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There are a lot of misconceptions around this stuff, part of the reason I sometimes feel the need to jump in to offer corrections. The engineer’s note above about the larger rear calipers is spot on: it indicates less forward weight transfer under braking for the same reasons (low CG height...

Not true. The weight transfer to the rear is a pretty simple physics problem that involves the height and longitudinal position of the center of gravity, the wheelbase and the longitudinal G forces. To use simple numbers if the center of gravity is 1 meter high and 1 meter in front of the rear...

I don't think Lucid's out of touch, I think you just don't like how the game is played. And frankly I don't love it either, but I like it more than many of the alternatives. Example: walk in to buy a new Corvette near the beginning of the model run and the dealer will have their hand out to...

No question he was forced out. "Advisor to the Chairman of the Board" is telegraphing to the community that a change was required and has been enacted. As a technical founder of multiple startups myself I both marveled at Peter's ability to span the detailed technical role as well as manage...

The confusion stems from the fact that while most manufactures will make an early “manufacturing verification batch” or similar on a fresh production line, most don’t talk about it let alone announce the “start of production”. Typically these steps are hidden so that when the positive PR hits...

Sorry for the diversion.

It’s not that Tesla is using better sensors, it’s simply using far fewer of them. Tesla’s big bet is that humans drive only using their eyes, and hence self driving cars should be able to do the same. In fact Tesla has eliminated sensors like forward looking radar (that came standard on my 2018...

I don’t love it, in fact I’m here to caution people re FSD. On the one hand yes, it’s the best system on the market by far. On the other I think it’s going to end up getting more than a few people killed. My wife has a Y and we’ve got a FSD trial through April… In the course of 10 miles using...

I hadn't considered a wrap on a car that I'd expect to lease (at least the optional colors increases the residual) but I do agree with you re disappointing color options. Lunar Titanium is our plan even if it pushes back delivery. My four year old is particularly upset blue isn't an option.

I’m really not struggling at all- 20/ 21s all the way. I personally got over the “they look better” thing a while ago — form follows function. So when my BMW 1M came on ‘19s but takeoff M3 18’s on extreme performance summer tires proved more fun (more playful over the limit as well as faster at...

Styling is by definition subjective, not objective. So not only can I deny it, but it’s simply wrong. Thanks for playing. Also: under 50, last daily was an E-tron GT and I quite like the styling of the Gravity, at least when compared to any of the “SUV” options- EV9, Rivian, Model X, etc. Both...

Porsche has always been a very interesting target for many reasons. Either from a profitability perspective or units sold x msrp and Porsche stands out clearly: aim at that. And I’m here from where? My first car was a Porsche, and my car history spans ‘69 911s through to the GT3 Touring... But...

Tesla missed deadlines badly and it turned out ok, that is true. But what a difference a few years makes… I bought one of the early Model 3 Dual Motors, and like everyone else my delivery date slipped and slipped. But I waited — because there was no option. Nothing else in the market came close...

We’ve got a car coming off lease in July and have a deposit down on a Gravity. At this point I’m already exploring extending our current lease as I don’t expect Gravities will be readily available and leasing well in that timeframe. I will say I respect the “go slow” approach to deliveries...

When Apple for example ramps iPhone production they go through a ramp process: XX of an Alpha build, using many initial acceptance test and risk bought parts that might not be final. Lots of manual processes, yield fallout and rework. Progress to high volume Beta builds where the reasons for...

My personal benchmarks are the Cayenne GTS and Porsche Taycan/ Audi E-Tron GT. The latter is of course completely unfair due to the lower CG, but it’s my high water mark for (sporty) EV ride, dynamics, etc. The former is the best dynamically of the Cayennes and hence probably the best sporty...

I skipped around, but my main conclusion was to expect ~200 miles of range in 15 minutes starting from 10% charge on a Tesla V3 supercharger. V4 or higher voltage/ higher power chargers will be faster, 12 minutes for 200 miles.

Note that Audi wagons went away in the US because of lack of sales. When they came back they brought the RS6 (halo model) and allroad only. This helped them get rid of the “practical car” stigma, and they have done well enough that BMW is bringing the M5 wagon this year. Very active owner’s...

Lucid cares a lot. They say "SUV" on repeat in every one of their videos. "A new class of vehicle" makes no sense to anyone even if it's true. It will take time, but assuming they can get the bugs out and stay solvent I don't worry that it'll find a following purely because of how all-around...

It’s amusing to see so many people get wrapped around the axle with this “is it a minivan” question, largely because I really don’t care. Don’t get me wrong: on some level no one buys a 100k car without at least a subconscious consideration of what other people think. And the fear seems to be...