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I hate these things already, but putting them on a car that starts over $100,000 is just asinine. No thank you!
by MR4D 4y ago
I hate these things already, but putting them on a car that starts over $100,000 is just asinine. No thank you!
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoEven after the upgrade it's less than 500hp. Sub-500hp in a 100k luxury car in 2022 is just insulting. Edit: JFC people. I'm not endorsing spending $100k on a car. I'm saying even if you do it's still a pretty bad deal since it fails to meet the high baseline that is expected of luxury vehicles. WTF did I do to draw your ire?
- arielweisberg 4y agoCayman/Boxster and 911 look around nervously.
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoI almost added a carve out for "unless it's some Miata-esque" lightweight roadster. But on the other hand I guess the Caymen and Boxster are pretty fat these days.
- slaw 4y agoAnd they should.
- hello639 4y ago> And they should. Nah, even the Porsche Cayman is more prestigious than the Tesla Plaid.
- brookst 4y agoAt drag strips, yes. But there have always been faster straight-line cars. The EQE weighs 5300lbs. The EQS weighs 6200lbs. It is amazing and impressive how quickly they can accelerate, but inertia is still a thing and those things are not going to be even remotely nimble. By comparison, the 911 at its heaviest (AWD, convertible) is 3800lbs. A porker for sure, but most configs are closer to 3400lbs. And a Porsche Cayman weighs between 3000 - 3200lbs depending on trim. Unless/until batteries get a lot lighter, even heavy GTs don’t have a lot to be nervous about in the fun-to-drive category.
- someweirdperson 4y agoWith EVs that 500+ hp fun ends 15 minutes later with a break to recharge. That's pretty much useless in any case. A fun EV would first of all be non-SUV but low air drag, non-luxury, non anything that's not needed to move. But even that would only provide higher possible cruising speeds compared to other EVs, but still inferior to ICEs.
- brookst 4y agoYeah, two dimensions there: useful time at high power, and cornering ability / agility. Time isn’t a huge concern to me at least. Typical sports cars get maybe 50-100 miles on a tank of gas at a track day, and breaks are nice anyway. Even spirited driving on mountain roads isn’t nearly that tough; you can’t use 500hp all that often. But that weight…. Ugh. I’m interested to see the new Tesla roadster, but it’s probably still >4000lbs. And weight just takes the fun out of anything.
- lm28469 4y agoI find it more insulting that people spend 100k+ in a computer on wheels than the fact it doesn't have 1990 supercar performances
- frontiersummit 4y agoPeople buy cars with that much power as a "flex," not because they are regularly hooning around in them. A $100k+ vehicle with a Mercedes badge is enough of a flex already, and flexing towards a different crowd regardless, so the additional power is not necessary.
- josefresco 4y ago> A $100k+ vehicle with a Mercedes badge is enough of a flex already AMG would like a word: there's always a bigger flex.
- dndvr 4y agoLaughs in Brabus
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoRegardless, it's kind of assumed that $100k worth of "flex" comes with a pretty high minimum amount of any given quality. My complaint would still stand if it had 1000hp and manual windows and seats.
- frumper 4y agoThis just made me think of the last DoorDash driver I had sporting a large Mercedes badge on the front when he pulled up and seeing all the Hyundai branding on the rest of the car as he pulled away.
- endemic 4y agoI imagine that the folks who would pay $100k for a car probably won't quibble about a measly $1k subscription.
- abcd_f 4y agoI am in right smack in the middle of their target audience and they will never see me pay a f#cking cent this way. It's a matter of principle. This bullshit must be nipped in the bud. Greedy morons. That's exactly how you drive people away from your brand.
- soheil 4y agoBut I mean why does this make you so angry? You're paying for the product one way or another, for whatever business reasons they chose to charge you for it on a monthly basis instead of a lump sum.
- w0m 4y agoFor one; it's not transferable. I paid ~2k for Boost for my Tesla; functionally the same thing. But at least if travels with the car if I sell it (if you find someone who values it properly). Subscriptions like this is just burning the $$. Serious feelsbadman.
- soheil 4y agoIsn’t it the same as the car depreciating faster. AFAIK Mercedes is one of the worst depreciating cars.
- sunaurus 4y agoThere's a huge difference between renting and buying.
- abcd_f 4y agoDoes it matter? If I were to make rational decisions when buying a car I would've been a proud owner of previously owned Toyota Corolla in a stylish beige color. In this particular case I feel like being manipulated into paying more and generally taken advantage off. Just like with any unsubstantiated subscription.