EV thread

[Apparition]

First of all: You have a Tesla? Im not asking due to current political stuff either.

No CarPlay in a Tesla? I have recently heard GM was going away from that in their trucks.

I rented one a last week. The only reason I use carplay is for mapping and the Tesla mapping worked very well, except it doesn't tell you where police are like waze does. I will buy one eventually if they stay in business. Seems like the ultimate commuter car in my opinion.

 

[ColoJeep]

True with the Ford. I saw no reason to connect to the Tesla since there's no carplay functionality.

Did I mention my 99 TJ has AM/FM and cassette !!!!!

 

[srimes]

I rented one a last week. The only reason I use carplay is for mapping and the Tesla mapping worked very well, except it doesn't tell you where police are like waze does. I will buy one eventually if they stay in business. Seems like the ultimate commuter car in my opinion.

That, and they're todays true muscle cars. Family sedans that will dust everything else so badly that most ICE performance car drivers will turn up their noses saying "I don't want to play with you," while mumbling something about "real" hot-rods. Like the old geezers with their flathead v8s did when OHVs took over.

 

[ColoJeep]

That, and they're todays true muscle cars. Family sedans that will dust everything else so badly that most ICE performance car drivers will turn up their noses saying "I don't want to play with you," while mumbling something about "real" hot-rods. Like the old geezers with their flathead v8s did when OHVs took over.

It is true that EVs are quick , thankfully Cool cars are much much more than speed.

 

[lBasket]

It is true that EVs are quick , thankfully Cool cars are much much more than speed.

Any idiot can pay a car payment (especially with the wild financing out there nowadays). That isn't really what I'm interested in

 

[chili_pepper]

thankfully Cool cars are much much more than speed

Indeed. Sometimes it's about the journey. Sure, a new Tesla has a much faster 0-60 time than a 1965 Ford Gt40 Mk1, but I know which one I'd rather own, drive, watch, hear, smell, lick...

It might not be as quick, but it will ALWAYS look, sound and feel far better doing it than any Tesla. A Tesla is a transportation appliance, the GT40 is not. It has a soul.

 

[Apparition]

Any idiot can pay a car payment (especially with the wild financing out there nowadays). That isn't really what I'm interested in

Teslas were 0% in March.

Tesla is selling used plaids for under $50k. Remember in fast and the furious when a 10 second car was a main part of the story. A plaid is a 9 second car.

 

[BlueC]

A Tesla is a transportation appliance

There's the rub of it. Add in the fact that the vehicle is pretty much condemned to the life span of the battery pack, it's a short-lived disposable appliance. Without a major battery life breakthrough, EVs will continue to be a rich man's toy and urban/suburban transport modules, something like a fleet style taxi.

 

[Apparition]

Indeed. Sometimes it's about the journey. Sure, a new Tesla has a much faster 0-60 time than a 1965 Ford Gt40 Mk1, but I know which one I'd rather own, drive, watch, hear, smell, lick...

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It might not be as quick, but it will ALWAYS look, sound and feel far better doing it than any Tesla. A Tesla is a transportation appliance, the GT40 is not. It has a soul.

Not knowing how big you are, will you fit in both? GT40’s are for people with small feet and you know what they say about guys with small feet.

 

[chili_pepper]

Remember in fast and the furious

I feel a sense of pride in saying I've never seen a single one of those movies.

 

[Apparition]

I feel a sense of pride in saying I've never seen a single one of those movies.

 

[BlueC]

Remember in fast and the furious when a 10 second car was a main par t of the story. A plaid is a 9 second car.

Slow. The Porsche Taycan is much prettier.

"We won’t tease you—here’s the data: The new 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach launches from 0 to 60 mph in just 1.89 seconds (2.10 seconds without our standard 1 foot of rollout). That’s 0.05 second quicker (with rollout; 0.04 without) than the second-quickest car we ever tested, a slightly heavier non-Weissach Taycan Turbo GT, and 0.18 second quicker than our previous 0–60 champ, a pre-production Tesla Model S Plaid, which hit the mark in only 2.07 seconds. (That latter figure, if you can believe it, was a disappointment to Tesla; the quickest production Model S Plaid we’ve tested needed 2.24 seconds.)"

 

[Apparition]

Slow. The Porsche Taycan is much prettier.

