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>meh. even cheap hot hatches are close to being too fast to fully use on public roads these days. the race to ever quicker 0-60 times is incredibly boring and misguided imo.

currently drive a hot hatch. Can confirm this. The magic number for me is probably around 4.5s. Anything faster is really not needed.

>a model 3 probably is superior to a hellcat in every measurable way, I'll give you that. although I doubt most hellcat owners would willingly trade them in for anything lacking a loud V8.

Ironically... had hellcat before this. Can confirm this as well. I do miss the supercharged v8 whine.

>but people don't buy Porsches to drag race. there have always been much cheaper vehicles that would beat them handily on a drag strip; it's not what they're are designed for. they are pretty fast on the track, but unlike a Tesla, the appeal of a Porsche cannot be summarized in a single performance metric.

My next vehicle will most likely be an EV truck. I think this is what you are missing right there. I would bet the majority of people driving porsche have not taken them to a track. That's not the purpose.

A car with good accelerating power will automatically give me a high speed performance. ~ Ferdinand Porsche.

I cant find the exact quote, but Porsche said, To build a car that drives well at 200km/h, you must build it to go 300km/h.

Tesla plaid doing 2 second 0=60 is idiotically fast as you would agree. It's not about that. It's about driving it without doing that.

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leetcrew4y ago

everyone has their own taste I suppose. my next car will likely be a gr86 if I can get one for MSRP. it will be slower, less practical, and have a worse interior than my current DD. but I expect it will be much more fun to drive.

I've driven a couple teslas as well as porsches and amgs. the instant torque from an EV is a very cool feeling, but to me it's not enough to offset the refinement and handling feel of the current best ICEs. I found the interior and overall fit and finish of the teslas I've been in to be quite poor for the price. if you're not tearing away from every stoplight, I guess I don't see why you would get a car like that as a driving enthusiast. I think the real appeal will come when the prices drop a bit more and they become the most straightforward way to get from A to B. after all, this is the only real requirement most people have for their vehicles.

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