By Kibner Go To PostThat is an incredibly bad UX. lmaoAM's biggest weakness for a long ass time... doesn't help that they piggy-backed off of Mercedes' electronic and UX which is... also not great.
How did it come to this?
It seems they're having a revolution though with the latest Aston Martin DB12 though -- most of it seems to be rectified.
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparison-test/a44754023/2023-lamborghini-urus-performante-1987-lamborghini-lm002-comparison-test/
This article is great, but I also felt guilty when my first thought about “late 80s-90s Japanese property magnate, had a racing team” was if he had a sick back tat or not.
Then I looked into it a bit and he was quite a colorful character at the least.
This article is great, but I also felt guilty when my first thought about “late 80s-90s Japanese property magnate, had a racing team” was if he had a sick back tat or not.
Then I looked into it a bit and he was quite a colorful character at the least.
Looks like Montreal and the victims are in stable condition:
https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2023/09/10/deux-pietons-dans-un-etat-critique-a-montreal
https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2023/09/10/deux-pietons-dans-un-etat-critique-a-montreal
Opening a compartment with anything other than your hands is the dumbest shit ever and I will be a boomer about it until the end of time
I’m really not sure what the purpose is.
I’m really not sure what the purpose is.
Walked passed a Mercedes dealership today and got some strong regime vibes.
When you walk passed a BMW dealership you get the nurburgring hur dur vibes
When you walk passed a BMW dealership you get the nurburgring hur dur vibes
Lucid is finally ready to ship a lower-end offering for customers who are interested in the automaker’s electric Air sedan. The new Lucid Air Pure RWD brings the line’s starting price down to $77,400 — the entry price announced by the automaker in 2020 — with 410 miles of range on a single charge when equipped with 19-inch wheels..
With a single rear-wheel motor, the Lucid Air Pure saves customers $5,000 by eschewing the dual motors in the Air Pure AWD, which was Lucid’s lowest-cost offering at $82,400 since it cut prices in August.
The Pure RWD outputs 430 horsepower and accelerates from 0–60 mph in 4.5 seconds, compared to 480 horsepower and 3.8 seconds 0–60 mph for the AWD version — but with no loss in range. Lucid does mention that the EPA officially estimates the RWD at a slightly higher 419-mile range, but the automaker seems to lean on its own lower calculation.
By Pedja Go To PostThe rattle in my cars dash has gotten worse and I think I'm going to go mad because of it.It might just be a loose panel, tbh. The same thing is happening to the driver-side door of my gf's Mini. It's just a plastic peg that either broke or slips out of the hole now.
There are very few EVs I have any interest in. Lucid's doing really good stuff though and should be getting more attention for it.
By Kibner Go To PostThat’s slightly faster than my car. Lol
Full second slower than mine, but the range is better and I do like design better. But not at 20k more …
By Christberg Go To PostThere are very few EVs I have any interest in. Lucid's doing really good stuff though and should be getting more attention for it.
Outside of a truck I’ll never own an ICE vehicle again
By Fenderputty Go To PostOutside of a truck I’ll never own an ICE vehicle again
It's all use case for me. The Ioniq I have now is done - its obvious status as a compliance car (albeit a loaded model) has really worn thin in every imaginable way. I simply don't fit in the thing and people treat you like trash when you drive it to an insane degree. Part of that is I'm pretty damn sure the regenerative brakes don't fire the brake lights like it should, to be fair- but also car classism is a THING.
I got it to replace a very ancient Rav4 my wife had and it's obviously a massive step up from that, but yeah.
It's done its job well being a cheap commuter- might as well have been free for what it cost. But it's going byebye soon- just about 6 months left on the lease and with how cheap the payment is i could easily turn it in tomorrow if I wanted to.
The killer use case for these is as a commuter vehicle. I'd still take the thing 10/10 times over a Corolla/Sentra or whatever. The power delivery, refinement and maintenance costs are just plain better. The main issue I have right now my budget basically means the best available option is a loaded Ioniq 5 with very few other options, haha.
Going to check out the Polestar 2 pretty soon but I suspect I don't fit in it. Want something nice this go around but not insanely expensive. No Tesla- Elon can full self drive himself off a cliff. So it might wind up being a gas vehicle this time because there's a TON of stuff I can still find in that 50-60K range that's fun, easy to live with and gets good gas mileage.
