I saw that posted on another forum

 

LexsCTJill - please add context/content/explanation when posting a link to a news story. I've pasted some in for you. Thanks.

 

not sure why you hope i'd never consider one!

Not that it matters, but as of right now i have little interest in owning a tesla.

That's incorrect.

Lol - you're right, my LC is so slow. I drive it like grandma (not)

We're never going to agree on that except i do agree it's a 'premium sport' and not a luxury car.

 

Tesla Plaid model is so fast it catches fire.

 

His car makes over 500whp on pump and 600whp on ethanol.

To each their own, but it's all relative. For me, racing an EV is fun, but with its own quirks. 0-60 is just one area the internet seems to focus on, because it's most obvious and easy to showcase in a comparison, but there are other strong points, especially when you run wider tires focused on performance, instead of balancing range/street manners. More importantly, the throttle response (and grip) puts a lot into perspective. Internal combustion engines feel comparatively laggy and tend to "work hard" to get into their narrow power peak, before climbing back through the rev range again and again with each shift. All the sound is cool in some cases, but rarely matches the acceleration, which can feel disconnected. In both examples, though, the behavior has its own charms, so I get it. IME, there are pros and cons, and plenty of ways to find fun with either format.

 

How you or I classify Teslas, or any other car doesn't matter. The market classifies Tesla as a luxury car.

 

Was delivered 3 days before.


no problem. Apparently the driver was trapped inside as well.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/techn...la-plaid-fire/



I would say an S is definitely a luxury car. Not sure about the 3 or the Y.

 

Excellent write up and explanation! I am willing to bet a lot of money that all of the folks on here that say it sucks to drive an EV, have not driven one and have zero interest in driving one.

There is no way that any person with even the slightest interest in driving will say driving an EV is like driving in a video game or that it sucks because there is no shifting, noise or drama. My previous car was all sound, drama, exhaust noise and all that, but I would never go back to that again - yes an EV can be that much of a paradigm shift in thinking, fun and feel.

 

i've not seen anyone write on CL that it sucks to drive an EV. And i have not driven one yet, but have plenty of interest.

 

And the firebomb plaid driver's lawyer is already out there...

Twitter

 

I tried out a Tesla 3. Pretty amazing drive experience. Interesting design and amazing experience. However, I have no desire in charging at home or anything like that. Nor do I want to wait at a charge station. I also wonder about owning them long term as what happens outside of warranty. On the fence about over the air updates as well.

 

I don't worry about that happening to my 'slow lexus'

 

Not referring to you - you definitely have an open mind no question about that.

A couple of posts above sound exactly the way I described. I won't quote one of the specific posts above as it will become "personal' and serves no purpose in any thread where we are trying to make posts that are useful to people looking for information.

 

Quote my post and give your opinion. I like some things about an EV but I do not like some stuff. I don’t see what is so wrong with that. I also watch the EV crowd and kinda of notice that EV are sort a lease thing as they seem to update the tech so often…not sure how dedicated buyers who want long term ownership will accept that.

 

Not referring to you either. I was specifically referring to the driving experience of an EV.