Drove a Model Y performance today

rodo94 · 08-24-2021, 05:25 PM

I did it so you don't have to

second time actually, last was last week.

Think of a negative? it's in the list, must be.
I could go on and on for hours pointing out the negatives.

Think of a positive point? yeah the acceleration... that's the only one, but! it will make you dizzy, your senses are lost deep inside the ugly plush seat.

My GF got in, asked if the cart was fully assembled, there is nothing inside except a screen

The hard kicking acceleration is brutal for passengers.
It kicks you then nothing, you can get car sick really fast even driving it, it's fun for a minute but you realize that's pretty much it, simply boring.
Few miles on the freeway, you can feel that the low end power completely vanished, it gives you a sense of acceleration because of the soft seat and suspension, a fake sensation.

I would say in Chill mode it drives like a 30/35i.

Then got back home in my 2019 x3 m40i....

SO MUCH SMILES PER GALON OMG

if you are not a car guy, don't care much about driving, don't want to think about it, don't like to party, you suck as a person, it's probably for you

TXGrey · 08-24-2021, 05:38 PM

I've driven a couple Teslas now... I still can't stand them. I RESPECT the living crud out of them (and what Elon has done)... But they aren't for me. Having said that... all the new Electric Audis coming out, and the Porsches too... those might be something I'll look at when the time comes. In the meantime, I'll take my exhaust notes and gear shifts all day every day, thank you very much!

M40i4me · 08-24-2021, 09:55 PM

Got a ride in a model 3 that had the extra performance package. The instant acceleration hurt my lower back jerking me into the seat! Oh, but it has a fart app on the screen that you can play outside the car as well. I take the real fart exhaust from my M40i any day of the week.

TheAcAvenger · 08-24-2021, 11:03 PM

I really enjoyed driving the Model 3 Performance, so I was really looking forward to the Y, thinking it would drive just like a slightly taller 3...

...it doesn't, at all. I don't understand how two things so similar could drive so completely differently. It's also weirdly less comfortable. What a disappointment.

Alias1431 · 08-24-2021, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TXGrey

I've driven a couple Teslas now... I still can't stand them. I RESPECT the living crud out of them (and what Elon has done)... But they aren't for me. Having said that... all the new Electric Audis coming out, and the Porsches too... those might be something I'll look at when the time comes. In the meantime, I'll take my exhaust notes and gear shifts all day every day, thank you very much!

Amen.

Tchgrif · 08-25-2021, 06:33 AM

I too test drove a model Y performance this past saturday, it was the second tesla I have driven but the first performance version, I also have driven the mach e. compared to my x4m40 it goes slightly faster.......and thats its only superior point. I did not care for the fake leather seats, its single vent across the entire dash, its lack of actual dash, its interface, the shifter. I would say it felt extremely solid and the suspension was quite good though I prefer my x4's. the giant glass roof/ceiling was nice to look out of though you definitely feel like you're driving a fish bowl. I took it on my favorite nearby twisty turny drive and then back up the expressway. the entrance ramp had no one on it but me so I pushed it, it literally feels and sounds like you're in a small jet. it pushes you into your seat and sounds like a turbine engine is propelling you. I preferred the mach e's styling but while it too was a fun drive it just doesn't compete. I too was more than happy to climb back into my red and black merino seats and felt the more acoustically involved driving experience. the steering, the brakes, the suspension, the tactile feel of the bmw is just better. still though that sensation when you can get on it in that tesla is impressive.

viper689 · 08-25-2021, 10:44 AM

I respect EVs, hell, I have a PHEV X3, but I'll be damned before I switch over to a full EV. There's just no soul, at least in Teslas. They're the EV that people get when they don't want to know much about cars, similar to Priuses and hybrids. Eventually, everything will be full EV, so I'm going to enjoy ICE and the exhaust notes as long as I can.

