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Originally Posted by speedmaster20d
I have to disagree
I had a couple of cars making 350lb a about 3000 rm and south of 4000lbs, a few Audi's the S5 and the S4 to name a few, and didn't cut it for me, I can definitely tell difference between those and even the old M3 when driving on a back road, even freeway ramp etc.
I am not talking about straight line speed. yes, Tesla goes faster than anything on a straight line time and over again, but not around the bends, not on a canyon road... drive one on a twisty road and it's not a pleasant experience with unsettling weight and chassis that's all over the place and zero road feedback. It also runs out of charge rapidly if you are going up hills on a hot day with AC...may have to walk back home from the summit.
re. sound I am with you, didn't I say turbo was muffled... but the vette isn't the best sounding NA car IMO...it is throaty... but it sounds a bit coarse and unrefined next to a R8 V10 or a GT3 RS, it is not a high reving engine either with a redline at just 6500 rpm  which is ironically lower than the M3's redline....again great and desirable car for the price for sure but you get what you pay for. there is no miracles or unicorns here. |
Corvette claims a redline of 8600 rpm. Who do we believe?