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  1. chateauoaks

    VIA Motors Bob Lutz update

    Has anyone heard any update on Bob Lutz's VIA Motors? A pretty good idea that definitely would serve a market that seems to have gone silent. They actually had set up a conversion factory in Mexico next door to the GM pick up plant and at one time hoped to manufacture 50K pickups in 2018. Any...
  2. chateauoaks

    Which Auto Maker Should Tesla Acquire First?

    Remember when Jaguar tanked, Ford bought it for a few years and then couldn't give it away? Tesla will have deep pockets soon and is destined to put a several makers out of business. Nothing like purchasing your competition to drive the stake home. A few years ago I thought nose-diving Volvo...
  3. chateauoaks

    Model Y Falcon Wing doors Yea or Nay?

    The word around the campfire is that the Model Y, Tesla's future mini SUV to be built on the Model 3 skateboard with have Falcon Wing doors like the Model X. My feeling is that for several reasons, i.e. manufacturing speed, speed of operation (Falcon wing doors simply aren't as fast to use as...
  4. chateauoaks

    Model X vs. BMW X6

    I try to keep up with the threads but I have never heard anyone make a visual comparison of the Model X to a BMW X6. The Model S is 16 ft in length and the Model X will utilize the same wheelbase. The X6 is about 15.5 ft. Furthermore, in real life the X6 has a "blimpy" look to it for which...
  5. chateauoaks

    Model 3 may looks like Lexus IS250 ?

    From what I can gather, the 2017 Model 3 is going to look and spec out remarkably similar to a 2006 Lexus IS-250... a beautiful car itself. Check out the released Model 3 photo and the IS-250 photos I have attached along with the specs listed below: Exterior Length 180.1 " exterior...