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It's kinda beautiful that my Volkswagen electric SUV with the baby seat in the back can out-accelerate most any farty angry-headlights car. It'll never look as

by floren 3y ago

It's kinda beautiful that my Volkswagen electric SUV with the baby seat in the back can out-accelerate most any farty angry-headlights car. It'll never look as good as my old Studebaker, but by god it'll outrun all but the hottest of rods that car to rev their engine at a stoplight.

winrid 3y ago
The ID4's 0-60 is 7.something seconds. An early 2000s VW GTI ($3000?) with a mild tune is faster.
- gnicholas 3y ago
  Perhaps, but when you're driving an ID4 and riding on a high horse, you get an extra boost.
- floren 3y ago
  All I know is that I hear a hell a lot of noise behind me. Maybe the point is to make it sound like you're working really hard but not actually go fast, I've kinda checked out of car culture.
  - serf 3y ago
    > I've kinda checked out of car culture. well -- with all due respect -- maybe leave comments like the following to people who are into cars. 6.0-7.0 0-60 hasn't been quick for 30+ years. >it'll outrun all but the hottest of rods that car to rev their engine at a stoplight. a 1992 Acura Legend will run a 7.6, a BMW 530i from 05 will run a 6.7, a 1999 Ford Mustang will run a 5.4. Not that it matters in the very least bit, i'm glad you're happy with the car -- just don't bother with the 'quickness' comparisons. Decibel comparisons? go wild. food for thought : a sibling has a very loud modified Honda that is obnoxious as hell. He drives slowly everywhere he goes , but by every indication all the traffic near him thinks that they're in a race with him just by virtue of his car being so damn loud as if it were racing. Maybe something similar?
- r00fus 3y ago
  I out-accelerated a Porsche boxter in my ford focus EV with similar or worse acceleration stats to the ID.4 We were neck&neck but then he had to shift out of first. 0-60 is one measure but in city driving the 0-30 is even more relevant.
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  - winrid 3y ago
    Bad driver :)

by floren 3y ago

winrid 3y ago

The ID4's 0-60 is 7.something seconds. An early 2000s VW GTI ($3000?) with a mild tune is faster.

gnicholas 3y ago
Perhaps, but when you're driving an ID4 and riding on a high horse, you get an extra boost.
floren 3y ago
All I know is that I hear a hell a lot of noise behind me. Maybe the point is to make it sound like you're working really hard but not actually go fast, I've kinda checked out of car culture.
- serf 3y ago
  > I've kinda checked out of car culture. well -- with all due respect -- maybe leave comments like the following to people who are into cars. 6.0-7.0 0-60 hasn't been quick for 30+ years. >it'll outrun all but the hottest of rods that car to rev their engine at a stoplight. a 1992 Acura Legend will run a 7.6, a BMW 530i from 05 will run a 6.7, a 1999 Ford Mustang will run a 5.4. Not that it matters in the very least bit, i'm glad you're happy with the car -- just don't bother with the 'quickness' comparisons. Decibel comparisons? go wild. food for thought : a sibling has a very loud modified Honda that is obnoxious as hell. He drives slowly everywhere he goes , but by every indication all the traffic near him thinks that they're in a race with him just by virtue of his car being so damn loud as if it were racing. Maybe something similar?
r00fus 3y ago
I out-accelerated a Porsche boxter in my ford focus EV with similar or worse acceleration stats to the ID.4 We were neck&neck but then he had to shift out of first. 0-60 is one measure but in city driving the 0-30 is even more relevant.
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- winrid 3y ago
  Bad driver :)