Isaac Martin

After posting a respectful, constructive response to CarWow’s question this morning, I’ve been trolled by what appear to be bots all day in the replies. Blockity Block, Blockity Block

Have BYD rewritten the hypercar rule book? 🤔 Personally I think not. Have to respect the engineering achievement and frankly the sheer bravery to do 503km/h on a closed public road. But…the horsepower & top speed arms race got out of hand years ago IMO, it’s not possible to exploit 3,000hp on road, just doesn’t feel relevant. As a marketing exercise it’s grabbing attention and I suspect that’s the strategy in play for BYD.

This will probably go over like a fart in church with the Tesla community which I’m active in, but here’s what I’m thinking. I’ve been reading the tea leaves, especially after the comments at the Roadster event about it potentially being Tesla’s last drivable vehicle. I think the Model 3 and Model Y, as we know them, are on borrowed time. My Tesla timeline thoughts: • Mid-2027: Robovan gets its official unveiling as Cybertruck production winds down. • End of 2028: Model 3 production ends. • 2029: Model Y production comes to an end. Tesla is clearly moving toward a future where the steering wheel becomes optional, then eventually obsolete as we know things. Meanwhile, Rivian and other automakers could capture the market of buyers who still want to drive but also want autonomous capabilities. The best of both worlds. Ultimately, Tesla isn’t getting out of the vehicle business. It’s changing the definition of what a vehicle should be. Let’s see how these predictions age. 🍿

With @Tesla moving in the complete opposite direction I’d like to see in a car company I really wonder what lifespan Model 3 will have. Tesla sunsetting Cybertruck really has me rethinking purchasing and other Model 3… I don’t want to own a car that’s no longer in production… I’m so sad to see a company that used to make the most bad ass EVs is giving up for soulless taxis. Long live manually driving your vehicles and enjoying driving for the sake of driving. Never thought FSD would be the reason Tesla would stop making things people actually want. What a sad day.

Here's my Tesla prediction: Tesla will be out of the consumer market before 2031. The cybercab will never be a consumer-sold product. Fleet sales will be limited to areas they're not interested in directly serving, areas where making a profit will be far more difficult and costly. You're not going to be competing directly against Tesla, just as 3rd party Superchargers can't now on price. As far as Tesla is concerned, your use of their vehicles will be a subscription or pay-per-use and your participation can be revoked at any time, just as we see across the board in social media and AI providers. Elon won't directly say this, but he has hinted at it many times. Directly saying it will tank Tesla sales, because no one wants to buy a car with no future. I'm not interested in having my ability to move about governed by a private corporation. If you live in a big city in an apartment, sure it makes sense. It doesn't make sense for the rest of us and it won't for a very long time, if ever. I carry stuff with me that I leave in my truck. Whether I need it or not is neither your concern, nor is it your decision. Will Tesla be successful? Very much so, I just won't be a customer.

So His Muskiness has confirmed that the Cybertruck will cease production mid-2027. I know it got a lot of hate, and I did that at the start, but I think they worked well in the US and I’m always sad when distinctive design dies. He says it’s for Cybercab production, which seems baffling unless ‘Cybercab’ will eventually morph into a smaller Model 2.

Bentley Torcal spotted somewhere in London: I don’t know how I feel about that illuminated grille on that front end though 🌚, the rear and side profile look really good in my opinion.

🇺🇸🦅 1965 #Pontiac GTO Convertible

🇺🇸🦅1979 AMC AMX  #classic

I will pick the facelifted W223 S-Class. I hate a lot of the styling elements of both vehicles, but in my opinion, the Mercedes is the lesser of two evils. The pre-facelift W223 was better looking though .

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The gen 1 Chevy small block immediately comes to mind, just based on power potential, adaptability -how easily it fits into about anything, cheap to buy and maintain...just to name a few reasons The LS could easily be grouped in there too

If I won the lottery today I won’t tell anyone but there’ll be signs 📸:bmwmiddleeast

Neue Klasse. It may grow on me.

Unpopular opinion: the Mustang II was a sweet little car The Mustang II from the mid to late seventies gets a bad rap as one of the least popular Mustangs ever made, a little Pinto based pony that showed up during the gas crisis with not a lot of muscle under the hood. But the Cobra II package turned that little car into something sweet with the racing stripes, spoilers, and hood scoop that made it look faster than it was. It was more show than go with the 302 putting out around 140 horses, but a few simple modifications to help it breathe can fix the horsepower problems and make it a fun little car to drive while keeping that classic Mustang attitude in a compact package. How do you feel about the Mustang II today?

🇺🇸🦅 1990 #CHEVROLET #CAMARO IROC-Z The final year of the #legendary IROC-Z marked the end of an era for Chevrolet's third-generation Camaro, combining #American V8 muscle with a chassis developed for serious performance.

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