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6:55:53 with Manthey Kit.

All I would say is that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'...and for the demographic you have mentioned ("a lot of seniors who love MB"), MB will continue to offer their existing MHEV/PHEV range in parallel with the electric C Class with less screen-overload that may be more appealing to...

I was quite surprised that there are some similarities between the new electric C Class and the Taycan (1.2). Let me also say that the C Class competes in a different segment and primarily against the "Neue Klasse" BMW i3, not the Taycan. But looking at the spec sheet, these two are reasonably...

Are you sure that "it was pretty obvious that no one wants EV sedans"? Reason I say that is that at present the very model is selling pretty well in Europe. "According to Automotive News Europe, Mercedes-Benz sold so many CLAs in such a short period that it lifted the premium compact sales by a...

Meanwhile back at the ranch, everything is peachy...😁 "potential framework for joint ventures between Chinese and American automakers, should the former seek entry into the US market" Farley Spent Years Warning About China, Now He’s Talking With Trump About Letting Them In Ford held talks...

Well, on the one hand I would agree that not every owner will want to launch the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra 4 or 5 times on the 1/4 mile but it stands to reason that if Xiaomi is offering a vehicle with a 1,500+ HP vehicle as a headline performance figure and with a record Nuerburgring lap time on top of...

One needs to take the reports of the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra (that set the Nuerburgring record lap time) with a huge pinch of salt. Watch this Carwow video from last September and it struggled severly against a Tesla Model S Plaid and overheated and also note the poor breaking performance: Moreover...

Musical chairs in Stuttgart: " Mercedes-AMG has found its next boss, and the choice sends a pretty loud signal about where the brand thinks the future lies. Stefan Weckbach, a former Porsche executive with deep EV credentials, will take over as CEO of AMG from July 1, 2026, while also becoming...

I'd wager that it is the domestic competiton driving this rather than Hyundai per se (other than being the first to market). 8 days ago, Mercedes posted a teaser of the upcoming AMG GT (BEV) saloon car (based on the GTXX concept) featuring Brad Pitt & their Formula 1 driver George Russell in it...

In the context of axial-flux motors....a rather interesting filing by Porsche: "According to a patent uncovered by CarBuzz and filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the company is developing a hybrid powertrain that pairs smaller, lighter axial-flux motors from...

So have BMW & Mercedes...for some time... https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0425038EN/bmw-opens-new-shanghai-r-d-center-china-r-d-strategy-upgraded-for-next-level-digital-user-experiences?language=en https://group.mercedes-benz.com/company/locations/tech-center-china.html

I would dispute that he displays the benefits of German BEVs only but consider him impartial. Indeed, the first time I came across him (and he gained a certain noterierty around that time) was ~ 3 years ago when he was exposing the panel gaps on his Mercedes EQS & other deficiencies. Just watch...

In the US, the outlook for BEV manufacturers is peachy? Ford is not alone, so it seems (same reason I had mentioned earlier in this thread). GM: "will cut U.S. electric vehicle and battery production and 1,200 factory jobs at its EV plant in Detroit along with 550 jobs at an Ohio battery plant...

As I had said earlier in the thread: " I would add that it will be very interesting to observe where Porsche will go with the Taycan and how it evolves. Porsche can not afford to stand still as the pace of development is rapid. The recent records set by it's Stuttgart brethren, the AMG GT XX @...

I would add that it will be very interesting to observe where Porsche will go with the Taycan and how it evolves. Porsche can not afford to stand still as the pace of development is rapid. The recent records set by it's Stuttgart brethren, the AMG GT XX @ Nardo with it's YASA axial-flux engines...

I don't doubt the official records per se and I am sure Porsche is working on improving on this aspect (as the recent TTG Manthey kit equipped vehicles illustrate that have been spotted repeatedly). These are by & large marketing exercises for any manufacturer (Porsche included) and we shall see...

If you convert your Swiss CHF price to $s but why do that? Sure the Taycan is not $70k but as per the above YouTube video, the SU7 Ultra was not 70k Euros either but 100k Euros and 3 seconds slower. Also, you no doubt know that goods in Switzerland are considerably more expensive than in the...

So, now you are comparing a CHF price of the Taycan GT with a US $ price of a Xiaomi...this is the sure-fire method that is called " π mal Daumen" (in German (that you will no doubt be familiar with in Switzerland as German is one the languages spoken there))...it also begs the question, why you...

Strewth! Man, the amount of time you spent on drumming home the message that Chinese BEVs are superior to the Taycan makes one wonder where the motivation comes from? Every day, ceaseless! Let's take your statement: "Why would anyone pay 300k on a 4 door EV, that gets trashed in every aspect...

Not sure I agree that Porsche has turned it's back on EV development to focus on ICE development. I find it telling that is is withdrawing from the WEC but continues to invest in Formula E (that is certainly not the draw to audience numbers as Formula 1) but notably for "further development" of...