There's no reason to cross your arms. People do that for views online. Go watch people use the yoke on tracks, it works fine in tight turns. The brakes on the other hand...
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The Yoke Lover’s master thread! 😀😍🥰😘
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It's not that I'm a hot driver, it's the wicked amount of power at hand. And it's easy, none of the turns on Mulholland are tight enough to need to cross them. I have never had the slightest bit of cross up on any of the turns up there. I don't believe there are many turns on many public roads that get you that crossed up. At least not in SoCal.
Not really. At normal driving speed, those are pretty gentle curves. And what I do, and was taught to do, is feed the wheel around keeping hands more or less 3-9 so that I have max travel available in both directions should anything go wrong.
Yeah, they are gentle, as is Mulholland. There's just no reason to be crossed up up there. I don't have some special arms or anything different than anyone else and being crossed up is just not a concern. If you're dead set on being at 3 and 9 no matter what circumstance, then yeah, you'll have as much a concern as you would with a round wheel because you could only go straight.
vcor
Tech Specialist
At the Tesla Takeover event last Saturday, there were many modified 3 and Y cars. I estimated at least 20% have gone to the effort and expense of switching to a yoke. There are at least 3 companies making Yoke-style replacements for the 3/Y. Considering it costs $700+ just for the yoke steering wheel part, it's clear a lot of people like the yoke and want it. I didn't see any S/X cars that switched from the yoke to the old-style round wheel at the event.
Hayseed_MS
Spreader of "Endless Non Sequitur"
Pdubs
Ingesting large quantities of LSD
Pdubs
Ingesting large quantities of LSD
vcor
Tech Specialist
Here's one of the wilder cars at the Tesla Takeover event - a Model 3 with yoke and scissor doors.
I used to dislike the yoke and was determined to switch it to a round wheel. Even had several links to the websites I would purchase from and prepared to get familiar with how to remove the yoke...
8 months later and I have to admit that I'm GLAD i didn't touch it. It really comes down to habit to be frank. Drove a rental car with a round steering wheel and it was too damn cumbersome, had to re-add a mental guess (to an extent) of where the wheels were turned so I could make corrections, meanwhile with the yoke, I am much more comfortable AND never ever have to bother where the wheels are pointed at; and as others mentioned, going back to stalks require a divided attention whereas I could just use my thumb with the yoke. At this point it's second nature
Drove a pre-refresh Model S and felt the same thing: "damn i miss the yoke" LMAO
To be frank, most people who complain about it are just not used to it, and we all know that people are generally reluctant to change, especially in habit.
I can do 3-point turns, one handed complete rotation and have complete control with the yoke
8 months later and I have to admit that I'm GLAD i didn't touch it. It really comes down to habit to be frank. Drove a rental car with a round steering wheel and it was too damn cumbersome, had to re-add a mental guess (to an extent) of where the wheels were turned so I could make corrections, meanwhile with the yoke, I am much more comfortable AND never ever have to bother where the wheels are pointed at; and as others mentioned, going back to stalks require a divided attention whereas I could just use my thumb with the yoke. At this point it's second nature
Drove a pre-refresh Model S and felt the same thing: "damn i miss the yoke" LMAO
To be frank, most people who complain about it are just not used to it, and we all know that people are generally reluctant to change, especially in habit.
I can do 3-point turns, one handed complete rotation and have complete control with the yoke
I live in the mountains, on my main road there are no real tight hairpin turns, and i love the yoke. You need to handle it differently than a normal steering wheel. I drop my opposite hand down, - drop left hand on right hand turns - (and i keep my hands close to the 3-9 o'clock positions. Never over and up (bc there is nothing to hold onto.) The yoke allows me to brace my grip through the turns (granted I'm not a race driver at 100 mph turns, i've done over 70+ mph through 30 mph turns.) That way i hold my line. The yoke and tesla combo is a blast! Plus: great visibility and easy holding on long straight freeway runs.
Pdubs
Ingesting large quantities of LSD
this is brilliant!
you slide your hands in the most efficient way and don't keep them fixed in the same position while turning, getting all crossed up???
insanity
Love that the yoke feels like a video game controller. What would really complete the experience is some L/R trigger buttons. What would they do? No idea but I'm sure Tesla can figure something out...
zoomer0056
Active Member
I have made my horn easy to find without looking. I placed a clear raised sticker that makes it easy to find by feel alone. The turn signals already have a raised line so are easy to locate by feel alone.
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