When did two-seat sports cars stop being manly?

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Ian c

Although the only tesla roadster I've seen on the road was driven by a female , my commute is at 5:30am and 3:00pm on the 405 .
Pickups and Prius .... Every time ... Guaranteed .
And I've never seen a 918 on the road . Yet .

I have a dude in my neighbohrhood who commutes in a Model S. I'm usually on my track bike when I see him but we must have similar schedules, because I see him merge onto the highway a few times a week. That car hauls tail like nothing else on the road during those hours. It shames many a dinosaur fuel car that tries to block it from merging. People here can be real arse holes at that hour but if that car has even the slightest gap it will get there lickety split. Meanwhile with unrelenting traffic flow, the dino fuel cars can sit there waiting and waiting for a gap to open up for an eternity.
The 918 laptime under 7:00 made perfect sense to me...

[JayG]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

I have a dude in my neighbohrhood who commutes in a Model S. I'm usually on my track bike when I see him but we must have similar schedules, because I see him merge onto the highway a few times a week. That car hauls tail like nothing else on the road during those hours. It shames many a dinosaur fuel car that tries to block it from merging. People here can be real arse holes at that hour but if that car has even the slightest gap it will get there lickety split. Meanwhile with unrelenting traffic flow, the dino fuel cars can sit there waiting and waiting for a gap to open up for an eternity.
The 918 laptime under 7:00 made perfect sense to me...

Electric motor = instant torque. Also with the computer checking each wheel all the time, it can make micro adjustments to each wheel to put maximum power without any wheels spin. I have driven the roadster and it's scary fast and silent. Faster than the Lotus it is based on

[Perfectlap]

^ I think electric cars will soon be making all the gas guzzlers look like the slow pokes. The tech will open up to cars that more aggresive drivers gravitate towards and not just the mild-mannered Prius or Leaf commuter.
When Tesla has a full line up in a price spectrum that can be cross-shopped with the commonly found A4's, 3 series, C class, Acura, Lexus IS and similar, we're going to see a big change in the mindset of car buyers. Tesla have the lowest price ber kilowat-hour firmly in the bag with demand in many more categories than high end touring.

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

^ I think electric cars will soon be making all the gas guzzlers look like the slow pokes. The tech will open up to cars that more aggresive drivers gravitate towards and not just the mild-mannered Prius or Leaf commuter.
When Tesla has a full line up in a price spectrum that can be cross-shopped with the commonly found A4's, 3 series, C class, Acura, Lexus IS and similar, we're going to see a big change in the mindset of car buyers. Tesla have the lowest price ber kilowat-hour firmly in the bag with demand in many more categories than high end touring.

As much as i love NA cars, i prefer electric to turbo anyday, i wish we could just go back in time to really light low hp cars that are still fun as can be. People just care too much about the numbers these days, forcing companies to turbo charge to keep HP going up, why not downsize, loose some HP, loose some weight, and get better gas mileage all at once. End result is a better car.