreed; the rumble and noise of an internal combustion is definitely a big part of the experience. Read more

It’s the only automobile I’ve ever owned that I’ve never once thought about trying to add power to. Read more

Literbikes have been in this arena for a couple decades now. In fact, horsepower-to-weight, they still beat most million dollar cars at a cost two orders of magnitude lower. As you mentioned, most of these cars are not bought as a solution to the problem of not-enough-power, but as a “look how much money and… Read more

I would love to see driver training, testing, and periodic re-testing get much more substantial and difficult as self-driving cars become available in most places. Something closer to getting a pilots license. Then maybe the enthusiasts can still drive, or at least hold off the inevitable until I die (hopefully, not… Read more

I think it was a k20 swap? I honestly don’t remember for sure. Read more

Shortly after I moved to the Bay Area, I started looking for car events and came across the local Cars & Croissants at Santana Row. I knew Santana Row was a swanky, upscale shopping area, but figured my rusted old car would be welcome. I showed up, exhaust popping, and one of the guys directing traffic asked: “What is…

Just beat that dead horse and do a whole segment on how well they lay down 11's while exiting parking lots. Actually just do the whole column on it. Read more

Reasonable chance Kristen Lee is a robot and this article was automatically written based on the original study and an algorithm used to maximise clicks. Read more

If the cars all come with self driving hardware, then they have to come with the capability to automatically sense rain and adjust wipers to keep the autopilot cameras clear. Automatic intermittent (and probably manual intermittent) is likely capability there, just not yet added in the software. Read more

The timing on this is amazing; I’m a rich asshole who is currently searching for a car that looks like a tongue and has wheels from a modded 2002 Mustang. Read more