In hindsight having a kid and one more now on the way since purchasing our Tesla I sometimes wish we went for an S instead of a 3 but our tight city garage probably wouldn't accommodate. The damping on the 3 is just too stiff in most situations, air suspension would be great for our crappy US roads. And the extra interior space of the S would be very welcome with child seats lol!

Yes to most of your points, as a luxury option one has to look objectively and say that the silent smooth power is just superior for that purpose... engineers are constantly striving to eliminate NVH and an electric power train just makes that part of the equation easier.

I'm charging at roughly 5-6.5 cents per kWh overnight and with $5-6/gallon gas here it's a pretty hefty savings.

Enjoy your ride!

 

Do you get a loud exhaust note in sport mode ?

 

Friend has one, felt to me like a one trick pony. Probably the fastest yet most unemotional car I have ever driven......

 

Yep. The lack of noise is startling, and a truly soulless experience. Not the car for me, but fine for others.

 

I have said it a long time now, when they make a more SUV like scenario that does one of 2 things, either does my 373 mi trip non-stop in ZERO degree weather, or I can top it up like a gas stop in 5 minutes to get there, I'm in. Low ride heights suck behind shakers, plows, logging trucks etc in winter. I gave that up 25yrs ago. The S is the only Tesla model with a decent looking front end. The others all have Bubba syndrome for the lower lip. My last sedan was a 2004 Jag XJVDP. No kids so no need for rear doors. SUVs play that role if we need rear doors, otherwise REAL COUPES are the norm.

Soon. Rivian R1S on the horizon, Gonna be interested to see what Lucid has up their sleeves. Mach E a bit too cost cutting FORD for me at this point in my life.
The color is very nice. A true tan interior would have been my choice. But for now, I'll hang on to the epic sounds of my F136 cross planed GTS.

 

Agree, Tesla styling is meh at best (S) and downright stupid at worst (Y/3). In fairness, most luxury sedans have meh styling though. E-class is always forgettable, I can't tell any Audi apart and other than M5, most 5 series are pretty bland also. When seen in the company of main competitors, the Model S isn't that bad.

My neighbor has the Mach E GT and I like it a lot. It's not as efficient though, and charging curve is slow. But Ford and Kia/Hyundai are the leading legacy OEMs with an exciting EV product range - I tried to buy the Kia EV6 but couldn't get one. Very excited to see what comes out in next 1-3 years.

 

It's great that you are enjoing your new car. I'm a bit confused about this being an alternative to an SUV, as it has less cargo space than a Ford Escape. I'm assuming you meant because you could fit 7 people? As the third seat is set up like the older MB wagons, cargo space is then nil?

 

Hah! the third set of seats is set up like the '60's Plymouth Fury Station Wagon. As a kid spent many an hour stuffed in that back-back seat, with my little sister, as our family of 8 traveled 500 miles in a 7 passenger wagon, with luggage, on our way to visit family in upstate New York.

Wound up testing for my driver's license in that car. Parallel parking it was like docking the Queen Mary.

 

How's the stereo v a top shelf Meridian system???

 

Where do you guys live where electricity is so cheap, or are you just stating the generation cost? The national average per kWh delivered is just under 13-cents. I pay 12-cents delivered. Still, that’s cheaper than running an ICE car, but just wondering.

 

Texas. 9.6 cents a KWH flat rate - no difference peak versus non-peak. Oklahoma is very similar rate. At those rates, an EV driven the same distance would cost roughly one seventh of an equivalent ICE car.

I know Massachusetts is like 31 cents a KWH. So is California I imagine, if not higher. Even at those numbers, I imagine EV economics are about one quarter or one third of ICE for comparable vehicle driven over similar miles.

 

This is an odd post in the Evora forum lol. If anything, get a Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo. But I have the rest of my life for EVs, I’m in no rush.

Had a P85 Tesla for about 6 months, I felt more emotions staring at a rock other than the one trick pony of accelerating hard, but even that was dumb because the suspension is too soft to take the torque. Sold it pretty quickly.

I actually had two Smart Fortwo EVs in the past, prefer them over the Tesla. Super zippy and a lot of fun.

 

I am keeping the Evora forever, and definitely buying an Emira when the 4 banger DCT becomes available. I am not a battery car hippie by any means. Figured many Evora owners also had EVs.

