It’s painful to watch the mental gymnastics of those who must now justify to themselves why these new, demonstrably horrible primary control ergonomics are apparently good. For example, this video, in which ‘auto shift’ chooses ‘forward’ when the Tesla S LR is parked facing a metal dumpster; when the auxiliary ‘shifting buttons’ fail to engage multiple times during a short demo video; when the awkwardness of this formerly instaneous and satisfying control is palpable at every move, but this is somehow “pretty cool.”
No discussion of the yoke can take place without blasting Tesla for destroying primary control interactions.
As a certifiable Tesla evangelist with stock, a beloved pre-refresh S, and dozens of direct and indirect referrals, it breaks my heart to write this, but I will not buy the new S, nor will I recommend it.