There was a question earlier if the LR pulls at highway speeds. The answer is hell yes. Absolutely. This thing is demonic. I love it.
I was doing 55 on the highway today and stepped on it (not even pedal to the floor) and was at 90 in a heartbeat.
I used to drive a 2011 Audi S5 with the 4.2L V8. Not exactly a slouch. But this LR would dust it without breaking a sweat.
Light turning yellow up ahead? No problem. Need to merge? Piece of cake. Anything you need the car to do in the course of daily driving it can do. It’s phenomenal.
I was originally against the yoke when I saw the refresh announced, but now I actually think it is a great idea for this car. Your hands are at a secure position for when you goose the juice. I used to hang my left hand at 12 while shifting with my right (the S5 was a manual) because I live my life a quarter mile at a time or whatever, but the instantaneous acceleration of this thing would like have made that a sketchy proposition.
The turn signals have been easy to locate but slightly more difficult to get used to. I keep doing the Florida granny thing where I’m cruising for awhile with my signal on following a lane change. I know the haptic controls are pressure sensitive but I’ve started to find the operation is even easier than that. If you leave your thumb on the arrow for a bit, it’ll go until you lift off. If you press firmly once, it’ll keep going until you turn. I’m getting more used to it now, but I’ve started to train my brain that it’s less about pressure and more about the length of the press (though I understand that’s not really how it works, but how I’ve managed thus far).
I was doing 55 on the highway today and stepped on it (not even pedal to the floor) and was at 90 in a heartbeat.
I used to drive a 2011 Audi S5 with the 4.2L V8. Not exactly a slouch. But this LR would dust it without breaking a sweat.
Light turning yellow up ahead? No problem. Need to merge? Piece of cake. Anything you need the car to do in the course of daily driving it can do. It’s phenomenal.
I was originally against the yoke when I saw the refresh announced, but now I actually think it is a great idea for this car. Your hands are at a secure position for when you goose the juice. I used to hang my left hand at 12 while shifting with my right (the S5 was a manual) because I live my life a quarter mile at a time or whatever, but the instantaneous acceleration of this thing would like have made that a sketchy proposition.
The turn signals have been easy to locate but slightly more difficult to get used to. I keep doing the Florida granny thing where I’m cruising for awhile with my signal on following a lane change. I know the haptic controls are pressure sensitive but I’ve started to find the operation is even easier than that. If you leave your thumb on the arrow for a bit, it’ll go until you lift off. If you press firmly once, it’ll keep going until you turn. I’m getting more used to it now, but I’ve started to train my brain that it’s less about pressure and more about the length of the press (though I understand that’s not really how it works, but how I’ve managed thus far).
