American Exceptionalism...

[Manimal]

that's sarcasm, we're effed.

Look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangwang_U8

When you get to the "Tank Turns" and where one was driven sideways on to the presentation stage and think, "Wow!"...just keep going on to the next paragraph...and then to the next.

I was already down today. How are we so far behind?

I discovered this vehicle by watching someone drive one into a lake, online.

 

[krotsman]

Don't believe everything you read on the interwebs...

 

[Bolt Head]

I was eyeballing some SUVs today.
That YangWang () U8 looks like a million bucks. Clean AF!


I'm not sure how I feel about the hybrids. EVs seem to have some issues and I would prefer to give it some years to see if they'll get the bugs worked out. Having to replace batteries carries a hefty price tag, and I'm unclear how the hybrids stack up there too.

That U8 drips curb appeal though.

 

[krotsman]

That U8 drips curb appeal though.

Propaganda tends to do that....

 

[Bolt Head]

Propaganda tends to do that....

This is sexy. It may or may not be an AI-generated image, but it is sexy AF!

 

[cbbr]

This is sexy. It may or may not be an AI-generated image, but it is sexy AF!
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I'm probably alone in this (not unusual), but when I see that I think 2 things reflexively - 1) that person has a note that they are a slave to because very few people I know don't and 2) that thing that hey are a slave to is a giant electronic tracking device used for showing off to the neighbors and occasional transportation until a wire shorts. But at least its sexy AF as you still sit on the side of the road.

That said, China has been awesome for years at building low-value added stuff using the brute force of population. They are generally terrible at anything high-value added (think electronics smarter than a toaster). They (and wikipedia for that matter) are also one of the world's finest propaganda machines and can build a very few of anything. What they have never been able to do is build high-value added stuff at scale. I doubt that hey figured that out yet. So I wouldn't worry about actually seeing one of those on the side of the road here.

 

[DBMJR1]

It needs 33's and a 6" lift.

 

[falshooter]

If anybody finds a car, gun, etc..etc..'' sexy"...

they need to get out more

 

[Bolt Head]

I'm probably alone in this (not unusual), but when I see that I think 2 things reflexively - 1) that person has a note that they are a slave to because very few people I know don't and 2) that thing that hey are a slave to is a giant electronic tracking device used for showing off to the neighbors and occasional transportation until a wire shorts. But at least its sexy AF as you still sit on the side of the road.

That said, China has been awesome for years at building low-value added stuff using the brute force of population. They are generally terrible at anything high-value added (think electronics smarter than a toaster). They (and wikipedia for that matter) are also one of the world's finest propaganda machines and can build a very few of anything. What they have never been able to do is build high-value added stuff at scale. I doubt that hey figured that out yet. So I wouldn't worry about actually seeing one of those on the side of the road here.

If anybody finds a car, gun, etc..etc..'' sexy"...

they need to get out more

That machine is definitely sexy. Like a good-looking woman, no one knows how reliable it will be. I will not be buying one of those YangWangs, but at $150,000+ the U8 is still cheaper than most women.

Some Range Rovers - sexy
G-Wagons - sexy
Some Lexus - sexy
Some Benz - sexy
Some BMW - sexy

 

[Manimal]

Its over 1000hp, does tank turns, floats & is designed to operate in water for short times…and 0-60 in 3.6sec.

If vehicles could be sexy it would be.

I’ll take roll up windows & low tech any time, but a ride like that would be amazingly fun! It’s pretty good off-road too.

 

[falshooter]

I stand by my statement...

 

[Abby Normal]

That machine is definitely sexy. Like a good-looking woman, no one knows how reliable it will be.

Sexy??? It looks like rounded off legos. I’m watching vintage racing with Jaguar D & E types, Cobras, GT-40s & more. Those are Sexy!
The technology used probably came from Tesla for free or was stolen from another ev mfg. so if the real world U8 turns out to be a pos, who is the customer going to complain to, the ccp?

 

[gunnut]

This is sexy. It may or may not be an AI-generated image, but it is sexy AF!
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I don't see the hoopla?????
Seems like:
If you can do this

you are qualified to be a automotive designer.

 

[Manimal]

I think it looks kinda like the new broncos


They should have remade the original…

 

[sgt z]

I see a kinda Bronco or if a Bronco II or a modern Scout II. We can't have this because someone somehow will switch to tank steer at 80 MPH and that would be the end. I think that anyone in a moving current with no real means of propulsion or directional control will "float" down stream for an undetermined time. 2cents

 

[Bolt Head]

Sexy??? It looks like rounded off legos. I’m watching vintage racing with Jaguar D & E types, Cobras, GT-40s & more. Those are Sexy!
The technology used probably came from Tesla for free or was stolen from another ev mfg. so if the real world U8 turns out to be a pos, who is the customer going to complain to, the ccp?

I agree. I'm not interested in buying one of the U8s.

 

[Bolt Head]

I think it looks kinda like the new broncos


They should have remade the original…

I actually think the new Broncos are clean too.

 

[Bolt Head]

I was perusing new SUVs recently. I'm most interested in a 2024 Lexus GX. Look fairly similar to the U8.
May be my additional vehicle.
These are sexy. LOL

 

[Bolt Head]

I'm just pondering the idea of a 2024 GX. At $65k-$85k the GX is a far cry from the U8's $150k price tag (not that I'd buy a U8. I just commented on its appearance).

Refusing to be impulsive, I'll chew on the idea of a '24-'25 GX for a while.

 

[Manimal]

I was perusing new SUVs recently. I'm most interested in a 2024 Lexus GX. Look fairly similar to the U8.
May be my additional vehicle.
These are sexy. LOL

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It’ll be the closest to the U8 that we peons can get.