Amount of snowfall is not the main thing that gives AWD value, snow covered direction and elevation change is. I've daily driven a Miata in the worst Green Bay winter for 100+ years, loving every minute of it, and driven a Sentra 100+ of miles out of Chicago on roads mostly covered by a solid...
Educated consumers like you'll find on this site are in the minority, and would generally be shocked at how most people buy cars: Wandering into a dealership brand showroom selected on some whim, with no real product knowledge and little prior thought put into their needs, wants, or finances...
You bring up a good point. How much it *should* cost is entirely perception based on how much value it adds to each individual. That's about all I'd pay for it too.
How much it needs to cost, and where that intersects how muc people will pay for it, is another matter all together. Once AWD is...
Trim levels and packaged options are commoditization, not customization.
I really don't get the RWD vs AWD angst... Most want it, many pay for it, and few need it. It'll be shortly to follow regardless of any individual feelings either way about it. So aside from outrage for outrages sake...
With the passenger seat removed I was able to create a full-length (enclosed) space for them. The top couldn't go down because the parcel shelf was packed full.
She was 16-18 lb and he was 18-20 lb. Her more overweight than him, but neither obese. It never stopped surprising me how long he really was when he would stretch out while laying down.
This is a completely self-contradicting statement. With more than one module in series, module voltage cannot be architecture voltage. Modules must either be low-voltage (operating at a 1/#modules fraction of pack voltage) connected in series, or they are operating at full pack voltage connected...
Perhaps it depends how one defines 'more info'... I'll grant that Scout might be better than most others, but I haven't been able to find something as fundamental as battery pack capacity, nor any type of options and accessories list, let alone an associated configurator. From what I can see, I...
I'm actually hopeful that the SUV hinges can at least be adapted to the truck cab. It would be neat to have a lower latching mechanism, even if it's DIY or aftermarket, that lets the window be opened a bit from inside the cab while driving.
But considering that they're already giving us FAR...
Clickbait title. Ford has said nothing about Level 3 (Tesla is only Level 2) being included as standard at the purported $30k base price. The only novel information there is that they *may* be planning to introduce the tech availability on a mainstream vehicle first rather than a premium...
There is a high likelihood of their delivering trucks to customers eventually, but also a high likelihood that it's at least 6 months 'late'. I'd put my money on mid-to-late 2027.
Aside from a pervasive infotainment tech bloat, the typical RAV4, CRV, and their ilk are nothing more than adequate by any other measure... Yet they sell by the boatload year after year. Few drivers seem to find this to be a long-term ownership problem.
At first I thought this would be tough to narrow down to just 2, but really there are only 2 items on the list that would be immediate deal breakers for me. Affordability and (this) EV powertrain... Both with major caveats:
1) The mid-20's blank Slate thing is important to hit for me, as its...