General vehicle thread

[ray1970]

Question for Jer. In all seriousness this time.

So, besides the fact that the Tesla is what it is, how is it as a car in general?

In other words, how is the over all build quality? How does it drive and handle? Is the interior ergonomic and well thought out? What about the performance?

All you ever hear is electric this and charging that and environmental whatever. I don't think anyone ever mentions if the car itself is decent.

[Irving]

Well, saw this yesterday.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn...l-3/index.html

[Great-Kazoo]

Question for Jer. In all seriousness this time.

So, besides the fact that the Tesla is what it is, how is it as a car in general?

In other words, how is the over all build quality? How does it drive and handle? Is the interior ergonomic and well thought out? What about the performance?

All you ever hear is electric this and charging that and environmental whatever. I don't think anyone ever mentions if the car itself is decent.

You're ready for a 40 paragraph reply?

[Jer]

Question for Jer. In all seriousness this time.

So, besides the fact that the Tesla is what it is, how is it as a car in general?

In other words, how is the over all build quality? How does it drive and handle? Is the interior ergonomic and well thought out? What about the performance?

All you ever hear is electric this and charging that and environmental whatever. I don't think anyone ever mentions if the car itself is decent.

You haven't been reading my posts then because I've said numerous times now that despite the environmental debate this is the best car I've ever owned.

Build quality is good. I wouldn't put it at amazing but very good. The driving is fantastic. It's dead silent and rides very smooth. No vibration, no engine noise, no exhaust drone just.... silence. It's a weird sensation to get used to but once you do ICE vehicles all feel like stage coaches by comparison. Rattling, loud, stinky and annoying stage coaches. Ergos are great. I love where everything is positioned and the two display screens are perfect. I wouldn't change anything about either one of them. I dislike the Model 3 layout with the single screen in the center. To me the Model S is the right way to do it. As far as acceleration... man. It's unbelievable and will make other cars you would normally consider quick feel like tractors. The wave of acceleration is instant and there's no lag between wanting to go fast and actually going fast. No transmission to search for gears or torque converter to lock up. No waiting for the engine to get to it's power band. Just instant acceleration w/o any fuss.

The cars are more than decent they're damn near life changing. It really does change the entire experience.

[Jer]

You're ready for a 40 paragraph reply?

Sorry, next time I'll try to include more pictures so you can follow along.

[Great-Kazoo]

Sorry, next time I'll try to include more pictures so you can follow along.

thanK you fOr beiNg SO unDerStaNdINg

[ray1970]

You haven't been reading my posts then

If I?m being honest, your posts can get a little wordy sometimes.

I usually skim through any really long reads because I?m lazy like that.

Anyhow, thanks for the response.

The quiet part would take some getting used to. I?m used to having all of the noise to help drown out whoever is riding with me.

[BushMasterBoy]

The Tesla battery...

The 85 kWh battery pack weighs 1,200 lb (540 kg) and contains 7,104 lithium-ion battery cells in 16 modules wired in series (14 in the flat section and two stacked on the front)

[Gman]

It means my truck will go 16-20 miles on one gallon of gas and a Tesla will go zero miles on a gallon gas.

Teslas around here run on natural gas.

[MrPrena]

Around 15 years ago, I25 HOV lane was free for EV and CNG vehicles.