"We won’t tease you—here’s the data: The new 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach launches from 0 to 60 mph in just 1.89 seconds (2.10 seconds without our standard 1 foot of rollout). That’s 0.05 second quicker (with rollout; 0.04 without) than the second-quickest car we ever tested, a slightly heavier non-Weissach Taycan Turbo GT, and 0.18 second quicker than our previous 0–60 champ, a pre-production Tesla Model S Plaid, which hit the mark in only 2.07 seconds. (That latter figure, if you can believe it, was a disappointment to Tesla; the quickest production Model S Plaid we’ve tested needed 2.24 seconds.)"

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And what can I buy one of them for?

 

[BlueC]

And what can I buy one of them for?

No idea, but I'm sure they'll be glad to take $50K off of you.

 

[chili_pepper]

Not knowing how big you are

6' 5" (and shrinking), currently around 220 (I've hit 250).

will you fit in both?

No idea, but I can tell you there are a number of cars I cannot drive due to my size alone, and at least one of them has been a favorite since I was maybe 5-6 years old. I also wouldn't make a particularly good Vietnam tunnel rat, racing driver or fighter pilot candidate...save for the first, the only two jobs I wanted as a kid. We all have our crosses to bear...

GT40’s are for people with small feet and you know what they say about guys with small feet.

They wear tiny shoes?

Fortunately, a pioneer has lead the way, should I ever find myself in possession of such a splendid machine...

Gurney's tall height, unusual for a race driver, caused constant problems during his career. During the 1.5-litre era of Formula 1, Gurney's head and shoulders extended high into the windstream compared to his shorter competitors, giving him (he felt) an aerodynamic disadvantage in the tiny, underpowered cars. At nearly 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m), Gurney struggled to fit into the tight Ford GT40 cockpit, so master fabricator Phil Remington installed a roof bubble over the driver's seat to allow space for Gurney's helmet—now known as a "Gurney bubble". In a fortunate error, the Italian coachbuilder who built the body for the 1964 Le Mans class-winning, closed-cockpit Cobra Daytona GT coupe driven by Gurney and Bob Bondurant mistakenly made the cockpit "greenhouse" two inches too tall — the only thing that permitted Gurney to fit in the car comfortably.

 

[Apparition]

No idea, but I'm sure they'll be glad to take $50K off of you.

That might cover a battery replacement for one.

 

[Apparition]

6' 5" (and shrinking), currently around 220 (I've hit 250).



No idea, but I can tell you there are a number of cars I cannot drive due to my size alone, and at least one of them has been a favorite since I was maybe 5-6 years old. I also wouldn't make a particularly good Vietnam tunnel rat, racing driver or fighter pilot candidate...save for the first, the only two jobs I wanted as a kid. We all have our crosses to bear...



They wear tiny shoes?

Fortunately, a pioneer has lead the way, should I ever find myself in possession of such a splendid machine...



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Have you seen Emelia Hartford’s GT40 replica? It’s pretty small inside and she’s tiny.

 

[chili_pepper]

Have you seen Emelia Hartford’s GT40 replica? It’s pretty small inside and she’s tiny.

No idea who that is, but I believe it. While the footprint of the car is substantial, the space afforded for operator and occupant is minimal in comparison. It is 60's race car spec (which makes it even sexier to me )

One of these would probably be more comfortable for me (and I'm not joking).

 

[Apparition]

No idea who that is, but I believe it. While the footprint of the car is substantial, the space afforded for operator and occupant is minimal in comparison. It is 60's race car spec (which makes it even sexier to me )

One of these would probably be more comfortable for me (and I'm not joking).

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[KennethS]

Interesting observation. A Ford big-wig made that statement within the previous 5 years. I wonder how long it will be before someone hacks a Tesla and drives it remotely. I remember seeing a video of a hacker group pre 'vid take control of a new car, a BMW I think. That car couldn't drive itself, but the "hackers" could remotely start it, turn on and off things like lights and wipers, and do stuff like that all remotely through factory systems.

Recall that hackers were able to get to critical systems such as brakes on Chrysler vehicles by hacking into the infotainment system. With a name like U-Connect are we surprised? Totally stupid to have infotainment on the same data bus as critical vehicle systems.