"felt more emotions staring at a rock" LMAO, that's pretty funny

 

So the electricity is cheap but the travel times are compromised for many of us which means my hourly cost is VASTLY higher than the differential between gas and electric. Still think EV charging/gas stations should become integrated.

 

I think the long charge times is a bit overblown to be honest. We travel with two toddlers in diapers and two dogs. Every stop for us is 30 minutes minimum, and that's my wife and I tag teaming and working efficiently.

If we stop at a supercharger for 30 minutes, it would add about 150 miles of charge in that time. Plenty to get to next stop 2 hours - 3 hours away. For most families, charge times are moot. Now that's assuming you are in a major highway where there are plenty of superchargers available every few hundred miles. Big IF, I know.

For those long trips to Moab and Colorado and Big Bend etc. off the beaten path, we will take our F150 hybrid for forseeable future.

 

We recently replaced my wifes car with a model X. Really enjoy it as a vehicle. I have had many different types of cars, but I would go so far to call the model X the ultimate 'daily'. Did not get plaid but the dual motor is equiv to 680hp. Took my buddies carrera 4s in a roll race by 3 car lengths at 100. Not bad for 7 passenger suv.

Just love everything about the car. Largest windshield of any car ever. Feel like you are in helicopter. On 'auto pilot' you can just chill out even in stop and go traffic. Very quite and relaxing to drive.

One of my favorite cars I have ever owned.

 

I've enjoyed reading this thread. I still get a lot of satisfaction shifting gears and hearing the ICE noises. I'm not ready for an EV yet. I can see that there are quite a few advantages.

I do remember the days when we travelled with kids. Each time we stopped we thought we'd only spend 10 minutes but we always took more than an hour. So I guess if there are enough charging stations the "EV fillup" time would not actually be a problem.

 

I think we will all have petrol driven cars regardless, but the EV6-GT is the first mainstream EV that I’ve seen purposely lose the electric Nannie’s if wanted.

it looks like an option to ADD , not replace.

 

No offence. But why is this in the Evora Forum? Mods, can you please move it out.

 

I have a Model S P100D and an Evora GT. Couldn't agree more with everything said above. I'll tell anyone who will listen that the Tesla is the best daily driver money can buy. I'll also tell them that if they're into sports cars, it will be very boring. I enjoy driving the Tesla due to how great it is at everything, but I never get excited to drive it. The Evora is a perfect counterpart: loud, analog, you shift your own gears. I've got the perfect cars for both moods.

 

thanks for summarizing why I’ll be keeping my Evora 400 & getting an EV next. It won’t be a Tesla, but it’ll definitely be an EV.

 

Then he left you rolling like a keg first corner after those 3 car lengths were readily digested during braking...same could be said for a Cayenne v X. or a Quadrofoglio....
The esthetic balance of the Model X can only be described as awkward. I have yet to hear how they operate with a foot of ice laden snow in the winter...............
The lack of any Model tags except on some Type S's is annoying. I can't tell a 3 from an X from a Y....my only visual here is the newer, the uglier they have gotten. You know, the Bubba Gump lower lip. pretty funny looking in the rear view mirror. Just a real goofy human/windshield balance. Kind of like a Pacer with an increased ride height........... We can definitely do better before I subject myself to a homely vehicle. They got the Model S right...WTF happened to the rest????

 

Waiting for the Lotus "Elvira". That is the hillbilly affordable version of the Evija. LOL.

 

We went with the fisker karma. I know it’s not full electric like the Tesla . Well the revaro is but we don’t really care about tech as much. It took a long time for me to like the looks of the Tesla. I mean they aren’t ugly but a lot of my auto buying is based on exterior design. Probably because i wanted to be an auto designer when i was a kid. I love the extra seats in the Tesla . We sold our suv and going for a Volvo station wagon. I have a love for 2 door cars, station wagons and fisker karmas lol. Finally drove a Tesla last week though. Definitely fast . But hey i drive an evora and we know it’s not the fastest and I’m ok with that lol.

 

So I bought a lotus as a weekend car which entitled my wife to a new car. She wanted another English car and I really didn’t want to any one of those through the winters so we bought a new Model S. She loves it but I think it has no road feel. My daily driver will be a GR86

 

Thanks for a terrific summary.

I own an Evora 400 & luv it for the reasons we all know on this forum.

I also have a X5 for winter, skiing etc in CO, but I’m EV curious & expect to get one next, ‘though not a Tesla, well because……

This thread has convinced me why I won’t buy another ICE vehicle.