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The electric isn't the issue here; an electric motor in a tight little RWD coupe would be amazing. It's the gargantuan SUV thing going on here that is the issue
by tomatotomato37 7y ago
The electric isn't the issue here; an electric motor in a tight little RWD coupe would be amazing. It's the gargantuan SUV thing going on here that is the issue
- bryanlarsen 7y agoA tight little RWD coupe with 1500 pounds of battery weight is not going to perform significantly differently.
- jsight 7y agoThe model 3 ranges from about 3650 lb to 4100 lb. A Mustang GT weights about 3700 lb. Noone would call these cars lightweight, but I do expect them to perform significantly better than the Y which will probably weight hundreds more. Also, the Mach E has a massive battery and might actually weight close to 1k lb more.
- derekp7 7y agoI'm not really convinced that this (or the Tesla X or Y) are SUVs, despite the manufacture claiming otherwise. To me these are really just hatchbacks, with a bit higher roof line.
- jsight 7y agoYeah, but the SUV letters increase sales.
- radium3d 7y agoSUV != rock crawler. Even off-road rally cars run 5-7" ground clearance which is right around where the Y is estimated to be. The X has a clearance of 8.5" / 22cm. I would classify both of them as a sport utility vehicle. These cars just look a little different because they need to be more aerodynamic.
- m463 7y agoWhat the SUV has going for it are: high sales volume and the weight and performance don't have to be tops. Meanwhile porsche is in the unenviable position of competing head to head with the model S which tesla started off in 2008. Obviously a coupe would be more exciting, but it would be a smaller riskier market and ford could use the time to add lightness and remove slowness while keeping the price in the mustang range.