e-Torque, an interesting article

[Docwagon1776]

The E-torque issues do make me nervous. I bought my '23 new 2 years ago. So thinking about if I should try to trade it in before the 3rd year is up? Or is that covered in the 5 year? I haven't had any major problems, but in 16K miles, I've had to take it to the dealer 4 times. Last one was a check engine light that turned out to be an E-torque issue. I didn't see any problems, but they said it needed a flash update causing the check engine. I pressed for more info, but didn't get much. Just sounds sketchy.

All the major components are named in the emissions warranty, which is 8 years/80k miles by law in the US. Look in your manual in the warranty section and you'll see the "Belt Driven Hybrid Starter Generator" and "Motor Generator Unit" among others.

 

[madtrucker2016]

12 mpg! My 23 Hemi eTorque with 3.92 got in the 14s towing a trailer and car. On average I get around 17.5 around town, 19+ on State highways.

Well, that is great news for you, but I even asked the dealer about the poor MPG and got a total sidestepping story.

 

[Kickboxer]

So it’s your mini van. Just messing with ya

My swanky vehicle is my Audi. The truck is more for work.

I'm with you, I've got an SQ5 for my fun car.

We just ordered a Grand Highlander to replace our Yukon. The Grand Highlander has acoustic glass like the Ram which makes them so quiet. I really like that.

 

[Kickboxer]

I appreciate the effort you went to to try and clear that up. Maybe I need to adjust my tin foil hat a bit, but your response brings up a question for me. This bill became law in November of 2021. That means they have had about four years to develop the technology. If the technology doesn’t exist yet, then how did my car tell me to stop and rest when I was on a long drive last fall? I was actually looking down at my phone (I know, not advised) and my car interpreted my looking down at my phone as me being tired. I’ve never owned a vehicle that does that before this Audi. It’s concerning to me because with just a few software tweaks they could turn that warning into something more intrusive like putting the car into limp mode, or worse. And they could also easily make it so it can’t be disabled. I’m sure Audi isn’t the only car maker who has developed this type of tech.

That tech has been common in farm machinery for well over 15 years. My combine would remind me to take a rest if I didn't lift my ass off the seat for an hour or so. A safety feature.......