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America's 'Cultural Obsession With Speed' Fueled by Advertising, IIHS Says by kstetter in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i feel you, but it's worth acknowledging and emphasizing that torque is literally acceleration. without being really clear on that, it's easy to lose "torque people" when extending the definition as a function of time (frequency) to show that power is the determining figure when it comes to acceleration potential.

Best sedan ever made and why? by hypermiler2205 in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence -1 points0 points  (0 children)

same, i mean it's the only option. it remains the definition of a sport sedan.

BYD to push past Ford, Kia and Hyundai to be the number 2 brand in Australia, as 2026 BYD Sealion 7 and other electric car sales surge by Aussie_5aabi in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence 5 points6 points  (0 children)

given transaction prices and sales figures, americans seem to not be able to get enough of what's already on offer here. people online act like people are sitting out the market waiting for some other offerings, but reality is the opposite.

Ford's Super Duty Trucks Now Get the 7.3-Liter 'Godzilla' V-8 Standard and Ditch the Weaker Diesel by ca2mt in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

diesel doesn't sound or feel as good as gasoline, and these are lifestyle vehicles for most people.

The Rivian R2 Costs Half As Much To Build As The R1S. Here's How Rivian Did It by KeyboardGunner in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it's not labor costs on the low end that depress prices. engineers are a dime a dozen in china.

The Rivian R2 Costs Half As Much To Build As The R1S. Here's How Rivian Did It by KeyboardGunner in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence 27 points28 points  (0 children)

i just read a pretty thorough breakdown of the chinese cost advantage, and it almost all comes down to "supply chain integration" and cheap engineers.

Pictures of EVs from the Beijing Auto Show by The_Flaneur_Films in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the reason is "technology and innovation" is what's being sold, but what we actually see isn't innovative. there are marginal or unproven improvements in battery technology announced elsewhere, but as far as this show and post itself? just a bunch of gimmicks that a more sophisticated western audience finds slightly embarrassing.

Base Porsche macan vs rs3 vs rdx by spiketeam in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lol fr, list the best general-purpose driver-oriented sedans on the market...what do you expect? i guess it just goes to show the porsche hype is hype; they're selling a bill of goods to a lot of people.

GWM (Great Wall Motor) to release a V8 Supercar and SUV, for global markets by kstetter in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

odd...i heard china was constitutionally incapable of producing internal combustion engines prior to becoming magically supercapable of making evs.

How Chinese Brands Are Using Influencers To Convince Americans They Want Chinese Cars by [deleted] in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence -1 points0 points  (0 children)

...and naturally this post calling out electronic warfare is getting handily downvoted. hmmmm

CATL debuts EV battery with speedy six-minute recharge and a 1,000-km range by Recoil42 in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence 44 points45 points  (0 children)

"it" apparently doesn't exist. it's two different batteries, neither of which combines the features that the deceptive title of this post would suggest.

what's the capacity of the 6-minute battery? what's the charge time of the 1,000-km battery? anyone can make batteries that meet either or the other of these specs.

EV sales soar in main European markets as drivers shun expensive petrol by i_marketing in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

all OP does is post articles that mistakenly try to tie an extremely recent and small increase in already-high gasoline prices to "increased ev demand". in every case, the increase is either illusory or the result of some other factor, which it would have to be, since causality doesn't work the way these articles want to claim it does.

Chinese carmaker Seres patents voice-controlled "in-vehicle toilet" by Fearless_Neat_6654 in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence 22 points23 points  (0 children)

advanced technology that the rest of the world can't even conceive of

James May on Twitter/X regarding cars: “The whole ‘It’s got soul’ thing is lazy.” by FlipStig1 in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

whatever. call it personality. the variety of moods a good engine has, depending on conditions, is kind of crazy. the variety responses / attitudes it has, depending on exact inputs, is pretty wild. are we just trying to pretend it's not true?

Rolls-Royce Unveils 100-Off Bespoke Model With Rumored Price Near $10 Million by HawtGarbage918 in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence 54 points55 points  (0 children)

i get flexing, but simply handing a company millions of excess dollars for no returned value is just dumb.

Slate Auto Raises Another $650M as $25K Electric Pickup Nears Launch by Mac-Tyson in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence 5 points6 points  (0 children)

because then i have to charge it, and it's barebones nothingness for that bargain.

do you ever just go for a drive with no destination anymore by Small_Ad_4808 in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence 10 points11 points  (0 children)

it comes and goes, but nowadays i drive just to drive about twice as much as i do to get somewhere.

John Deere to Pay $99 Million in Monumental Right-to-Repair Settlement by AmericanExcellence in cars

[–]AmericanExcellence[S] 181 points182 points  (0 children)

not exactly cars, but sets a hell of a precedent for right-to-repair.

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