True. The change to batteries is powered by the climate change and environmental crowd and any others who can make money off of the change and the consequences be damned until the new pet project comes along. Then it will start all over again.
I do believe that power generation and distribution is the key, and I'm of the considered opinion it's a much larger hurdle than is appreciated.
It was a revelation for me (top model S). Still remember my daughter screaming, and my wife developed a headache. It was violent; it I hadn't corrected immediately, I'd have ended up on the guardrail, so an all-out launch in ludicrous mode is not for beginners. After that, I only did a few 'WOT' roll-ons, which were impressive as well. I got it up to 120 in what felt like a fraction of a second. Have a new respect for them, but my guess as a car enthusiast is I'd be bored with one after the first day. Ha ha. But it was significantly quicker than any other car I've driven, which includes several Ferraris, Lambos, McLarens, and a new GT2RS recently.
Interesting post. I briefly had a 2020 Mustang Ecoboost convertible. Pretty much hated it. Friends commented that it rode like a dump truck. (It was pretty awful on anything but new pavement). It was noisy. The 10 speed auto was a jerky mess that pissed me off every time I drove it. But the other big thing people complained about was the difficulty getting in and out of it. I personally could deal with that aspect, but people are used to SUV’S now, and they are indeed much easier to get in and out of, plus roomier for passengers and cargo. The days of low slung 2 doors cars being popular are probably over for good. There’s no no doubt room for a few niche market players though. Ford needs to make a base Mustang that’s smooth riding and more refined too. The current model rides far worse than the base model in the prior generation. Not everyone wants a race car. And even then the question is will enough people still buy them to make Ford bother? They dumped the Fusion even though it was an attractive and nice car that still sold in good numbers. And it was made in Mexico with low labor costs. If they’d kill that, the gas Mustang is definitely on thin ice. I’d give it a 50/50 chance to last another decade. Putting the Mustang name on the Mach E might be a serious clue what the long team plan Is. I hope the traditional Mustang stays around. Maybe they will eventually figure out the 10 speed auto and improve the ride. The styling inside and out is excellent.
Electric cars sure. But i don't see lithium batteries being the future. Where will all of the platinum come from? Thats the expensive, and rare material, that lithium batteries are made from.
They are expensive though. Let's not pretend 30-40k is cheap just because there are cars that cost more. Its a difficult pill to swallow if it can't be your every day car. Obviously we know you can daily them, but the average person doesn't see that.
Thanks . Oh and btw, it seems when I type on this I seem to get a lot of typos. Sorry for that.
There are ways to get younger people interested in coupes. I say the car companies market the SUV and crossovers because they do. How many commercials do you see on TV for the Mustang? Camaro? Challenger? I don’t see them. I see a crapload of suv and crossover commercials though. Even ads online are all those vehicles and not coupes. Companies are still investing in them though, especially luxury brands like Mercedes, Audi, Porsche, Lexus, Infiniti, and others. Will coupes become something for only the wealthy? I don’t think it should just be aspirational. My Mustang will fit a car seat. It has a big trunk and gets good mpg. If it had AWD, admittedly- it’d be perfect but snow tires do a good job.
In an alternate world your comments would make total sense. Unfortunately in our current world they don’t. Young people are not really into cars to start with. Those that are probably wouldn’t be looking for an American coupe because they really do not make sense. Insurance is expensive as are gas costs (even in the EB).
