Drew Dowdell

Not that Chevy-level materials are fantastic, but they're a complete league better than what BYD is doing. I've noticing a lot of this recently where the press pictures look great, but when you sit in the car, it looks and feels cheap even if there's lots of gee-wiz lights and pageantry to distract you. The Ioniq 6 is worse in person than its pictures (particularly the center console), the EQ-Benzes don't live up to anywhere close to their brand name, Tesla is abysmal, the Cadillac Lyriq is meh in person but their pictures aren't great either, Escalade EQ meets expectations. Toyota interior materials are a letdown across the board. Jaguar/Land Rover have mid-range VW interiors unless you're spending money for Autobiography models. Genesis, Telluride/Palisade, and most Buicks are better than you might expect. As for your argument that people will buy Chinese cars because they bought Japanese and Korean cars... I think you are correct on this, but it will be 25 years before they're where the Koreans are today.

Getting in and out of the Camaro was an issue, and I’m fairly limber. But once inside, it fit me so perfectly. It was one of the best ergonomic cars I’ve ever driven. The balance of the platform is fantastic and even in V6 form is more than enough to get you in trouble. great car and sad to see it go

Cadillac showed the first images of the coming 2026 Cadillac Vistiq EV today. This vehicle slots above the Lyriq and below the Escalade IQ in Cadillac's EV lineup, effectively taking the ICE-powered Cadillac XT6's spot on the electric side of the lineup. Though they did not provide any technical details, we can assume it will ride on the Ultium platform and come in single-motor rear-wheel and dual-motor front-wheel drive configurations with 340+ horsepower to 500+ horsepower, respectively. GM's modular Ultium battery packs will likely be configured for between 300 miles to 320 miles of range. The Vistiq joins the smaller Optiq to fill out the small, medium, large, extra-large EV-SUV lineup at Cadillac. Click to enlarge View full article

The R&D was virtually nill. It's an off the shelf ZF unit with a rear diff from one of their other cars. Before this announcement, BMW was set to drop manuals entirely as it was being dropped from the 2-series.

To expand on this: 2022 Hummer EV Pickup (350 kW) 2024 Genesis GV60 (350 kW) 2024 Genesis GV70 (350 kW) 2023 Genesis G80 (350 kW) 2022 Lucid Air (300 kW) 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV (300 kW) 2022 Audi E-Tron GT (270 kW) 2022 Porsche Taycan (270 kW) 2022 Tesla Model S (250 kW) 2022 Tesla Model X (250 kW) 2022 Tesla Model 3 (250 kW) 2022 Tesla Model Y (250 kW) 2022 Kia EV6 (240 kW) 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 (235 kW) 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 (235 kW) 2022 Rivian R1S (220 kW) 2022 Rivian R1T (220 kW) 2022 BMW iX (200 kW) 2022 Mercedes-EQ EQS (200 kW) 2022 BMW i4 (195 kW) 2023 Cadillac Lyriq (190 kW) 2023 Mercedes-EQ EQE (170 kW) 2023 Volkswagen ID Buzz (170 kW) 2022 Polestar 2 (155 kW) 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge (155 kW) 2022 Volvo XC40 Recharge (155 kW) 2022 Audi E-Tron (150 kW) 2022 Ford Mustang Mach E (150 kW) 2023 Toyota bZ4x (150 kW) This is a (mostly) complete list of the EVs with a charge rate of 150kw or higher. The reason I picked 150kw is because that's the base charge rate for the V2 version of the Tesla Supercharger and that seems like a minimum standard for vehicles to meet today. Keep in mind that well over half of Tesla's Superchargers are V2 with probably around 30% being V3 (250kw). V4 (350kw) Super Chargers are brand new and only one is installed in the U.S. as of October of this year... and even then, the Cybertruck is the only Tesla that can suck juice that fast. Additionally, the Kia and Hyundai models on this list and coming in the future have the hardware in them for 350kw charging that will be enabled in a software update in the future. I should also note that it seems like only the big truck-based Ultium products from GM appear to get 300kw+ charging. I know the EValanche will have it as will the Escalade IQ. The Ram REV 1500 is getting 350kw charging as well. The Lyriq is 190 kw as are the Blazer EV and Equinox EV. I think this is shortsighted on GM's part, and they need to bump these to at least the 250kw range. So you can see the list of cars that will charge at a higher speed than a Model 3 at a V2-150kw charger at these new Pilot stations will have a pretty good advantage, and if the driver opts for a 250kw charger on the Tesla network, they'll still get decent speed. It also matters for vehicles with a shorter range. Of the three Genesis models on the list, only the GV60 can get over 300 miles, and only on the RWD model. The GV70 range is only 235, which is pretty low these days. But if I were buying one, I would be less concerned about the overall range as long as I can go from 10% to 80% (~165 miles) in 18 minutes, as their website claims. This will really fill out the network for state-to-state EV driving.

