Automotive

This summer my wife decided to go all electric with the Volvo EX90. I must say we like it a lot! Cheers ...  

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In terms of autonomy it is rating at 500km here in Canada and it’s very true to its rating, maybe even better (getting 550 to 600 if driving less then 110 km/h on the highway). The real test will be this winter but we don’t go far and we can charge home. ... 

I cannot disagree with her... ...  

I must say the first two brings great memories as I had that exact same car when it came out

You didn’t want to go the ubiquitous Tesla route?

I haven't driven one, a few friends have them. They're nice cars! The friends who do have them say they're very pleasant cars but seem to have some software bugs. One has commented the audio system is very good. A good portion of these friends all drove T... 

But the early ones would die if not used for a few days. The 12v battery. And no easy way to charge I’ve heard. I just drove an ultra one for a few days and the air suspension and ride was so nice. Very luxurious. Will keep my wife in xc90 as she doesn’t ... 

One day, there will be a generation of kids and adults who didn't really grow up in the petrol/diesel age. And they will ask incredulously... "You mean you had to fill the car with a combustible liquid? In a tank? That sounds dirty and dangerous. And this... 

The comfort air suspension provide is just something I could not live without! Cheers

I’ve had multiple air suspension cars. No issues. More composure over rough roads. I think they’ve gotten better over the years.

However, I am sure there will be little bugs appearing overtime, but it does not bother me that much as the overall drive quality and comfort Trump all of these potential pitfalls compared to other vehicles for our own personal taste

I've driven my Tesla for six years now. I absolutely DO NOT LIKE the styling of my Model 3. And I kind of want to switch to the new Model 3 - as it looks better in my eyes. I have the "platypus duck bill" front bumper. The Tesla Model 3 is extremely aerod...  

Model S and X just got their updates a few weeks ago.

They have not replowed a sufficient amount of profit into development and have not brought out anything of note in the last 6 years or so. Even the Model 3 and Y facelifts are largely that - maintaining the 400V architecture and significantly lower chargi... 

I don't want to get into the politics part nor sound like a conspiracy theorist - but there is a lot of irrationality on all sides. There are also politically-motivated groups whom are intentionally damaging Elon Musk, pandering to simple thinkers and por... 

But the bigger issue is that the Tesla package simply lost competitiveness. Their aftersales is abysmal here (in comparison to existing brands), the reliability is mediocre at best. While for many of the early adopters (especially Model S) the advantages ... 

Yes! Your last paragraph is a deeper interpretation of the problem... Most of these car companies have China as their largest market, and as Chinese start buying their own country's cars, they are buying less cars from the West, which obviously hurts the ... 

Accounted for perhaps a third of the volume but up to or even over 50% of the global profits for many a German brand. Losing that suddenly doesn’t allow the high structural costs they have in their home countries, leading to a spiral of decline. As for th... 

Will be unveiled in production ready form this Friday at the IAA. As for driving assistance systems it should be leagues ahead of what Tesla manages (at least in Europe) and it offers a proper autopilot (at least for Germany and till 80mph), so a very adv... 

You must know something! And the Product Manager must have been very modest.

Currently BMW does the best Level 3 driving in Europe with models such as iX and the 7 and 5 series. The full functionality is only available in Germany (legislative reasons). Mercedes has something similar in the S-class but not quite as good. Tesla does... 

Also, since we don’t have to leave it park outside unless when we do errands then even if it’s cold in the winter, I always leave with a car that has a warm battery which helps with range

But that ended years ago. And have found it difficult to get excited by anything of theirs in the last decade at least. I currently have a different use case and the speed limiter on all of their cars ar 112mph is a killer criterium. But should I move fro...