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No no no no. I mean yes, of course, put CarPlay/Android Auto into the Porsches. But the rest of it - no way. EVs have already passed the ICE in terms of perf
by Kon-Peki 4y ago
No no no no.
I mean yes, of course, put CarPlay/Android Auto into the Porsches. But the rest of it - no way. EVs have already passed the ICE in terms of performance and speed.
Cars like the 911, Mustang, Miata, etc need to be about the driving experience, the sound, the feel. They need to return to their roots. Ford was right to keep the manual transmission + V8 in the next-gen Mustang, but it's way too tech'ed out. Fail. The current-gen Mustang is going to end up being the collector's item in 15 years when everyone is daily-driving an EV.
Likewise, Porsche needs to return the 911 to a naturally-aspirated H6 with a manual transmission, and a small touchscreen for CarPlay. Even better if it folds or slides out of the way for the 99% of the time you aren't using it. Because when you are driving a 911 a decade from now, you aren't going to be using it. If you need it, you're driving your Taycan or whatever other EV you have.
- Bubble_Pop_22 4y ago> EVs have already passed the ICE in terms of performance and speed EVs will always be inferior to ICE in corners which is basically all the fun driving. See the ICEs vs EVs timing at Nurburgring, Spa, Suzuka, Laguna Seca etc.
- sokoloff 4y agoAlways is a long time. The Taycan is the fastest production car on the Nurburgring, having taken the title back from a different EV. https://www.autoweek.com/news/industry-news/a40869346/porsche-taycan-breaks-production-ev-nurburgring-record-in-germany/ https://www.autoweek.com/news/industry-news/a40869346/porsch... Even on the tech side, imagine torque vectoring by independent wheel motors rather than brake application. Or per-wheel traction control in general. EVs take a mass penalty; that's true, but there are tech advancements possible that are easier to do in an EV than an ICE or hybrid.
- Bubble_Pop_22 4y agoEverybody is a boss with slick tyres, still they did not beat the record of the AMG GT at 6:48
- sokoloff 4y agoMy error. I had mis-read the article I posted and what I said above was incorrect.