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2018 TESLA Model 3 – Design Analysis, 50 Images and Flyarounds Inside and Out

February 13, 2019April 1, 2016 by Tom Burkart

This is not going to be a boozy lovesong about Tesla changing the world. As you have probably seen from the deluge of media coverage, the Tesla Model 3 arrived just after dark in SoCal last night, to much fanfare and fanboy eagerness. Initial reaction: horror. Horror and revulsion. Why, oh why, Tesla, if you can change the world and make the best EVs of all time… can you not realize how ugly the new Tesla models have become? It is in the details like the formless faces, the bloated rooflines and the generic detailing of the Model X, the very-tired-looking Model …

Top 3 Most Expensive Car Crashes in History!

February 13, 2019March 8, 2016 by Scott Huntington

What’s the one thing that might show up on the local news, home page of YouTube and SportsCenter? Car crashes. We never want to see anyone get hurt. But if a crash happens and no one is injured, then the car crash becomes spectacle. Some of us could spend hours on YouTube watching car crashes and still hope a NASCAR crash will show up on ESPN the next day. One of the downsides of driving an expensive car is that it’ll cost you a lot of money. Even if you don’t drive an expensive car, an accident can …

@Acura: $200k NSX Is WTF, Dickslap Sticker Shock

February 13, 2019February 26, 2016 by Tom Burkart

Are you f***ing shi****** me? Talk about bait and switch. This new NSX just doubled in price somehow, overnight. What was widely thought to be an $80k PHEV supercar is suddenly carrying a $168k base price. And that is slightly stripped out. Painted wheels? $1500. SiriusXM carbon roof? $6k. CCM brakes? $11k. CF exterior? $10k. It goes on and on, until the bombshell $200k total gives you a dickslap at the Summary screen. These options read like someone literally did a “times 2” excel function for the original prices. Then pasted it down the entire column. Shocked. The colors, by …