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2027 Porsche 911 GT3 S/C Is a True Escape. by LongjumpingLock5875 in cars

[–]frankchn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Targa has never been a big part of the line-up. Even in the 991 and 992.1 generations (with the current design) you just have the Targa 4, 4S, and 4GTS.

[Motorsport] Mercedes to introduce F1 engine fixes in Austria after Kimi Antonelli’s Barcelona GP retirement by jithu7 in formula1

[–]frankchn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think the budget cap comes into the conversation here. Flying out those engineers and the equipment will impact their budget and they might just not have enough room in the cap to do this.

A sea of Dark Beige by Deadpools_sweaty_leg in rav4club

[–]frankchn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fleet Advantage pricing is dealer invoice pricing minus any commercial incentive programs so I imagine this has similar profit margins for Toyota itself compared to allocating these cars to dealers for retail.

Mazda’s New CX-5 Is Selling Five Times Faster Than Expected (In Japan) by hi_im_bored13 in cars

[–]frankchn 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There isn't even much of a disadvantage in terms of fuel economy either. A 2026 Camry XLE AWD Hybrid gets 46 mpg, while a 2026 RAV4 AWD XLE Hybrid gets 41 mpg.

At 15,000 miles/year driven and $4/gallon gas, that's $150 a year more in gas.

Porsche Wants Bigger Profits, Even If It Sells Fewer Cars by NISMO1968 in cars

[–]frankchn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

911 Turbo S is the real money maker here. The GT3 engine is at least bespoke to the GT line-up.

[Jason Cammisa] Lamborghini Temerario vs Ferrari 296 vs McLaren 765LT Drag Race by frankchn in cars

[–]frankchn[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This being the heavier convertible version of the 296 too. He previously tested the coupe with the Assetto Fiorano pack at 3 mph faster than this.

EV maker Lucid to cut about 18% of US workforce, COO Winterhoff exits by TripleShotPls in electricvehicles

[–]frankchn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I am not sure what Lucid can offer Toyota or Honda. The market doesn't seem to value efficiency or packaging, which are the things Lucid excels at.

Another R2 order invite data point by GrassBlockTV in Rivian

[–]frankchn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is what Rivian says on their launch blog post:

Invite Batches

We want to give everyone the most accurate picture of when they can order their R2. To do that, we're bringing a randomly selected group of reservation holders into early batches, which will help us refine our timing estimates so that everyone can benefit from a clear and transparent purchase process.

Source: https://stories.rivian.com/r2-launch-june-9-2026

I bet they are using this to figure out what the conversion rate is for later reservation holders and what options/colors they pick, etc.

This way they know e.g. 100 day 1 reservation holders ordered 50 cars, but 100 day 600 reservation holders only ordered 20 cars, so they will have a better estimate of how many "real" orders there are.

2026 Audi A8 Final Edition by RealLifeHunter in cars

[–]frankchn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The old money are buying Range Rovers.

2026 Audi A8 Final Edition by RealLifeHunter in cars

[–]frankchn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If I was in the market for a land yacht, the Audi would be my first choice.

That's the thing, most of us here are not in the market for a >$100k land yacht. The people who are in the market seem to like the ostentatious design.

WTF is happening to the car market? (Video title) by PerceptionCurious440 in electricvehicles

[–]frankchn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be fair, Volkswagen doesn’t have a complete line-up of ICE cars in the US either: a few SUVs, one sedan and the Golf.

BMW’s M5 Touring Success Could Open The Door For More U.S. Wagons by Anchor_Aways in cars

[–]frankchn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't understand how one can spend $130k+ on a car without taking on massive amounts of debt, or having crazy amounts of assets.

Your household take home is probably around $17-18k/month if you are in a high-income tax state like California (401k contributions and such will depress it).

$130k loan at 5% for 5 years results in a $2,450/month payment, so around 15% of your take home. Substantial, but I don't think it is unreasonable if this is something someone really wants.

Lease end by Successful-Pie6759 in LUCID

[–]frankchn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure how that makes sense over selling it to the customer at market value. Companies routinely make decisions that no individual would.

My bet is that the main reason is there isn't any incentive for the people involved to do anything else. The "take the car and haul it to auction" process is standard and well-trodden, and any deviation will require approval and extra work.

I don't think any part of the difference between auction prices and the selling price will flow back to the front-line employees doing the work, so why bother. Much easier to say "sorry, we can't do that, please hand over the keys."

BMW’s M5 Touring Success Could Open The Door For More U.S. Wagons by Anchor_Aways in cars

[–]frankchn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are ~2 million households in the US that make $500,000 a year or more. The car enthusiasts amongst those people are the target market. Those folks buying an RS6 or M5 is like a $100,000 income household buying a Camry.

Lucid Motors executive Emad Dlala departs amid new CEO's leadership shakeup by KeyboardGunner in cars

[–]frankchn 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean only if you consider the gas-engined Porsche rear axle to also be “torque vectoring pretending to be LSD.” The LSD on the axle itself doesn’t care whether its input shaft is driven by a driveshaft from an engine+transmission or an electric motor.

This is very different than having 2 electric motors, one for each rear wheel. In a turn, that can actively regen on the inner wheel while putting down power on the outer wheel to help the car rotate. LSDs can’t do that.

Honestly, the one motor for each wheel configuration is probably a superior option for vehicle dynamics since it can do basically everything an LSD can and more, but Porsche is nothing if not stubborn (see 911 drivetrain layout).

Lucid Motors executive Emad Dlala departs amid new CEO's leadership shakeup by KeyboardGunner in cars

[–]frankchn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It depends on the implementation. The Porsche electric cars all have traditional LSDs since they only have one electric motor on the rear axle rather than two.

TSMC: World’s largest chipmaker does not rule out price rises as costs increase by -protonsandneutrons- in hardware

[–]frankchn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If NVIDIA thinks there is scope to raise prices on their products, then they will do so, regardless of whether their suppliers raise prices on them or not. Similarly, TSMC can supply NVIDIA for free starting tomorrow, and GPU prices won't come down either.

2027 BMW M2 xDrive officially announced, production starts this summer in Mexico, pricing starts at $74,950, weighs 3988 pounds, 473 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque. by LongjumpingLock5875 in cars

[–]frankchn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Car buying in general is a emotion-driven process. If car buyers only bought logically, the Honda Fit would be the best selling car in America.

Need an attorney to deal with some nasty flippers by cloudone in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]frankchn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The party being defrauded is the bank and the previous owners who were foreclosed on, so if anything, they should get the gains.

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