Looks like the Main Stream Media is starting to wake up - and realize the R2 is a home run!

[Hereforthesnacks]

Oh, there are plenty - think of pretty much everything from Nissan, Toyota, VW, Honda. None of them make me go “Wow” in a good way or bad way. I will say I think the new Prius is actually a nice looking car which is surprising since they’ve been historically so ugly.

The new Prius is good looking, right? Surprising from Toyota.

Difference is that when you are in a parking lot and a white Y pulls up and parks by 7 other exactly the same white Ys, part of you dies lol

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[NY_Rob]

The new Prius is good looking, right? Surprising from Toyota.

We have a 2025 Plug-in Prius. Yeah it's super efficient and it looks pretty decent, but at the cost of terrible visibility for the driver. That super low roof makes it very difficult to see anything around the vehicle when trying to merge, change lanes, etc.. it's especially difficult to see anything that's on the passenger side of the vehicle.

 

[windblowlc]

The new Prius is good looking, right? Surprising from Toyota.

Difference is that when you are in a parking lot and a white Y pulls up and parks by 7 other exactly the same white Ys, part of you dies lol

Don't all car manufacturers wish they could sell as many as Tesla? lol

 

[Hereforthesnacks]

Don't all car manufacturers wish they could sell as many as Tesla? lol

Oh god no lol. Selling as much as Tesla would be a massive downgrade for legacy carmakers.

Tesla is probably selling 1.7M cars a year globally? Toyota is at 10M+? Even Ford is around 5M.

Not to mention that Tesla car sales haven’t really been rising the past couple of years.

 

[windblowlc]

Oh god no lol. Selling as much as Tesla would be a massive downgrade for legacy carmakers.

Tesla is probably selling 1.7M cars a year globally? Toyota is at 10M+? Even Ford is around 5M.

Not to mention that Tesla car sales haven’t really been rising the past couple of years.

I should have said EVs as we're in an EV forum

 

[Hereforthesnacks]

I should have said EVs as we're in an EV forum

Oh, then ya. Only reason I thought you meant all cars is that folks justify the Tesla valuation on the car business alone. Which is insanity

I should presume sanity from now on!

 

[mdpa]

I guess this is the forum for "Tesla Derangement Syndrome". If a car is the best selling vehicle in the world it is awful, if the company doesn't yet outsell Toyota in every category it is bad.

I've only owned my new Model Y for 9 months, but it is by far the best vehicle I've ever owned. I bought it due to the overall value, efficiency, and technology. As a bonus it is a blast to drive and get to support Elon Musk.

Candidly, I can't think of someone who has had more positive impact on technology and the US economy than Elon Musk in my lifetime. Recycles rockets, saves astronauts, quadriplegics, builds efficient cars, safest vehicles, helps victims of wars and disasters with Starlink, saves children from mutilation, anti-discrimination, saved free speech, with X, leads in AI, etc. Unfortunately, the Nobel Prize is a crock or he would have already won it.

 

[mdpa]

I certainly hope that I don't need to be filled with hate to own a Rivian.

 

[NC-Rivian]

I guess this is the forum for "Tesla Derangement Syndrome". If a car is the best selling vehicle in the world it is awful, if the company doesn't yet outsell Toyota in every category it is bad.

I've only owned my new Model Y for 9 months, but it is by far the best vehicle I've ever owned. I bought it due to the overall value, efficiency, and technology. As a bonus it is a blast to drive and get to support Elon Musk.

Candidly, I can't think of someone who has had more positive impact on technology and the US economy than Elon Musk in my lifetime. Recycles rockets, saves astronauts, quadriplegics, builds efficient cars, safest vehicles, helps victims of wars and disasters with Starlink, saves children from mutilation, anti-discrimination, saved free speech, with X, leads in AI, etc. Unfortunately, the Nobel Prize is a crock or he would have already won it.

Totally agree.

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