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They have a shell and some technology right now. Has a real person driven one and can confirm it does 410 miles? Or the claimed 0-60? I haven't seen that anywhe

by leesec 7y ago

They have a shell and some technology right now. Has a real person driven one and can confirm it does 410 miles? Or the claimed 0-60? I haven't seen that anywhere and I've been looking, would be happy to be wrong. I get uneasy when I see a company without proven tech spend more time on marketing videos than showing off the car. If it works, where is the footage of it working up to par?

gamblor956 7y ago
As a general rule automakers don't normally show off prototypes of future production vehicles in action, except for test vehicles not intended to be produced in quantity. The reasoning is that there is very limited positive upside from showing off an ugly prototype with all its beta-testing flaws, but a huge potential for a bad demo to kill the market prospects for the model.
- cptskippy 7y ago
  Actually most automakers do show off prototypes but they usually classify them as one of the following: Concept: Might as well be cardboard cutouts. A physical representation of pie-in-the-sky design with little basis in reality. An example would be the VW ID Buggy. Functional: Usually a Frankenstein vehicle cobbled together from catalog parts with intended purpose of vetting a design or idea. An example would be the EV and Hybrid variants of the Porsche 718 Boxster. Manufacturing: Very close to the final production model but still with a few kinks. Examples would be the Honda e Prototype, or the Ford Mustang Shelby S560 Rivian doesn't give any clear indication of what they're showing off but want you to believe it's the later when it could be the former.
- leesec 7y ago
  Would be pretty easy to make a vid showing the acceleration or long range mileage while still overlooking the prototype-esque flaws. I just want more than an overhead shot of it driving through a forest with cuts every half second.

by leesec 7y ago

gamblor956 7y ago

As a general rule automakers don't normally show off prototypes of future production vehicles in action, except for test vehicles not intended to be produced in quantity. The reasoning is that there is very limited positive upside from showing off an ugly prototype with all its beta-testing flaws, but a huge potential for a bad demo to kill the market prospects for the model.

cptskippy 7y ago
Actually most automakers do show off prototypes but they usually classify them as one of the following: Concept: Might as well be cardboard cutouts. A physical representation of pie-in-the-sky design with little basis in reality. An example would be the VW ID Buggy. Functional: Usually a Frankenstein vehicle cobbled together from catalog parts with intended purpose of vetting a design or idea. An example would be the EV and Hybrid variants of the Porsche 718 Boxster. Manufacturing: Very close to the final production model but still with a few kinks. Examples would be the Honda e Prototype, or the Ford Mustang Shelby S560 Rivian doesn't give any clear indication of what they're showing off but want you to believe it's the later when it could be the former.
leesec 7y ago
Would be pretty easy to make a vid showing the acceleration or long range mileage while still overlooking the prototype-esque flaws. I just want more than an overhead shot of it driving through a forest with cuts every half second.