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Originally Posted by L99BEN
The plaid acceleration doesn't go flat unlike other ev's. Unless you consider a 4.5 sec 60-130 and 100-150 going flat...Its heavy but handles great on the road, a lot better than the my hellcat did. High speed brakes could be better, I'm upgrading the rotors soon. The Tesla S is intended to be a very fast, luxury, all weather family sedan not a track car. I have other cars for that.
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Indeed. Elon built the Plaid just to prove a point as it relates to performance. No one can deny the performance of the Model S Plaid and how it just pulls and pulls. I was quite impressed with my Model 3 Performance when I first got it. It definitely makes for a great daily driver that can accelerate fantastic from 0-60mph or so where most driving is done. EVs have a way of accelerating hard but you don't feel like you are dogging on the car as it feels effortless.
My concern is that it didn't keep me entertained for long. I had regret that I sold my C7 Grand Sport M7 for it after about a year. I traded it for the ZL1, which gives up tiny bit on 0-60mph but blows it away in all other metrics and puts a bigger smile on my face. I get excited to hear it start up, the V8 exhaust note, being able to manipulate the gears if I want, drive modes, ability to spin the tires, which you can't do in a Tesla, etc., etc.
I am curious if you feel the same after owning them for a while? Do these Teslas still put a smile on your face once you get used to the instant torque? I just find there is so much character missing from these EVs and Tesla is pretty good as far as performance and handling goes. This has me concerned that automakers will have a very tough time making any performance EV truly exciting to drive. They just feel numb to me.