And yeah, trucks/family road trip vehicles are a different thing entirely and that's going to have to be a gas vehicle for a WHILE for me.
By Pedja Go To PostThe rattle in my cars dash has gotten worse and I think I'm going to go mad because of it.I know exactly how you feel.
RIP
Stories like this remind me that is it the consumer that's picking SUVs or is the manufacturers making it the only viable option?
By Rob Go To PostKib you have a Porsche Cayenne right?Cayman
By reilo Go To PostThere are times where I almost regret getting the Cayman over the Miata. Almost.
Stories like this remind me that is it the consumer that's picking SUVs or is the manufacturers making it the only viable option?
By Kibner Go To PostThere are times where I almost regret getting the Cayman over the Miata. Almost.If you wanted a coupe and not a convertible, they're not really the same. Cayman's a great car though. Boxster vs Miata would be a hard decision for me given the price differential.
By reilo Go To PostIf you wanted a coupe and not a convertible, they're not really the same. Cayman's a great car though. Boxster vs Miata would be a hard decision for me given the price differential.If I had moved out to north Dallas before buying a new car, I definitely would have ended up with a convertible Miata. A hardtop made far more sense for south Louisiana.
I think this is a downgrade from my current Panamera interior, even if the interface is going to be improved.
EDIT: Oh my god they got rid of the left hand key to turn on the car and implemented a shitty push-star button. This is revolting.
EDIT2: Oh my god, why the fuck is the gear selector to the right of the steering wheel? what the fuck
The Cybertruck is still a disaster and I have no clue how Tesla ever makes it even remotely livable:
https://insideevs.com/news/694929/tesla-cybertruck-matte-black-impressions/?adv=0
Across town, someone finally announced an EV truck that might actually have my attention:
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a45758306/2025-ram-1500-ramcharger-towing/
https://insideevs.com/news/694929/tesla-cybertruck-matte-black-impressions/?adv=0
Across town, someone finally announced an EV truck that might actually have my attention:
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a45758306/2025-ram-1500-ramcharger-towing/
By reilo Go To PostNeed to hide the display like Rolls
I think this is a downgrade from my current Panamera interior, even if the interface is going to be improved.
EDIT: Oh my god they got rid of the left hand key to turn on the car and implemented a shitty push-star button. This is revolting.
EDIT2: Oh my god, why the fuck is the gear selector to the right of the steering wheel? what the fuck
GRANADA, Spain — On the first day of the 2024 Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe media drives, I spurred the (genuine two-door) coupe through Spanish mountain roads outside Granada. I’ve spoken before of today’s super sports cars being too much for public roads — 100 pounds of ‘roids in a 20-pound sack. One needs a pressure suit, tower clearance and immunity from prosecution to approach their potential. Well, here is another: an Affalterbach big boy with an afterburner engine, its size and weight uniquely unsuited to humping over spindly Iberian roads with their byzantine zig-zags, their coarse, bumpy tarmac, their numerous, simultaneous cambers and their surprise herds of goats.
Worse, it was as awkward as an NFL offensive tackle asked to flamenco. Its multiplex systems kept me pointed the correct way, but did so by interrupting power delivery and dynamics in ways I couldn’t predict.
There was no way AMG had forgotten how to engineer a sinuous — if portly — driver’s car. I drove a GT in 2016, and other than it being stiffer than a crowbar, it was a hoot to hustle. Colleague James Riswick praised the AMG GT R. The AMG GT Black Series almost never met a heart it couldn’t win.
The new multi-metal and composite platform shares nothing with the previous AMG GT, but is the same platform supporting the new AMG SL. Compared to the previous GT, the second-gen rides on a wheelbase 2.8 inches longer, its body 7.1 inches longer, and it's a skosh wider and taller. Compared to the SL, the AMG GT is an inch longer and three inches wider, subtly emphasizing its rowdier purpose.
The 2024 AMG GT gains 595 pounds over its predecessor, slapping a scale with 4,353 pounds. On the bright side, that’s merely 58 pounds above a BMW M8 Competition. On the other side, that’s 700 pounds more than a Porsche 911 Turbo S.
