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11-10-2024, 11:23 AM | #24 |
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All 3 are of no interest to me and sales have not been going well for Lucid or Rimac.
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EVs are here to stay....period. Now that we got that out of the way, so is the big rock in my backyard but I'll never drive that either.
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11-11-2024, 01:45 PM | #28 | |
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Jokes aside, EVs have ruined the car scene. They've made acceleration such a commoditized thing that everything is stupid fast. My not top spec X5 rips off a sub 4 second 0-60. When everything is crazy fast, it makes it less special to go fast. I've become much more interested in "experience" cars lately. Stuff that's engaging tomdrove rather than just fast. Manual transmissions, interesting engine types, great sounds, that sort of stuff. |
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11-11-2024, 02:10 PM | #29 |
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Well, I have actually owned a Lucid Grand Touring and that thing was faster than I ever needed or really wanted. It was much faster than my BMW M5, no contest. It was the same exterior size as the M5 and the same interior room as my BMW 7-series. It was actually the most fun I have ever had driving a car. Every day was like a ride at Disney.
I would still own the car if it wasn't for the charging network across the southeast. The car was the most comfortable car I have ever owned. I had no problems with it after the first month. Every problem I had was fixed on-site, in my garage. There was no reason Lucid or the car itself ever gave me for not keeping it. |
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11-12-2024, 09:28 AM | #32 | |
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And yes gbandsten, I had a sub-4-second CBR1000 back in 1992, so I've been there and done that. |
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11-12-2024, 09:46 AM | #34 | |
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EVs main advantage right now is the totally unlimited power they're allowed to produce. I suspect that will be highly restricted in the future, with something akin to anti "electron guzzler" regulations put in place. They'll argue that the higher powered vehicles are unsafe, wear roads faster, create more tire particulate emissions, and require more fossil fuels for charger or something. I think if we had no rules limited the emissions and economy of ICE cars, you'd see the same performance from ICE cars as you do EVs. So then it'd be a battle of instant torque vs much lower weight. That would be much more interesting. All that said, just under 4 seconds 0-60 is where I've found peace. I don't really need to go faster than that. Frankly, I think my next purchase will be an E39 M5, which is in the 5s to 60. It not being that fast won't bother me for a second. |
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11-20-2024, 01:31 AM | #35 | |
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I was parked next to one in my M8 GCC and was really impressed with the design and presence. The interior was handsome. It truly puts Tesla to complete shame IMO. And I'd easily own one myself. |
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