I told you so right here on HN, just after the journalist posted his sensational article.
This is all too common from car journalists: some of them will try to fake any test they can to try to harm the reputation of an upcoming car many people do believe in.
I'm not saying that journalist did it: all I said is that you should always be suspicious of claims like that by journalists. Many of them are little attention whores so you have to read between the lines.
And wait for more tests, counter-claims, car owners reports, etc.
It's sad that the journalists (not this one specifically) lack integrity because you can never know if an article was honestly done or not (like in this case).
This is all too common from car journalists: some of them will try to fake any test they can to try to harm the reputation of an upcoming car many people do believe in.
I'm not saying that journalist did it: all I said is that you should always be suspicious of claims like that by journalists. Many of them are little attention whores so you have to read between the lines.
And wait for more tests, counter-claims, car owners reports, etc.
It's sad that the journalists (not this one specifically) lack integrity because you can never know if an article was honestly done or not (like in this case).