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Lead Lap
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But the Polestar is not a sports car, it's a family/daily commuter. It's cheaper to own and fuel than a C8. And he would only smoke me after 80...off the line he's mine... don't ask me how I know that 
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You just proved my point. It takes a more expensive "sports car" just to beat me 🤣
.You just proved my point. It takes a more expensive "sports car" just to beat me 🤣
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I don't that car is a death machine on wheels it consistently has some of the highest if not the highest death rates of any vehicle. If you can't make a car fast and at least reasonably safe you're engineering is a total failure.
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You don't think idiots driving them has something to do with that?
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Lead Lap
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Over here in the Bay area, C8 drivers I see are mostly an older demographic. Although one of our engineers who's probably in his mid 30's owns one. He brought it to flip it and got stuck with it. He occasionally brings it to the office. Take a guess what his daily driver is
Lead Lap
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I paid under $50k for my 2022 base, dual motor and added a $1200 performance upgrade, which was purely software. The fact that people have to compare high end sports cars as comparisons is pretty telling to me. What about a Model 3 performance, which is under $70k? Or an Ioniq 5 N? How would those compare?
I have a ton of respect for cars like the C8, so don't think I'm putting them down. My point is, cheaper EV'S meet or exceed performance expectations. Their biggest weakness is range, and if they are not Tesla's, then charging infrastructure as well
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The Blackwing is definitely out, the M240i is a contender, but my Polestar easily outperform it. Also fuel and long term maint costs are way higher. That said, it's a nice car for sure
Lead Lap
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But even including cars outside the family car segment, there's not a lot in ICE that is as quick for the money. EVs definitely bring the bang for the buck.
Last edited by Bob04; Jan 14, 2024 at 03:54 PM.
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There are $30,000 used Teslas that can beat any Corvette ever GM made. For example, a 2017 Tesla P100DL does 2.3 sec and sells around $30000 today.
https://www.zeroto60times.com/fastes...-60-mph-times/
However, ownership cost of such a car is one of the most expensive with high insurance rates, high deprecation and frequent /high cost repairs. It could end up being cheaper ownership cost to buy a $75,000 brand new 2024 corvette than a $30,000 used P100D Ludicrous.
https://www.zeroto60times.com/fastes...-60-mph-times/
However, ownership cost of such a car is one of the most expensive with high insurance rates, high deprecation and frequent /high cost repairs. It could end up being cheaper ownership cost to buy a $75,000 brand new 2024 corvette than a $30,000 used P100D Ludicrous.