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Jun 17, 2021 | 09:41 AM

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AJT123

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Totally agree, for Elon this is an aesthetic decision not a cost cutting decision.

Does he want a bunch of dead people who can't buy another one?

I still just can't believe this made it into production. I would crash that thing on day one, I'm a pretty good driver I like to think.

0-60 in 2 seconds with half a steering wheel for turns, what could possibly go wrong?

Jun 17, 2021 | 09:48 AM

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i wonder if the speed is different depending on whether you have the 19s or 21s? either way, it's insanely quick.

Jun 17, 2021 | 10:06 AM

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i wonder if the speed is different depending on whether you have the 19s or 21s? either way, it's insanely quick.

It will be interesting to see how the competition responds. Its obvious Porsche is near its limits with its ICE tech so will they add a 3rd motor to the Taycan and have it exceed the capabilities of their flagship 911? This Plaid isn't even nearly as quick as the Rimac coming out in a month or two so the bar is now being completely re-written with these performance EVs.

Jun 17, 2021 | 10:35 AM

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Review of the joke (yoke) by MotorTrend - it's not good as most have concluded

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/tesl...-wheel-review/

Jun 17, 2021 | 10:43 AM

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All I can see is that the sales of Model S declined around the time the Model 3 began sales. Makes sense to me that some sales went to the cheaper model.

Jun 17, 2021 | 10:46 AM

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Thanks so much for this thread, Hameed (and Omar)! I decided to share it on the ClubLexus front page as well: https://www.clublexus.com/articles/h...model-s-plaid/

Cheers!

Jun 17, 2021 | 10:49 AM

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The Model S is capable of adjusting the cabin temperature when you say something juvenile like, "My ***** are hot"—yes, really—but it can't select a radio station when you say something akin to, "Tune to 95.5 FM. "

Sometimes I wish they took things more seriously

Jun 17, 2021 | 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jwong77

All I can see is that the sales of Model S declined around the time the Model 3 began sales. Makes sense to me that some sales went to the cheaper model.

I love my Model 3 and chose it over the Model S because of size and handling. With that said, I would easily give it up for this Plaid model which is phenomenal. May have to look for a used one in a few years

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Jun 17, 2021 | 11:04 AM

#279

Hameed

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Thanks so much for this thread, Hameed (and Omar)! I decided to share it on the ClubLexus front page as well: https://www.clublexus.com/articles/h...model-s-plaid/

Cheers!

Thanks! That's very flattering and demonstrates the "open mindedness" of this community.

Jun 17, 2021 | 11:44 AM

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0-60 in around 2 seconds: amazing
waiting 10 minutes for the batteries to be 'conditoned' before you can do it? lame.

Jun 17, 2021 | 11:47 AM

#281

Hameed

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0-60 in around 2 seconds: amazing
waiting 10 minutes for the batteries to be 'conditoned' before you can do it? lame.

Yep agreed. I personally couldn't care less about it's insane performance. I'd just leave it in Plaid mode all the time.

Even my regular non-performance 75D that does 0-60 in 4.1 seconds is more than fast enough and I don't even floor it most of the time.

It's the "rest' of the car that makes it what it is - as far as I'm concerned

Jun 17, 2021 | 11:53 AM

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0-60 in around 2 seconds: amazing
waiting 10 minutes for the batteries to be 'conditoned' before you can do it? lame.

If you don't condition it, you'll run around 9.7s in the quarter. People on Youtube already tried it. It will still run around 2.4s to 60 without full conditioning which is still fast enough to smoke everything else. So a cold Plaid will still beat down everything but a Chiron

Of course all ICE cars require multiple runs to get their best time while an EV will consistently put down the same times because its just easier to put the power down consistently.

Jun 17, 2021 | 12:03 PM

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meanwhile in the real world, it's all rather irrelevant.

Jun 17, 2021 | 12:06 PM

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That is exactly the way the car should be. No one should be listening to FM radio and when your ***** are hot you need them cooled.

Jun 17, 2021 | 12:07 PM

#285

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

meanwhile in the real world, it's all rather irrelevant.

Perfect time to use autopilot