Tesla Model Y overtakes Corolla to be world’s best-selling car in 2023

Post by princevegeta89 » Fri, May 26, 2023, 5:11 AM UTC

resolutebat wrote: post #173

mikeryan wrote: post #137

One thing that EV's have an advantage of is the reduced footprint of their drivetrain. The primary bulk of an EV is the massive battery that usually spans the bottom of the car opening up space in the interior or the ubiquitous EV "frunk" this makes for a more spacious interior and the Y takes advantage of this well. That being said it seems that 2023 is the year of the EV, my family is currently in the market for a…

If you're in the market, go for a couple of test drives. The competition is mostly regular ICE cars with a battery bolted on, while Teslas are designed from ground up as EVs and it shows throughout in ways big and small. We were originally leaning towards getting a Polestar, but the difference between driving one and a Tesla is night and day.

Post by [deleted] » Fri, May 26, 2023, 5:11 AM UTC

oittaa wrote: post #120

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https://youtu.be/ZTrfpahATpc?t=82 Seems pretty quiet in the cabin getting to 60 in under 2 seconds with the plaid.

Outside the car the tires make quite a lot noise.

Post by bushbaba » Fri, May 26, 2023, 5:13 AM UTC

dzhiurgis wrote: post #158

newaccount74 wrote: post #105

Since other car makers are trying to cover the market by diversifying their model lineup, this is hardly surprising. I mean, just take BMW, despite seemingly not taking EVs seriously at first, they already have more different EV models to choose from than Tesla. So even if BMW would overtake Tesla in total EV sales, the Model Y would probably still get to keep the "best selling car" title...

Tesla is about to overtake BMW by car sales, not just EV But you are quite right. Given Tesla's mission and recent discontinuation of X and S and in RHD markets it wouldn't be surprised if they eventually killed them altogether. Let the premium makers like BMW, MB, Lucid focus on a niche luxury markets; use Tesla's time to make cheaper EVs.

Post by dieortin » Fri, May 26, 2023, 5:13 AM UTC

resolutebat wrote: post #191

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Out of curiosity, what did you prefer about the Tesla over the Polestar?

The minimalist cabin is the obvious one: it's more spacious and feels much more spacious thanks to the glass roof. I did have severe doubts about the touchscreen and lack of controls, but in practice this has been a non-issue, there are tactile controls for everything you need to actually drive and voice controls for everything you don't (climate, music, etc). The glove box is just stupid though.

Post by dzhiurgis » Fri, May 26, 2023, 5:16 AM UTC

bushbaba wrote: post #215

dzhiurgis wrote: post #158

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Tesla is about to overtake BMW by car sales, not just EV But you are quite right. Given Tesla's mission and recent discontinuation of X and S and in RHD markets it wouldn't be surprised if they eventually killed them altogether. Let the premium makers like BMW, MB, Lucid focus on a niche luxury markets; use Tesla's time to make cheaper EVs.

Would be a mistake. The luxury brand pulls in the economy car buyers. The plaid & x is a great marketing tool.