this post was submitted on 02 Sep 2024
136 points (98.6% liked)

Technology

59534 readers
3168 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots


founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Boring is good. I'd rather a car be boring than surprising. Especially at highway speeds.

[–] filister@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Okay, I meant not exciting. It is very much meh.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

The real issue is the pricetag. Most folks as I understand it want a car to go to work and run errands or whatever. The appeal of Japanese cars historically has been their reliability and competitive price. They were,'t really luxury vehicles, but took a huge chunk of the market by being a commuter car.

People wanting exciting cars are probably looking for sports cars or muscle cars or whatever that VW doesn't have much of a hand in.