With the car's particulars detailed, let's get back to Katrin and dinner and complaints about stilted handling, lifeless steering and a wooden brake pedal. She introduced me to René Szczepek, the man in charge of handling dynamics for every AMG product. I’m going to rework roughly 30 minutes of his detailed engineering answers into one paraphrased sentence: AMG essentially stuffed 10 tons of computers into a 2-ton car, and one needs to know how to set the car up to achieve the best results. What I would find out the next day is that one must also not be shy about wringing the snot out of it.https://www.autoblog.com/2023/11/14/2024-mercedes-amg-gt-coupe-first-drive-review/
yikes. Big L.
By reilo Go To Posthttps://www.autoblog.com/2023/11/14/2024-mercedes-amg-gt-coupe-first-drive-review/
yikes. Big L.
Really don't understand MB's plan at all.
By Smokey Go To PostReally don't understand MB's plan at all.CHINA?
By Lunatic Go To Post
Drove behind one for a load of miles last month. Sounded well sexy. Think he was a Phantasy Star fan because of his license plate lol.
Wife and I decided on getting the Honda CR-V Hybrid. She wanted an SUV, I wanted something with good mpg.
Is it better to finance or lease? Its a Honda not a Jeep so im sure it will last a long time. its not like i drive much anyway.
Was trying to be financially smart and keep m 2011 Malibu as long as possible but this thing has a new issue every month and I’m just tired of the car by now.
Is it better to finance or lease? Its a Honda not a Jeep so im sure it will last a long time. its not like i drive much anyway.
Was trying to be financially smart and keep m 2011 Malibu as long as possible but this thing has a new issue every month and I’m just tired of the car by now.
Leasing makes sense if you plan on “trading up” every 6 years or sooner. Or if the value of the vehicle drops like a rock in comparison to everything else on the market, iirc. It’s been a few years since I looked into it, tbh.
Yea typically if you think your vehicle will not depreciate badly in 4 years time then you should look to lease as the car will have more value when you're considering trading up. I'm not sure about CRVs but Hondas in general typically do.
I'd say search around and look at the used market for 2018-20 CRVs as they are today versus what their sticker price was when they were bought. I'm sure there's even depreciation guides out there.
Audis, Mercedes might lose 30-50% of their value within 3-5 years, which NOT great! But a Honda CRV (based off of zero research!) will probably depreciate much less despite the much lower MSRP. So a 2018 CRV today might sell for the same price as a 2018 Audi Q5 on the used market.
EDIT: Some research:
A basic 5-minute used vehicle search in NY kinda confirms what I thought: https://www.edmunds.com/inventory/srp.html?price=21000-30000&historyinfo=noAccidents&inventorytype=used%2Ccpo&make=audi%2Chonda&mileage=5000-30000&model=audi%7Cq5%2Chonda%7Ccr-v&year=2018-2020&sort=price%3Adesc
You'll see a bunch of CRVs and Q5s from the same years with similar mileage for around the same price 🤷🏼♂️ And yes, you'll also find a bunch of Q5s going for $30-40k as well (I filtered the list down for cars for 20-30k).
I'd say search around and look at the used market for 2018-20 CRVs as they are today versus what their sticker price was when they were bought. I'm sure there's even depreciation guides out there.
Audis, Mercedes might lose 30-50% of their value within 3-5 years, which NOT great! But a Honda CRV (based off of zero research!) will probably depreciate much less despite the much lower MSRP. So a 2018 CRV today might sell for the same price as a 2018 Audi Q5 on the used market.
EDIT: Some research:
A basic 5-minute used vehicle search in NY kinda confirms what I thought: https://www.edmunds.com/inventory/srp.html?price=21000-30000&historyinfo=noAccidents&inventorytype=used%2Ccpo&make=audi%2Chonda&mileage=5000-30000&model=audi%7Cq5%2Chonda%7Ccr-v&year=2018-2020&sort=price%3Adesc
You'll see a bunch of CRVs and Q5s from the same years with similar mileage for around the same price 🤷🏼♂️ And yes, you'll also find a bunch of Q5s going for $30-40k as well (I filtered the list down for cars for 20-30k).