My summers are good down to about 40. Firestone Indy 500's.
That said, I do only have 200HP.
That said, I do only have 200HP.
Yeah, I always liked the B3 Passat as well.
This will anger all the euro folks on this board but... I hate stupid summer tires, they are entirely too inconsistent in their grip when it was 75+ I could floor it in any gear and never get any wheelspin despite murrica stang. As soon as temps drop below 60 or so you end up having to big toe it on every take off. Last night I got wheel spin giving it the beans from 20ish mph in 2nd gear.
And before you euro lot child in with winter tires BS, temps have been consistently in low to mid 50s here winters wouldn?t help much either.
What tires do you have? I'm on the stock P0s that came with the car, could also be weight distribution and power difference.
I can't mentally autopilot when I drive regardless, because of what I drive and where I drive and many times who I drive. However what I am saying is that in my personal experience I don't see any real world traction benefits of summers vs higher tier all seasons*, I do see drawbacks in the temperature sensitivity and also the fact that the summers pick up ALL OF THE ROCKS and pelt the shit out of my car with them.No tires turn winter conditions into summer. You can't mentally autopilot in winter months, but take the lack of grip into account in all circumstances.
Not a likely scenario for a city bus
Yes clearly superior technology ORGANICALLY replaced clearly inferior technology, there was no legislature trying to cram electricity or internet down people's throats. In this case we are not talking about a clearly superior technology, at best it's a not inferior technology when all factors are taken into account. If we had batteries that last for 500 miles, weigh as much as a full gas tank, take 5 minutes to fully recharge, last for a decade and don't cost a whole lot then you could make that argument. Would it be nice to replace all but enthusiast vehicles with electrics and breathe fresher air? Of course it would, who doesn't like having healthy lungs? Is it currently practical? Not even remotely.
That is nice in theory, but the US paid a substantial sum for rural electrification, the standardization of railroads, even assisted in developing coal, gas, and oil industries. Whether it is currently practical is irrelevant, we can't sacrifice progress for the sake of perfection.
The legislative part.
The legislative part.
Our government has made no such mandate. It is not coming under this administration, and I doubt the next one either.
Our government has made no such mandate. It is not coming under this administration, and I doubt the next one either.
What was so terrible about the first ZEV mandate? 2% the first few years, then upped to 5%, and then to 10%. Oh my, the world would have ended.
The EV1 worked fine for all those that got the leases. There were others as well from that time frame.
The government did not mandate that people had to switch from kerosene to electricity, while it seems not only possible but likely they will force BEVs upon us. So, no, it doesn't relate.