MarcG
Active Member
I specifically asked an engineer about this and he said “not yet”. I know I said this yesterday but i swear I will post my photos of the event (incl. the frame) shortly!
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Needsdecaf
Active Member
That looks really awkward. I could see you thinking about how to do the turns instead of letting the wheel slide. Yuck.
Thank you very much for sharing all this with us. Car looks pretty awesome. You must be stoked.
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Blue Stuff
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EVonly
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It was late and I was struggling to even get that post out lol, I was referring to something similar to BMW’s Variable Sport Steering, a variable ratio steering system. To me that makes sense here.
So about the video. The intent was to give folks a feel for how much turning was involved during daily driving tasks when using the yoke. It was also my second drive in the car and I want folks to keep that in mind. I am trying to figure out the yoke thing and the turn signal thing at the same time, so, yeah, it is probably not all that inspiring to watch. The thing is though, I took the wife out again for a short drive last night and I feel my brain doing less processing and the movements starting to fall into place. I guess that is the message--there is a learning curve and some re-programming that needs to happen but, I think, for most folks it'll be a quick progression.
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
For folks that have paddle shifters and going down a twisty mountain road, somewhat similar I think. I will practice on the MB while I wait for the Plaid.
For folks that like backing in,
perhaps get FSD and do self park?
AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
If past experience is anything to go by, there will STILL be people who complain about the high end, since the torque is so much lower there (and increasing drag also hurts of course). “It feels slow at 90mph.” I can hear them now. That flat power curve is so weak feeling to people, apparently. Haha. Never bothered me, but people can be tough to please!
Must be something about the substantially and continuously reducing acceleration on the flat part of the power curve that bothers these negative jerks (who are sensing negative jerk, haha).
Personally I think I would be happy with 1000HP.
Thank you, this is what I was referring to. There doesn’t seem to be a broadly accepted term for a on-demand variable ratio systemA few corrections to this.
Not “all” modern cars have this but it’s pretty common. But, when people say “variable ratio” there are really two different systems. There is this one and then there is a fully variable system. That one actually uses a device to literally change the ratio based on parameters such as speed, etc. It doesn’t consist of a rack with variable spaced teeth, it consists of a set of gears which can instantly change the angle of steering vs. angle of wheel input at any time. It’s been around for a number of years. Audi and BMW use it.
some say it’s odd feeling, others don’t mind.
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
So you can better enjoy horn free driving...
How about wrapping a velcro strip around the sides of the yoke, to recess the horn button? Here is what it might look like, sorry for the old ICE, but no yoke here...
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Leojsayta
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Cool.
I don’t think I ever actually mentioned “gravity“ itself in my original post. I only tried to describe “g”s, as in the earth’s gravitational force.
I would rather not. I don’t want a headache. I don’t know much of anything about the astrophysical underpinning of gravity.
I think that that was what I was originally saying (more or less). 1.3 - 1.4 g’s is like the feeling of starting to free fall plus 30 - 40%. But you’re right, a catapult is a better/simpler analogy.
Casablanca
*canceled* 24 M3LR, ultra red/black/18
Checking my delivery page every morning feels like this…
I can't imagine life without free premium data and supercharging. That's the biggest thing holding me back from buying a LR. The yoke seems like it will just take an adjustment. I actually don't mind the smart gear. I don't want to spend on FSD again but I'll do it since LR X seems to be a great value at 110k. The S is just too sexy but no 7 seat rear facing option is an issue.
@omarsultan - S has had puddle lights in handles since 2016 at least. They aren't super bright but I like them with the chrome at night. They do fail (the light or handles or both) but the Abstract Ocean replacements were pretty cool.
@omarsultan - S has had puddle lights in handles since 2016 at least. They aren't super bright but I like them with the chrome at night. They do fail (the light or handles or both) but the Abstract Ocean replacements were pretty cool.
gadelrosario
Member
I think we LR folks can stop checking our Tesla accounts - but for a very few buyers, most with June deliveries are Plaid orders. I‘ll just check the very last page of this forum every morning to see if there are any LR updates.
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
Three times as fast as a hot 85 pack. I can see my cars TMV dropping...
Going to go pick up a Model Y in about 30 min. Gonna snoop around a little and see if I can get an update or if they have a MS there. Alpharetta from what I understand is a pretty high volume showroom. Fingers crossed
I asked my magic 8 ball if I would receive my Plaid before december.
Said outlook cloudy, then ask again later
Is this what Tesla uses for their delivery date system??
Said outlook cloudy, then ask again later
Is this what Tesla uses for their delivery date system??
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
Imagine a water balloon. Try dropping it, it does not change shape. Try throwing it, it does deform.
Your body in a plaid during launch probably feels like the latter.
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