General EV Conversation
#4201
Lexus Champion
EVs remind me of cookie cutter homes. Yes cookie cutter homes are nice, modern, simplistic, and somewhat uniform but some buyers are interested in homes (cars) that have some character. Downshifts, rev matching, heel to, grabbing another gear, exhaust sounds, turbo noises, screaming V8s, hitting VTEC, even crackles and pops are imo examples of character. It’s all personal preference and doesn’t make the other inferior.
#4202
Lexus Champion
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BayeauxLex (Yesterday)
#4203
EV ftw!!!
A horse and buggy has way more character than any internal combustion engine car—nothing quite matches the crack of the whip, the rhythmic clatter of hooves on pavement as the horse gallops, and of course, the unforgettable aroma of its excrement.
#4204
Take the Tesla truck as another example. 1 color, 1 screen.
So using this same analogy do you think EVs exhibit character?
#4205
Pole Position
EVs remind me of cookie cutter homes. Yes cookie cutter homes are nice, modern, simplistic, and somewhat uniform but some buyers are interested in homes (cars) that have some character. Downshifts, rev matching, heel to, grabbing another gear, exhaust sounds, turbo noises, screaming V8s, hitting VTEC, even crackles and pops are imo examples of character. It’s all personal preference and doesn’t make the other inferior.
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Motorola (Yesterday)
#4206
Lexus Champion
You're mistaking Tesla's simplicity in manufacturing and streamlining process. Model S, X, 3 and Y all have individual characteristics including driving dynamics. Even Model 3 and Y Performance are setup different than the long range and RWD models
#4208
Lexus Fanatic
This has character if you ask me.
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AMIRZA786 (Yesterday)
#4209
Lexus Champion
My EV'S definitely have character. Depending on how I drive them. If I'm too aggressive and take them to their limits, they become scary, but still predictable. My Polestar understeers at the limits. The Y feels like it's going to tip.
The one thing they aren't is moody. No matter the weather, temperature, they are totally consistent. And they never hesitate when I have to go down on the throttle
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BayeauxLex (Yesterday)
#4210
#4212
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Disregarding for a moment that the GT3 RS driver was probably the better driver of the two and that the M3P was minimally modified, you have on the one hand a 240k hard-core vehicle that was purpose built for the track and on the other hand you have a 55k family car that seats four or five and comfortably accommodates a stroller and a two-week Costco run.
And there’s just an 8% difference in lap time.
And there’s just an 8% difference in lap time.
Last edited by swajames; Yesterday at 08:41 PM.
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bowser (Yesterday)
#4213
Lexus Fanatic
I don’t think a Model 3 has much character, personally. Not because it’s an EV it’s just mass produced, they’re everywhere and all identical…etc.
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BayeauxLex (Yesterday)
#4214
Disregarding for a moment that the GT3 RS driver was probably the better driver of the two and that the M3P was minimally modified, you have on the one hand a 240k hard-core vehicle that was purpose built for the track and on the other hand you have a 55k family car that seats four or five and comfortably accommodates a stroller and a two-week Costco run.
And there’s just an 8% difference in lap time.
And there’s just an 8% difference in lap time.
👆 4dr Costco runner, stroller hauler, seats 4
Whats the difference in lap time and price now? Also there’s another video of a faster timer by 2 seconds but the video is much longer
#4215
Lexus Champion
This is pretty much becoming absurd now. It (the Type R in the example) probably does a better lap time than a nearly 1000 HP Demon, or a Plaid, both which will leave it so far behind in a straight line you would of thought time stopped 🤣. I'm not sure where you are going with this