LeX2K

You have to go flat out and move your foot around in the correct way or you're not allowed to have Brembo's.

Hameed

Who said anything about it being new?

AMIRZA786

You my brother are a clown 😂

AMIRZA786

Tesla=Bad. That's my math lesson to you for the day

patgilm

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.

AMIRZA786

Don't they offer you guys Brembo's? Even Polestar gives you Brembo's if you get the Performance pack. The regular brakes are excellent, but I wouldn't trust them on a track

patgilm

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.

AMIRZA786

There must be some decent aftermarket options for brakes and rotors. They stopped selling the F-Sport brake and rotor upgrade for the 2nd gen IS350 so I went aftermarket

patgilm

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.

AMIRZA786

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

bitkahuna

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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?

Striker223

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

Striker223

It would make sense since the friction brakes are not the best on that car, on the P100 I drove I was shocked how underpowered they are. Felt like a 392 Hemi in a car with 5.7 brakes if that makes any sense......way too much motive force vs arresting.

AMIRZA786

My wife is extremely prone to car sickness, and never gets sick when I drive. Once you get used to driving using one pedal drive it becomes natural and you never want to go back as you have way more control. Of course one could act like an a hole and purposely make your passengers sick, which is not hard to do. There is no issues with gliding, just let off a little off slightly, or turn off OPD completely, which you can do in most EV'S

patgilm

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.