Mark this is why i would not get a tesla

[Grapesoda]

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But it also feels a bit, well, rubbish when you drive it hard. There's no sense of flow: you can feel the power being thrust between front and rear axles in rather fraught fashion and the whole car gets very hot and bothered if you make a serious attempt to rocket along a winding road.

Literally hot and bothered, in fact. After 10 minutes of hard driving, the formerly silent cabin of our P100D was dominated by the whirr and vibration of a substantial cooling system, struggling to keep the electric hardware from some sort of heat-induced panic attack.

Fast? Oh yes. Fun? Not exactly. The chassis really struggles to convert the P100D's immense output into a fluid cornering experience. Nor does the steering really engage the driver in any of its three modes - although that's not unusual in these days of electric assistance. No pun intended.

The Model S remains a deeply impressive machine in terms of its electric hardware, futuristic driving environment and completely outrageous straight-line speed. It's a unique car in the Kiwi market and it does put a smile on your face in so many ways. Just not necessarily when you head for the hills.

So we're recommending the Model S 60 for keen drivers, then? Absolutely not.

[pimpmaster9000]

Yeah...the hills...this is what 99.9% of all drivers need...to floor the hills...also tesla sucks for bogging...

[2MuchMark]

Gasoline powered cars get a lot hotter. The pistons get very hot of course but the friction caused by all those other moving parts generate a lot more heat and is much more complicated to cool. The wear and tear from all that friction is expensive to repair too.

[Grapesoda]

Originally Posted by 2MuchMark

Gasoline powered cars get a lot hotter. The pistons get very hot of course but the friction caused by all those other moving parts generate a lot more heat and is much more complicated to cool. The wear and tear from all that friction is expensive to repair too.

It's a unique car in the Kiwi market and it does put a smile on your face in so many ways. Just not necessarily when you head for the hills.

So we're recommending the Model S 60 for keen drivers, then? Absolutely not.


I'm a 'keen driver'

[shake]

I'd be willing to bet the sound made by the cooling system is a tiny fraction than that of a roaring exhaust system, although that is a much nicer sound.

[2MuchMark]

Originally Posted by shake

I'd be willing to bet the sound made by the cooling system is a tiny fraction than that of a roaring exhaust system, although that is a much nicer sound.

I'm torn on the sound.

I owned a bunch of Firebirds until 2004, and then 2 Camaros. The last one was a 600 horsepower 2SS LS 1LE. This thing had the sweetest exhaust note. It sounded cool outside the car, and inside the rumble was satisfying as hell.

But I also like the sound of electric cars. It's super quiet inside, and on the outside, you can hear a slight sound that I can't really describe. It's hard to hear because the sound of the tires going over sand on the road is louder than the motor, but still.

Harley Davidson apparently spent a lot of time and money getting their electric bike to make a certain sound. I really get why...

[Jazzix]

If they ever make a 4 x 4 that would equal an F150 I might be interested. After 30 years in the oil patch, and mostly in Northern Canada and seeing Dodge Chevy and Ford put through the shit and abuse from multiple people driving them over everything as fast as they can or even starting up in minus 50 degree weather I might believe.
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