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How many years have they been in operation? At least 4. They do have employees, and they have outsourced some engineering. They had an all new engine designed and built. They have built several vehicles, and lobbied for the motorcycle exemption. They have to have building they are leasing. They have also sent a team of people on a cross-country tour, showing the car at events, transporting cars and gear, giving out swag, putting them up in hotels, etc. All this costs money. The $53 million figure does not surprise me.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/07/107573688511faf305a09dae9d8ffbff.jpg I try to post this up every year. It's a good event for 10-12 grade kids, not all drawings are high quality, so no reason to be intimidated.

Yup. Tesla's books are even more red and they're actually selling cars.

Good deal for someone having a kid soon. My wife designs airbags and does crash tests and this is the seat she made us buy. (Not to say others aren't good or even better, but this is a great seat considering the original price)

I'm glad someone else feels the same way about Doug's articles as I do.

It doesn't even have to be a CXL to be a turbo.

Sorry to hear about what you're going through. While he's not having seizures, my wife's 19 year old cat is going through kidney failure and for the last year+ she has been doing everything she can to prolong his life (researching diets, supplements, meds, etc.) and I can see it's taking a lot out of her. She's had him since he was 8 weeks old, and while she says she knows he'll have to go soon I know it's going to hit hard. My thoughts are with you as well. Enjoy the time you have together.

2010-2014 Ecotec has been identified as having the same issues. The DI fucked my engine up, had a rebuild under warrenty, and still isn't the same. Change oil frequently and you may prevent some issues. Don't follow the dealer recommended schedule, do it every 3k miles.

Too bad you're looking used. I just got an offer for 20% off MSRP on 2015 LaCrosse. Stay away from anything with the n/a Ecotec 2010-2013+.

Randy Probst has notoriously been afraid of the Viper. The fact that he is the one that set this time should say a lot. Also, the new ACR has TCS and ESC, so a novice still has a safety net, but the car was tuned for the amateur club racer to be able to handle.

A specific car or the ACR model? Feel free to PM.

To kick off SEMA Dodge announced that the new Viper ACR has broken 13 track records around the country, as well as Laguna Seca. At Laguna, Randy Probst drove the car and VBOX data was supplied to Motor Trend, allowing them to compare it to all the previous data they have. http://m.motortrend.com/wot/wrecking_the_production_car_lap_record_at_mazda_raceway_laguna_seca.html

Worked for me yesterday and the PDF saved to my phone...

Autonomous cars are at peak hype right now. There are still some MAJOR issues that need to be solved. Even though 15-20 years is a long time, I'm not sure it will be commonplace enough to compare today's cars to horses.

Maybe they're making diesel emission control systems for VW. Or maybe he moved to CA for Apple. Or Tesla! Or Faraday Future! His opportunities are endless!

I like how he ripped on the guy for using your instead of you're, then made the same grammer mistake further down in his post. "You're future is bright??????"

http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-autopilot-wont-be-quite-as-auto-in-the-future-2015-11 All in-line with what my comments were about.

Not really the "Autopilot" feature doing this, but yes Automatic Emergency Braking is impressive. I like that it worked in this situation and I'm curious how much braking force was allowed by the system.

Even the Pagani Zonda uses the HVAC controls out of a Rover. Bespoke is nice, but not necessary if it's lay out is good and it works.

This actually is no surprise to me. I expected Honda to launch a beautifully engineered vehicle that lacks personality, is somewhat numb or 'safe.' However, I expect that with a few modifications they will become a brilliant drivers car. The looks don't bother me though and I think it looks great in blue.

Snooki.

Backstreet has been around just as long as IPS too. My coworker was going there in 02/03!

Yes, it's intended for highways only, but there is nothing limiting where the system can be turned on, even though the car knows exactly what road you're on at all times. IMO, that's wreckless. It's one line of code that would limit the liability and improve the safety and it's purposely been left out. The same thing goes for hands on wheel detection. They are telling you to keep your hands on the steering wheel but they have purposely left out a few line of code that would monitor for this. Every other OEM has this in place, even for lower-level systems like Lane Keep Assist. Again, this is wreckless on Tesla's part and there will be accidents, IMO. Even on highways these systems will not steer correctly 100% of the time. Lol, I think you've watched Who Killed the Electronic Car one too many times. GM is not going anywhere. I actually like Tesla and I like Elon too, but it's amazing that the press can say anything while choking on his balls. If any traditional OEM had done what Tesla does they would get roasted. Maybe Lutz is a little out in left field, but his claims aren't entirely unfounded either. Example: Ford let's it slip that they track your vehicle with GPS and it started an uproar over customer privacy. Tesla shows that they are tracking every vehicle and they are praised for being innovative. GM has spent YEARS perfecting SuperCruise, and millions of dollars on HMI studies (both internally and with VTTI). There's a reason they have been talking about it for so long even though it's not reaching production until next year; ensuring safety, reliability, and liability. Tesla wants to claim to be first and they will have that title partially because of their supplier agreements/structure and partially because they cut corners (IMO). Tesla also claimed to have international certification for Autopilot, but the Vienna Convention prohibits hands-off-wheel. In fact, I was told there was a stop sale earlier this year on the Infiniti Q50 because it didn't monitor for hands on the wheel and it allowed people to completely disengage. This is exactly what the Model S does here, so I'm curious if they have altered the feature for international markets. My bottom line is: The release of Autopilot was premature and doesn't ensure the proper safety necessary that all other OEM's obide by and disguising it as a 'beta' is total bullshit. No other OEM would get treated the same by the press. There will be accidents.

...and the Volt, and the Viper, and good Corvette's, and the Destino, and EV truck conversions, and so on. The man is responsible for a lot of models making it to production.