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Originally Posted by raptor5244
Spot on. EVs tend to feel faster than they really are as a result of how they put down power. You get all of the torque immediately as opposed to dealing with lag from shifting and waiting for rpm to build. EV acceleration feels more like an on/off switch. That said, after the initial hit they tend not to pull as hard, especially as speed increases, with the exception of the Model S Plaid.
My Tesla Model 3 Performance was a little quicker to 60mph than my ZL1 (3.1 vs. 3.6) but only because of the Tesla ability to launch with dual motor AWD. That is the only metric where the Tesla was quicker. The ZL1 does everything else better. Even the 0-60mph runs are more fun in the ZL1 due to the extra drama of some wheel spin and the sounds of supercharger whine, V8 exhaust note and gear shifts. At highway speeds, the ZL1 will pull away with ease.
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I stumbled into this realization recently.
I was driving to work in my 1LE. Negative altitude density, because it was cold, so it was making good power.
There is a four lane intersection where I was in the far right looking to get around the slow moving hord.
The light turned green so I moderately, aggressively, left the light not noticing a Tesla Model S was to my left. He heard my car and decided to go for it around 25 mph. I put the hammer down and walked him with ease.