balthazar

But the 5.7 is no longer the only Hemi- there are 3 distinct displacements in the family but they are all 'Hemi's. Without question Chrysler has (massively) upgraded Hemi power as opposed to your claim. The tiny adjustments in displacement are irrelevant. The fact that there is still a 5.7 with similar power levels is also irrelevant, beside the fact that 375/410 power numbers are more than enough for most drivers as it is. Name another brand that has increased power in the same engine family to this degree in the same time period.

Thanks for the kudo; it seems rather obvious if one is objective. It's a rarified event for a publicly-held company to exist 14 years with zero profit- the stock should be around where Ford's was back around 2009; $2.50/share. The public perception surrounding Tesla is unprecedented in the auto industry. I've never seen such an extreme disconnect between investors and a company balance sheet. That's incredible good will/ perception/ suspension of tangibility. But the lack of profitability HAS to be biting at Musk hard at this point. Musk has done so much right but at the same time he seems so easily distracted. Inter-city rocket travel?? Is this making people who have waited 2 years for their Model 3 feel better towards the Company? 'Tesla is more than a car company' - then it needs more than one guy to run all these companies. The name is made on EV vehicles; focus on getting that to run smoothly and start making a profit. Tesla vehicles is the cornerstone, it must be on bedrock if the entity is to survive. This other 'pie-in-the-sky' stuff has to wait.

The company is tiny yet has huge name recognition / buzz. Publicly claiming huge production goals, then upping the timeline for such was a major & unnecessary mistake.

Chrysler raised displacement 0.5 liters and horsepower over DOUBLED. how much of a joke is 510 HP out of 6.3L against 707HP out of 6.2L? And I didn't even mention 840 HP out of 6.2L. Yeah - that's what I thought.

'05 5.7L Hemi : 350HP / 375 TRQ '17 5.7L Hemi : 375/410 '17 6.4L Hemi : 485/475 '17 6.2L Hemi : 707/650 Yep; "barely any" power increases.

OK, I was WAY off. Found the math I did :

Very true; I've run the numbers before. Option price of the diesel doesn't pay off vs. the gas V6 for about 22 years, IIRC. Maybe, like EV's, the price of a diesel will come down in a few years.

Wrangler starts at 3880 lbs, Ram starts at 4520 lbs. Leaked engine chart is widely believed to be a typo and the upcoming Hurricane 4 has 268 HP, not 368. Same motor in the Alfa is 280HP / 306TRQ. While that's a 'flip' of the rating on the gas V6 Ram (305/269), the turbo neccessary to develop those displacement-deficient numbers is not going to be stingy with the fuel. Ram buyers wanting more power have a bunch of options all better than a 2.0T : 3.0TD brings 420 TRQ to the Ram, gets 28 highway. Truck buyers like diesels.

Seen a few in the last week or so; quite handsome for a minivan.

Where did this "200K" volume number come from? Did Tesla state that would be this year's production? I'm looking more strongly (at the decidedly less likely) "500K" rate for next year, which begins in 12 weeks. My prediction : Tesla will not be able to produce 200K NEXT year.

Chrome is not chrome. They don't use the same procedures on steel as plastic and plastic vacuum-metalized chrome isn't remotely as durable. U can use 0000 or 000 steel wool on chromed steel but don't dare try that on plastic.

Look at the average monthly range for the Model S & X, then look at September. Not sure what's going on there, but I don't see it being a sudden market demand... unless it's defectors from the troubled Model 3 launch ponying up. Bolt has a steady, linear march upward, while Tesla has always been erratic. Production ability has to be a prime factor in that (with both OEMs).

Enough about the 'floating roof', already.

The Bolt is different, tho. It's got a lil lightning bolt on it.

Everyone knows of the U.S. Census. Since 1790, it's been taken every 10 years. This month I have received the "American Community Survey" from the US Dept of Commerce / US Census Bureau. If those of you reading this don't mind, check the year on your calendar. Yes, it's a mandatory, law-required census, to "better help determine community needs such as where to build new schools, hospitals and fire houses." The online survey is said to take 40 MINUTES. It asks typical census-type questions, but also goes into excruciating details, such as amount of all income from interest, etc etc, and "include even small amounts of account interest". Why should the roughly $3.00 my one checking account earns annually have anything whatsoever to do with building a new hospital? This survey takes FAR longer to complete than the 2010 census took, and my issue is not the amount of time, but why do they need to know this level of detail, and why NOW? This is supposedly supposed to take the place of the normal census 'long form' some are mailed... but why this is not done in 2020 is unknown to me. Guess what the fine is for not answering this survey? "Not more than $100". Oh yea- that's totally worth it.

No; it was answered.

IMO, the Bolt is completely 'normal looking' (for a stubby hatch).

B-but the 2500HD is just barely broken in! Replace it already?? - - - - - For fun, I built an '18 Silverado 1500 CC/SB - MSRP was $50565. 3-yr lease would be about $260/mn w/ trade-in. That's about where I'd want to be...

Your question was answered multiple times (even tho it didn't need answering at all). "Hella weird and stupid" I could agree with. "Not an apocalyptic event" I would agree with also... but as you implied; shouldn't such an 'internet friendly' company have gotten this small factor right, out the door? Tesla is still learning how to be an auto manufacturer... and they have a long way to go.

Going back to Tesla, interesting how the company prefers quarterly numbers in contrast with everyone else. Anyone know how the Model S & X saw huge jumps last month? If the demand was there, sales should have been excalating steadily prior to. Does Tesla offer incentive deals?

My assumption was this was rhetorical. You know the medium exists, you know it lives via advertising dollars & ratings, therefore you know the answer is 'all sorts of people all over the country'. There's no other answer and frankly the question seems rather nonsensical. Just as asking 'who the phoque uses a USB stick to listen to music?' would be. 'People all over' is the answer to both. in a industry piece from Nielson dated 09.01.2017 : 18-24 yr olds spend an average of 10.25 hrs/week listening to AM-FM.

Will look @ it. Already deduct mileage on the 2500HD, not sure I can justify the business owning a 2nd vehicle with no employees. Maybe swap them...

Correct; not with the parameters you stated. But there are plug-ins in conventional sedans that are roundly rejected by the market... because this (and any) vehicle purchase is never a singular criteria. My point was within the field that's out there now, the Bolt is doing very well; 7 months straight of sales increases & #5 overall. I don't see it's shape holding it back so far.

Well, GMC certainly doesn't have the patent on decreasing visibility. Been in a CR-V? I can't get visibly past those giant protruding 'blocks' below the headlights on the '17.