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it's kind of impressive how little supercharger whine you can hear inside though... with the windows down you can hear it kick in at lower speeds but if you fit an aftermarket intake it sounds like the SLR mclaren haha
Love it. I love the exhaust note when they tune the M113 for fun. It's pure muscle-car. At least mine is, the V8 noise is more intense the higher you rev it. Our cars sound the exact same minus the S/C.
I'll get an EV when Bentley makes one with a proper interior and list of features. I'm not stepping down to common cars
Rolls Royce Spectre, BMW i7, Mercedes EQS which is also shortly coming out in Maybach spec, Porsche Taycan, Audi e-Tron GT, Lucid Air. Proper high end EVs are here and coming.
As to the argument of cost how much was that EV of yours again? Total cost of ownership will be lower for me, period.
Only because you buy heavily depreciated and used. Compared to a new ICE car of the same price category his Ioniq 5 will be much cheaper to drive.
I gotta say, EV mode in the Pacifica makes neither me or my wife want an engine...
Your EV doesn't have half the features of my car lol! Why would I downgrade to something like that? It's cheaply made as well as nowhere near the same dynamic ability or adaptive systems.
You don't even have air suspension. It's just a commodity car with a golf cart power unit.
I'll get an EV when Bentley makes one with a proper interior and list of features. I'm not stepping down to common cars
As to the argument of cost how much was that EV of yours again? Total cost of ownership will be lower for me, period.
Lots of conflicting info here. You can't compare TCO of buying older used cars to a new car, regardless of EV or not. Find a car that's the same price as an EV and compare TCO and the EV wins every single time. And if you're worried about TCO of his Hyunday EV, not sure I understand bringing up a Bentley EV which will be somewhere in the $200k range. You wouldn't spend that much in gas in 50+ years. And to Steve's point, there are already luxury EV's with more coming. If price is no issue, you want luxury, and you're truly focused on TCO, go buy one.
Rolls Royce Spectre, BMW i7, Mercedes EQS which is also shortly coming out in Maybach spec, Porsche Taycan, Audi e-Tron GT, Lucid Air. Proper high end EVs are here and coming.
the future is now. but it ain't cheap (except low running costs).
Only because you buy heavily depreciated and used. Compared to a new ICE car of the same price category his Ioniq 5 will be much cheaper to drive.
exactly.
I gotta say, EV mode in the Pacifica makes neither me or my wife want an engine...
definitely appealing.
Originally Posted by Striker223
Your EV doesn't have half the features of my car lol! Why would I downgrade to something like that? It's cheaply made as well as nowhere near the same dynamic ability or adaptive systems.
You don't even have air suspension. It's just a commodity car with a golf cart power unit.
wasn't implying you should have my car instead of yours. i don't want yours. you don't want mine. and they're certainly not remotely similar.
I'll get an EV when Bentley makes one with a proper interior and list of features.
because you buy 10yr old flagships i guess it will be probably 15 years then at least.
I'm not stepping down to common cars
not too snobby then.
As to the argument of cost how much was that EV of yours again? Total cost of ownership will be lower for me, period.
maybe so but that's also because you do the maintenance. an average person buying a 10 yr old w12 a8 would be soaked in repair costs in short order.
Originally Posted by jrmckinley
Lots of conflicting info here. You can't compare TCO of buying older used cars to a new car, regardless of EV or not. Find a car that's the same price as an EV and compare TCO and the EV wins every single time. And if you're worried about TCO of his Hyunday EV, not sure I understand bringing up a Bentley EV which will be somewhere in the $200k range. You wouldn't spend that much in gas in 50+ years. And to Steve's point, there are already luxury EV's with more coming. If price is no issue, you want luxury, and you're truly focused on TCO, go buy one.
he'll be waiting a long time to buy a 10 yr old ev 'flagship' which will already be completely out of date.
Originally Posted by LeX2K
Whoa, I just stepped into the twilight zone.
ha, you see what you want to see. you seem to think i was anti-ev, which was NEVER the case. i had some issues with tesla, and some issues with the absurd 'fandom' obsequiousness. i also said many times i'd have an ev at some point and most likely one to replace the suv i had until recently.
in the 70s most were used for real work (hauling, towing, commercial use).
now most are poser vehicles, doing none of those things most of the time.
car companies marketed the 'image' (tough, outdoorsy, adventure) even though most trucks do none of that.
in the 70s most were used for real work (hauling, towing, commercial use).
now most are poser vehicles, doing none of those things most of the time.
car companies marketed the 'image' (tough, outdoorsy, adventure) even though most trucks do none of that.
I don’t agree with the concept of a “poser vehicle”. Every one of us who drives anything but an economy car has a “poser vehicle”, a vehicle that is designed for way more than we use it for.
I gotta say, EV mode in the Pacifica makes neither me or my wife want an engine...
I rode with a coworker earlier this week who had a brand new Pacifica as a rental. It wasn't hybrid, but it was absolutely brand new (200 miles). It rode incredibly well, couldn't believe how smooth it felt over bumps, etc. I'd imagine the EV mode mixed with that cushy ride would be pretty awesome.
10-25-23 | 05:49 PM
Even that boat might pack for some horsepower.