Weight
I totally get the weight point. I bought an E39 M5 in 2003 -- universally acclaimed to be a spectacular car, and it is -- but it wasn't the car for me. Amazing german engineers had made it so the thing could corner hard, but as a driver you never, ever forgot the mass was there. Despite performance in roughly (well maybe very roughly the same league) I enjoyed my subsequent 993TT, Roadster, and Audi R8 much more to drive.
While I know the Tesla S won't scratch this itch, it'll still be 10x better than the Prius EV or Leaf I've been driving to roll in the diamond lane instead. And the Roadster was totally unsuitable for that -- actually my least favorite of all the above cars and owned for just 6 months. Let's hope the S is more satisfying. I can't wait to get mine.
Funny, our prefs really do align: my biggest gripe are the seats. Where's the support? Shocked there's no sport seat option.
After years of debating this with other Tesla fans, I've decided it comes down to EV guys vs. Car guys. If you're the former, then this is the pinnacle. If you're the latter, then it's a very interesting and unique car but not nearly dominant across all requirements. While the roadster had some spectacular driving attributes (20-60mph accel, for example), many of the performance attributes were quite pedestrian and completely outclassed in its price range. It also never actually delivered on the promised accel -- well, the three customer cars I tested -- hopefully the Perf. S will. I was stoked on all the 3rd party reviews, until it became clear they were actually driving a "Peformance-Plus-Elon-Only Model" with wider tires, bushings, etc... whatcha wanna bet that car is faster in a straight line than a bone-stock Performance S?
The Cayman S will be sweet. Get some track tires for it and it will shred.