08-24-2021, 05:25 PM	#1
rodo94 Private 34 Rep 63 Posts Drives: 2022 X3MC Carbon Black Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: The Bay iTrader: (0)	Drove a Model Y performance today I did it so you don't have to second time actually, last was last week. Think of a negative? it's in the list, must be. I could go on and on for hours pointing out the negatives. Think of a positive point? yeah the acceleration... that's the only one, but! it will make you dizzy, your senses are lost deep inside the ugly plush seat. My GF got in, asked if the cart was fully assembled, there is nothing inside except a screen The hard kicking acceleration is brutal for passengers. It kicks you then nothing, you can get car sick really fast even driving it, it's fun for a minute but you realize that's pretty much it, simply boring. Few miles on the freeway, you can feel that the low end power completely vanished, it gives you a sense of acceleration because of the soft seat and suspension, a fake sensation. I would say in Chill mode it drives like a 30/35i. Then got back home in my 2019 x3 m40i.... SO MUCH SMILES PER GALON OMG if you are not a car guy, don't care much about driving, don't want to think about it, don't like to party, you suck as a person, it's probably for you
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TXGrey Captain 1290 Rep 973 Posts Drives: 2021 BMW X4M40i Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: DFW TX iTrader: (0) Garage List 2021 BMW [9.83]	I've driven a couple Teslas now... I still can't stand them. I RESPECT the living crud out of them (and what Elon has done)... But they aren't for me. Having said that... all the new Electric Audis coming out, and the Porsches too... those might be something I'll look at when the time comes. In the meantime, I'll take my exhaust notes and gear shifts all day every day, thank you very much!
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M40i4me Lieutenant Colonel 1037 Rep 1,530 Posts Drives: 2021 X3 M40i Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NJ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2021 X3 M40i [10.00]	Got a ride in a model 3 that had the extra performance package. The instant acceleration hurt my lower back jerking me into the seat! Oh, but it has a fart app on the screen that you can play outside the car as well. I take the real fart exhaust from my M40i any day of the week. __________________ 2021 M40i Phytonic Blue / Black Vernasca 2020 X5 xDrive 40i Tanzanite Blue / Coffee Vernasca 2011 328xi. Space Grey - Sold 188,925 great miles
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TheAcAvenger Brigadier General 134 Rep 3,132 Posts Drives: 2018 R35 GTR / 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 757 > Nova > Denver iTrader: (1)	I really enjoyed driving the Model 3 Performance, so I was really looking forward to the Y, thinking it would drive just like a slightly taller 3... ...it doesn't, at all. I don't understand how two things so similar could drive so completely differently. It's also weirdly less comfortable. What a disappointment. __________________ 2018 R35 GT-R Cicio800 \| 2007 E92 335i - RB Turbos, TC Kline DA Coils, HPA M3 Suspension, Quaife LSD, Stoptech BBK, JB4, FuelIT, AR Downpipes, RDSport Quads, Stett OC, Helix IC, Volk TE-37, Vorsteiner V-35, OSS Headlights \| Retired - 2015 F82 M4
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08-25-2021, 06:33 AM	#6
Tchgrif Lieutenant 268 Rep 459 Posts Drives: X4 M40i Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: pgh pa, USA iTrader: (0)	I too test drove a model Y performance this past saturday, it was the second tesla I have driven but the first performance version, I also have driven the mach e. compared to my x4m40 it goes slightly faster.......and thats its only superior point. I did not care for the fake leather seats, its single vent across the entire dash, its lack of actual dash, its interface, the shifter. I would say it felt extremely solid and the suspension was quite good though I prefer my x4's. the giant glass roof/ceiling was nice to look out of though you definitely feel like you're driving a fish bowl. I took it on my favorite nearby twisty turny drive and then back up the expressway. the entrance ramp had no one on it but me so I pushed it, it literally feels and sounds like you're in a small jet. it pushes you into your seat and sounds like a turbine engine is propelling you. I preferred the mach e's styling but while it too was a fun drive it just doesn't compete. I too was more than happy to climb back into my red and black merino seats and felt the more acoustically involved driving experience. the steering, the brakes, the suspension, the tactile feel of the bmw is just better. still though that sensation when you can get on it in that tesla is impressive.
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08-25-2021, 10:44 AM	#7
viper689 Private 18 Rep 74 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW X3 xDrive30e Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	I respect EVs, hell, I have a PHEV X3, but I'll be damned before I switch over to a full EV. There's just no soul, at least in Teslas. They're the EV that people get when they don't want to know much about cars, similar to Priuses and hybrids. Eventually, everything will be full EV, so I'm going to enjoy ICE and the exhaust notes as long as I can.
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