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Re: Porsche Taycan [video]

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Post by brokenmachine »

Ididntdothis wrote: post #134
endorphone wrote: post #129

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Quick != Fast. Quick in the automotive industry generally refers to acceleration. Fast refers to top speed. Tesla made a big deal about acceleration, but as I said they cede that there are much faster cars out there. The Tesla is very quick at accelerating. This is indisputable. Tesla made a benefit of electric motors, properly implemented, to push a high end sedan. Eh. That this whole discussion is full of people mo…

How many people understand your definition of quick vs fast? I bet not many. Tesla's marketing is misleading. They also did that with "auto-pilot" which makes people think the car is automatic.

I don't disagree that it's misleading. Personally, I'd do a small amount of research before dropping that much cash on a car. I certainly wouldn't base my decision on a single sentence from a press release.

Consumers who would, deserve what they get.

Re: Porsche Taycan [video]

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Post by brokenmachine »

nullwasamistake wrote: post #124
bryanlarsen wrote: post #40

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> A properly engineered drivetrain will be able to sustain its launches over several back-to-back activations All cars designed primarily for the highway rather than the track have issues with brake heating, transmission fluid heating, et cetera, and slow down over time. The Model S is extreme in that manner, but the Model 3 slowdowns are are far less extreme than the S's limp mode. > NHTSA recently sent Tesla a ceas…

> All cars designed primarily for the highway rather than the track have issues with brake heating, transmission fluid heating, et cetera, and slow down over time. This doesn't include trucks which are a large part of the market. Being designed to haul, everything is oversized.

Yes, you are correct. "All cars" doesn't usually include trucks.

Re: Porsche Taycan [video]

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Post by brokenmachine »

hw wrote: post #61
sorokod wrote: post #32

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Most people buying these things know the only performance thing they'll ever do with the car is a straight launch from a stop at an intersection Is that true? I would have thought that the most Tesla owners care about is how far they can project their image of wealth and sofistication

I would have thought that the most Tesla owners care about is how far they can project their image of wealth and sofistication Unless you're getting the high end variants of the S and 3, it's not really projecting wealth and sophistication, but rather the opposite. I bought a Model 3 because it just makes more sense financially than say getting a BMW 3 series.

>Unless you're getting the high end variants of the S and 3, it's not really projecting wealth and sophistication, but rather the opposite. I bought a Model 3 because it just makes more sense financially than say getting a BMW 3 series.

Maybe you can use all that money you saved to buy some perspective.

Re: Porsche Taycan [video]

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Post by brokenmachine »

outericky wrote: post #77
pencal wrote: post #75

just by the looks of it, this already beats the ugly Tesla

Not everyone likes the look of a Porsche either. But thanks for the opinion. Here's to taking more ICE cars off the road. A world of quiet, zero emissions cars on the road sounds good to me. The sooner everyone can get their hands on one, the better.

I was keen for the quiet car future as well, but now they're adding buzzers to them when traveling less than 30kph. Bleah.

Re: Porsche Taycan [video]

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Post by velox_io »

693471 wrote: post #152
velox_io wrote: post #147

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It would be great if they standardised battery packs and made them configurable. So you don't need all that weight being carried around when it isn't needed, or you could rent more batteries for long journies if you rarely travel very far, maybe exchange cells instead of charging along the journey. Two-car(+) households can pool their batteries for going on holidays etc. I don't think it will happen though. It would…

Do you intentionally drive with less fuel to save weight?

In a way, yes. I don't fill up the whole tank when I buy fuel (as do most people who don't travel large distances day to day). It's easy to add more fuel before I make a long journey. It makes more of a difference for EV as batteries have a considerably lower energy density than petrol, a couple orders of magnitude it appears: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_density
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