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so I expect it’s delayed to end of 2024, first deliveries 2025. Yes that’s just a guess. but I’m not nearly as pessimistic about the fundamental technology. The 4680 cells can get the roadster done. the car is quite large. It’s not a Cayman, it’s about the size of a model 3. It’s going to...

this sounds like a familiar conversation.. ”so I‘m tempted by a new car toy …” ”No” ”or maybe a trip to Vegas …” ”fucking hell. buy the supercar”

A few things. Some highway entrance and exit ramps might be particularly entertaining. Some judicious selection of roads and times combined with not being too crazy. These are public roads after all, and wholly unsuited to recklessness. plus, the occasion track experience, and matching the...

An EV with regenerative braking is not going to wear the brakes hard. They will last much much longer than an ice car.

no, these aren’t ceramic brakes. The surface coated are under $7k

i’m tempted to suggest you test drive a 911 and consider if don’t want to check that bucket list item off and trade it in for a taycan in a few years. If the 911 is too small for the family, then maybe the other way around :)

Everybody is bad at these exercises the first time. Your first day isn’t nearly enough time to do more than begin to familiarize yourself with the car and the weight transfer behavior. Most of the instructors are professional race drivers. Even if you were an exceptional amateur, they’d still...

uhm …. It already is in a line and has more torque and more hp. The marketplace isn’t going to let them sandbag their EV offerings too much to protect their classic offerings. The taycan is slower around a track due to weight, and that’s a problem for everyone in the EV space.

even professionals can have weird takes on a vehicle that don’t agree with the owners or market consensus. The initial reviews of the McLaren 765LT look nothing like the owners’ consensus. It’s still not clear how well the 992 gt3 will fare on typical public roads, but whatever the answer is...

pretty sure they are exactly going after the S class. Tesla and Mercedes have been going at it over BMW’s market share

In CA, you can walk away any time before delivery and get a full refund. However, if you wish to do business with that dealer again you might negotiate a compromise. I'm not sure what you're worried about. Your dealer will be able to tell you if you get a MY22 allocation slot or not. Just...

…. Yeah. You haven’t experienced winter if you road trip to snow like Tahoe on high performance summer tires you should … rent a different car.

if you‘ll do frequent swaps, then you want separate rims. If you’ll wear out the tires just in time to swap and don’t care to save them for swapping back, then you can avoid the spare set. some folks find themselves stuck getting winter rims for a smaller tire size as it can be difficult to...

Already lots of good advice. Rent a Tesla or something if you can. Do they have Turo in SK ? man. Hard to remember everything. Picking the most important… vision. The car will follow your eyes naturally. It’s crucial to always be looking at where you WANT to go, not where you’re going...

the residual is bad. < 50% for 3 years. But probably fair. the rate is a complete scam. 5-6%. Easily 3x higher than buying. If you can’t offset this is mega tax savings, it’s just an awful deal. Porsche leases are universally terrible.

carplay is infinity better anyway. Haven’t used android auto but it wouldn’t take much to be better than porsche’s

the resale is going to suck anyway. You should spec for the options you’ll use. The middle seat is pretty useless for 4 passengers. if you’re super worried about resale, you should consider saving money on fewer options or leasing (which is a terrible deal with Porsche but does limit your...

that’s not my point. My point is when the masses move away from ice and the customers for current oil infrastructure dries up, it will be a vicious cycle. The economics of a permanently declining customer base are truly awful. who would invest in a Shell franchise to open or maintain a gas...

Plus, like have you seen the Plaid and Rimac ? What's the economic case for keeping ICE engines around for the typical consumer ? They'll very soon be worse in performance and more expensive to buy and maintain. So what's the economic case for fueling infrastructure for a dying market ? I...

the chemistry around this is pretty energy intensive, and it doesn't really seem likely to be cost effective for the typical consumer. I think it's an interesting direction for motor sports and air travel but skeptical anything will work economically for automobiles. It's kinda like hydrogen...