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My personal thought is that the 8 series looks both better and more aggressive than the S550. I think BMW made the M8 what the S550 wanted to be... That said, that's my opinion, and I am sure that it will be different from what some other people think and that's a good thing.

Glad to see GM doing stuff like this. This opens up Ford to push for a fully electric GT and trickle down tech to other cars.

I suspect that people will accidentally push the stop/start button inappropriately when trying to turn the radio on/off. Honestly, it's a silly place for it. It should be moved closer to where the steering column is.

I am not ignoring data on car usage, I am looking at data on MY usage. I do road trips. Not being able to recharge the batteries on an EV is the factor I am most concerned about when I will replace my current vehicle in the next few years (not replacing it this year, probably not next due to...

I thought the mustang II was a very "cute" car. It was probably meant to appeal to female buyers. Remember, women have a lot of say when it comes to car purchases. Half the cars purchases out there are by/for women, and for the remainder, women have at least some, if not significant input...

Maybe I've done my math wrong, but 1 kWh is about 3.6 MJ 1 L of gasoline contains about 32 MJ of energy. The BMW i4 (using a similar size car) has an 83.9 kWh battery, Tesla Model 3 is 82 kWh, Lucid Air (longest range at 500miles) is 118 kWh, and the Tesla Model S has up to 100 kWh. The I4...

agreed. That said, I wish I could order cars with my choice of tires instead of what they want to give me. Unfortunately, manufacturers/deals have moved away from allowing that kind of choice...probably because of fuel economy reasons

that would certainly change the car business. Not sure if it would be better or not. It would also depend on how certain states saw it vs their laws...

maybe, maybe not. This could also be a method to move away from ICE 10 years from now and just shutter a division like they did with Mercury. It doesn't look like they are doing a company split, just a new division within Ford, this does open up a way for them to permanently separate the...

I am aware of this, and the article actually speaks to this issue and notes that they are working on ways to improve it. I will note that no energy source is 100 percent clean. All of them create a disturbance in the environment, no matter if it's mining, refining, generating power at a...

Interesting story on Foxnews about a hydrogen burning 5.0 liter V-8 Yamaha is developing. It's supposed to have 450hp/400 ft-lb of torque and be completely carbon neutral. News article here could be an interesting development and alternative that keeps in the ICE alive, but of course, it...

Is it a brake upgrade, or is the second caliper a parking brake/auto-hold brake? One of the features I have on my BMW 550 was an "auto-hold" brake function. When turned on (you can turn the feature on/off), when you came to a complete stop, the car would just keep the brake on, even if you...

Simply put...to those not looking for a specific experience (like you obviously are), EVs can put more power down, are more reliable, and if they are designed for it, can probably outperform most performance cars out there. That's because they have innate low centers of gravity (battery pack is...

Willow Springs 2022 M5 - 1:28.76 2022 CT5 Blackwing - 1:28:07 2021 Model S Plaid - 1:27.78 Driven by Randy Probst See the Results at time 21:09 So yeah, faster by a full second than the M5. That's what 1020 usable HP does...

Which is why I said the good designs will use capacitors in conjunction with batteries, which are designed specifically to handle that sort of sort of inrush current. Able to absorb large amounts of energy quickly, then provide it back just as quickly. Besides, battery packs can absorb and...

Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing or CT5-V Blackwing?

Yes, I do know what brake fade is, which is why I said what I did. EVs turn motors into generators during braking, so as long as you can handle the electrical energy being generated and stash it somewhere, the brake pads will not be engaging much, if at all during braking. This process is call...

ummm.... The Tesla model S Plaid is an "enthusiasts" dream, faster than an M5 around the track, and down the 1/4 mile. All without being a "sports car" Honestly, if you want performance, electric wins over gas every time. That's because your engine throws about 2/3rds of the energy...

To answer the question of the OP...YES, it would still be a muscle car. A MODERN muscle car. Muscle cars have historically been about straight line performance. Big engine up front, RWD to put the power to the ground. In the modern car era, power and torque have gotten to the point where...