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I am a car enthusiast (although not one who could afford either a 911 nor a Cybertruck) but respectfully, who cares about quarter mile times? Most car people I

by mvdtnz 3y ago

I am a car enthusiast (although not one who could afford either a 911 nor a Cybertruck) but respectfully, who cares about quarter mile times? Most car people I know want a car with some poke, but care much more about how it handles twisties (and how much fun it is doing so). And I'd bet my bottom dollar the 911 would beat the refrigerator-looking truck all day long.

Freedom2 3y ago
But what if you need to help your friends move a quarter mile at a time as fast as possible?
- vaidhy 3y ago
  We call it a sprint in software engineering and that is how we run marathons :)
brewdad 3y ago
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- adgrnhioaedntio 3y ago
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m463 3y ago
Most people don't need 16gb of ram, or a pickup bed, or more than one bathroom, or...
- wepple 3y ago
  I think you missed the point? Tesla brag about fast quarter mile speeds which don’t really amount to much, whereas a really nice driving experience via good suspension and weight distribution is truly wonderful. Let’s see Tesla brag about Nurburgring times!
  - m463 3y ago
    Yes, but people BUY 16gb of ram, and BUY a pickup bed, and BUY extra bathrooms... and they BUY a truck that can accelerate (almost) like a porsche. note truck cannot accelerate like a plaid :)
    - wepple 3y ago
      Oh, maybe I missed the point then? People buy the hyper inflated metric that sounds good, even if it’s not actually what they want? A huge one of this is (or was?) megapixels in cameras. When actually, sensor size & quality, and glass quality matters a ton.
    - mplewis 3y ago
      When I'm in a truck, I'm more concerned about braking than acceleration.
  - FireBeyond 3y ago
    > Let’s see Tesla brag about Nurburgring times! They do, or try to. But then there's this awkward moment when you ask about lap 2 or 3 where the Porsche or Audi or whatever is still blazing around the track while your Plaid is pulled over in Thermal Shutdown mode.
- ponector 3y ago
  16 GB of ram is barely enough to use modern Chrome.
yreg 3y ago
I drive the slowest Tesla there is, but I find its acceleration from 0 to 50km/h very beneficial. It feels much more safe when merging, overtaking, etc, compared to my previous (rather weak and old) car. And I do my best to not drive as a jackass.
- mvdtnz 3y ago
  Sure but even a 300hp 335i or WRX has more than enough poke for this use case.
- thrixton 3y ago
  True for sure, but there is a limit. I actually feel like I’d prefer to have an electronic limiter in “normal” mode that would keep it at a certain level of power. Sport or track mode, go nuts.
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by mvdtnz 3y ago

Freedom2 3y ago

But what if you need to help your friends move a quarter mile at a time as fast as possible?

vaidhy 3y ago
We call it a sprint in software engineering and that is how we run marathons :)

brewdad 3y ago

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adgrnhioaedntio 3y ago
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m463 3y ago

Most people don't need 16gb of ram, or a pickup bed, or more than one bathroom, or...

wepple 3y ago
I think you missed the point? Tesla brag about fast quarter mile speeds which don’t really amount to much, whereas a really nice driving experience via good suspension and weight distribution is truly wonderful. Let’s see Tesla brag about Nurburgring times!
- m463 3y ago
  Yes, but people BUY 16gb of ram, and BUY a pickup bed, and BUY extra bathrooms... and they BUY a truck that can accelerate (almost) like a porsche. note truck cannot accelerate like a plaid :)
  - wepple 3y ago
    Oh, maybe I missed the point then? People buy the hyper inflated metric that sounds good, even if it’s not actually what they want? A huge one of this is (or was?) megapixels in cameras. When actually, sensor size & quality, and glass quality matters a ton.
  - mplewis 3y ago
    When I'm in a truck, I'm more concerned about braking than acceleration.
- FireBeyond 3y ago
  > Let’s see Tesla brag about Nurburgring times! They do, or try to. But then there's this awkward moment when you ask about lap 2 or 3 where the Porsche or Audi or whatever is still blazing around the track while your Plaid is pulled over in Thermal Shutdown mode.
ponector 3y ago
16 GB of ram is barely enough to use modern Chrome.

yreg 3y ago

I drive the slowest Tesla there is, but I find its acceleration from 0 to 50km/h very beneficial. It feels much more safe when merging, overtaking, etc, compared to my previous (rather weak and old) car. And I do my best to not drive as a jackass.

mvdtnz 3y ago
Sure but even a 300hp 335i or WRX has more than enough poke for this use case.
thrixton 3y ago
True for sure, but there is a limit. I actually feel like I’d prefer to have an electronic limiter in “normal” mode that would keep it at a certain level of power. Sport or track mode, go nuts.

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