Not with chargers at this speed unless you count Tesla only. Even then, those are almost all 150kw/250kw chargers. 350kw chargers are the game changers time wise.

Eh, that article makes some statements without data to back it up. It's a puff piece for EVs. That said, for EVs that have heat pump HVAC, the difference in range is negligible. Certainly less than the drop in fuel economy I see with cold weather in the truck. The EPA says that cold weather of 20 degrees (fairly common where I live) can drop your fuel economy 15%. If you properly precondition your EV in the cold before you leave, the range drop won't even be noticeable. All modern EVs (even not modern ones like the original Volt) have the ability to set a departure time and can heat up both the cabin and the batteries before you drive away. Of course this is best if you're on wall power at the time, but it helps even if not. Roughly the same as remote starting your ICE.

Which also doesn't account for the fact that several manufacturers (Tesla, GM, some Hyundai) have built Net-Zero manufacturing plants for their EVs. I think Subaru is one of the few that has done it for their ICE plants.

Except for a little blank spot in Georgia, that covers almost my entire route from Pittsburgh to Florida. As long as I fill up in Columbia SC, where I usually overnight, it's less than 300 miles to Jacksonville, so I'd have plenty of range if I did it solely on this network in the EValanche, but there's still Chargepoint and Tesla on I-95 in between if I really had to stop.

Pilot-Flying J and General Motors opened the first seventeen locations of their partnership for high-speed charging across the U.S., with twenty-five total targeted to be open by the end of the month. The chargers are part of the EVgo network and can deliver up to 350 kW charging. The partnership is targeting an additional 175 locations open by the end of next year. The newly opened locations are spread across 13 states and feature round-the-clock staff, food and restroom amenities, and free wifi. The charging stations themselves will be pull-through to allow for the charging of EVs that are towing, and for vehicles equipped with it, will feature plug-and-charge compatibility for a seamless charging process. The locations will appear natively in GM's onboard navigation apps, the Pilot myRewards app, the EVgo app, Plugshare, and others. Pilot will offer extra discounts on charging for GM EV drivers, plus the ability to reserve a charger in advance. Other EV drivers using Pilot's myRewards app will receive additional discounts on food and merchandise. Once complete, the project will include 500 locations with up to 2,000 fast chargers. Pilot's and Flying J's locations on rural interstate routes makes them especially attractive to EV drivers on a long-distance drive. View full article

Trailer weight rating is gross weight rating minus vehicle weight, and if you’re ġoing strictly by the book, also minus cargo and passenger weight. That’s why the 6.2 has a lower rating than the 5.3, it’s a heavier engine. That said, because people overload them all the time, they’re all very underrated. It’s the same scenario happens on the Silverado EV. It has a low tow rating, not because it can’t handle it, but because it’s a heavy vehicle and having a higher gross weight pushes it into a higher class like a 250/2500 series. In most states that requires an additional registration fee and higher insurance rates. So Chevy keeps the rating artificially low…but they’re coming out with a Max Tow package for those who want it that will have a higher GVWR.

Me too! That would be a tough choice for me.

I think the TLX platform (and by extension the Accord) looks the most rwd of the front wheel drivers, but part of it is an optical illusion because Honda elongated the hood. The larger Volvos are pretty good at this too.

Well you can stop that. Just talk about the cars, no need to be trolling. Next time will be warning points.

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Doing so would re-inVigorate the lineup.

They need to rename it the Vigor.

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They could have just run the 400/400 from the 3.0TT CT6, however, in the CT5 you get to 405 lb-ft lower in the RPM band than the CT6 and it also had a 10-speed. It should have plenty of scoot. Besides, the 3.6TT isn't in production anymore.

So by 2003, Buick had started making minor changes to the front end of these cars. 2003 - 2005 will fit, but they might be slightly different than what you had.

Plus, the litigation surrounding fault with Level 3 has not been sorted out yet.