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911 owner here. Porsches are super responsive and in my view handle the way a car just naturally should if I abstracted the idea of a car. Or so I thought until
by tomcam 3y ago
911 owner here. Porsches are super responsive and in my view handle the way a car just naturally should if I abstracted the idea of a car. Or so I thought until I drove a Tesla. I am going to sell my 20 year-old Porsche and replace it with one. Even their lowest price model feels wonderful to drive. But to answer your question, this one has enormous horsepower, and would probably feel sensational to drive. Porsches also have an incredible sound, which does appeal to me.
From what I can tell, most people seem to choose a car based on its looks (even the truck drivers I interviewed when looking for a farm truck), and I don’t really respond that way, so I may not be typical. I imagine Porsches look a lot better, but that just doesn’t mean much to me.
- dreamcompiler 3y agoI've never owned one but I've driven friends' 911s. They're amazing cars. But now I own a Tesla Model Y. This is the "Mom's SUV" of Teslas, and it is in every way a better car than a 911, including being faster and more fun to drive. For $275,000 you could buy three Model S Teslas. And of course the Model S is much faster than the Model Y. Porsche's time of overpriced bespoke ICE cars is past.
- rootusrootus 3y agoBut the only way a Tesla is in any way comparable to a Porsche is straight line speed. I'm happy with my Model 3 as a daily driver, it's pretty great. And wicked fast. But Porsche it is most definitely not. I'm kinda/sorta working on my wife to convince her that we should replace the Tesla with a Taycan. Still electric, but drives like a Porsche.
- tomcam 3y agoSomehow I adapted instantly to the way Tesla likes me to drive. But yes, Porsches have a very distinct and wonderful Porsche feel to them.