Model S Plaid with a steering wheel
#46
Lexus Fanatic
You have to go flat out and move your foot around in the correct way or you're not allowed to have Brembo's.
#47
EV ftw!!!
Capacitive touch is nothing new.
GM had in the 1980 and the 1990s. Wasn’t terrible but you really had to take your eyes of the road to work the hvac.
For some reason, Tesla does it….and people think it’s “new” lol and the greatest thing ever lol. It’s NOT. The stalk is the best method to turn signals
GM had in the 1980 and the 1990s. Wasn’t terrible but you really had to take your eyes of the road to work the hvac.
For some reason, Tesla does it….and people think it’s “new” lol and the greatest thing ever lol. It’s NOT. The stalk is the best method to turn signals
#48
Lexus Champion
#49
Lexus Champion
#50
Lead Lap
You have two feet. Go track drive and tell me if one pedal driving makes any sense, remember I HAVE driven a bunch of EVs and the first thing I do is turn that as low as possible/off. It disrupts control of a car badly. I seriously can't believe you move a foot around when going fast, that just tells me you aren't really going that fast and you are the one in the wrong here since you have never really gone flat out.
#51
Lexus Champion
With the Plaid you don’t have control over the amount of regen there is so there is no way to turn it down/off. When I first got the car I didn’t like the amount of regen it had and was annoyed I couldn’t turn it down like some of the other models; however once I got used to it I wouldn’t want it any other way. I’m not tracking this thing and one pedal driving is so nice for daily driving. The brakes are absolute junk anyway so the less I use them the better.
#52
Lead Lap
They have been promising a $20k carbon ceramic upgrade for a while now and said it would be available mid 2022 but that has come and gone so who knows when that is available. I wouldn’t even want carbon ceramic brakes for a daily driver and it makes no sense for daily driving. All that is really needed are better rotors and new pads for about $3-$4k which I would’ve paid for if it was an option or if it wasn’t an option, the price was increased.
#53
Lexus Champion
They have been promising a $20k carbon ceramic upgrade for a while now and said it would be available mid 2022 but that has come and gone so who knows when that is available. I wouldn’t even want carbon ceramic brakes for a daily driver and it makes no sense for daily driving. All that is really needed are better rotors and new pads for about $3-$4k which I would’ve paid for if it was an option or if it wasn’t an option, the price was increased.
#54
Lead Lap
That’s what I mean, there are aftermarket pads and rotors for around $3-$4k that a lot of people say makes a big difference.
#55
Lexus Champion
Oh duh, sorry I missed that! If I owned a Plaid, I would definitely go that route. Good brakes and rotors make a huge difference, and I do a lot of trips to SoCal where you really need to depend on how good your brakes are. With regen braking (at least in my case), you spend that once every 8 to 10 years
#56
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (20)
i don't think so, just images on a flat area of the wheel you have to 'know' or look where they are.
unless you're a passenger and don't like getting motion sickness. one thing i enjoy in my ice cars is gliding to a halt with very gentle braking.
in the video, guy says track mode has stronger regen?
#57
Lexus Champion
It's too heavy, you would need brakes like a top tier 911 to be able to use them to the extent you may want to. Same deal with most cars honestly, you will fade them out since they can't shed heat and it's the main limiting factor even on backroads when you run back and forth. I usually have to call it quits after 3 runs since the brakes are glowing
#58
Lexus Champion
i don't think so, just images on a flat area of the wheel you have to 'know' or look where they are.
unless you're a passenger and don't like getting motion sickness. one thing i enjoy in my ice cars is gliding to a halt with very gentle braking.
in the video, guy says track mode has stronger regen?
unless you're a passenger and don't like getting motion sickness. one thing i enjoy in my ice cars is gliding to a halt with very gentle braking.
in the video, guy says track mode has stronger regen?
#59
Lexus Champion
#60
Lead Lap
That is correct, in track mode it is supposedly stronger but that is because of the drive mode and most people don’t drive around town in track mode. Some of the other models have an adjustable setting for regen, standard and low, that you can set based on your preference.