Yoke Steering

[DukeWinn]

Yeh driving staight on the autobahn or freeways the yoke is fine, except you can't occasionally use your leg to hold car staraight like we all do at times. The problen is really daily driving and having to look at yoke to find blinker and horn image. And that stupic little car image you need to flick fwd and back to shift. IMO the yoke could be dealt with if there were normal stocks for blinkers and shifting plus horn under airbag. Sold the yoke S and got a 3

 

[lbowroom]

Yeh driving staight on the autobahn or freeways the yoke is fine, except you can't occasionally use your leg to hold car staraight like we all do at times. The problen is really daily driving and having to look at yoke to find blinker and horn image. And that stupic little car image you need to flick fwd and back to shift. IMO the yoke could be dealt with if there were normal stocks for blinkers and shifting plus horn under airbag. Sold the yoke S and got a 3

Look at the yoke to find turn indicators? Why?

 

[Hayseed_MS]

Look at the yoke to find turn indicators? Why?

I guess to see if the buttons moved?

 

[Dan D.]

I don't know of anyone more qualified to have an opinion on using the yoke.

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We do realize that this is not Sebastian Vettel the F1 driver but Sebastian Vittel the "other" racecar driver!

He is certainly qualified to talk about the Nürburgring.

 

[lbowroom]

Look, there are racecar drivers that don't like the yoke, there are racecar drivers who do. The experience of driving an F1 car with a yoke has basically zero to do with driving a Tesla with one. High speed, low speed, rotary, parallel parking etc. after I adapted to the yoke I have no problem with any of those. The turn indicators are awesome, my thumb knows high is right, low is left, there's no other place my thumb can touch, no need to look or shift my hand position. The horn I admit I don't use often enough to muscle memory the location. Maybe if it was right next to the right thumb but probably too many false positives for that location. Please just put it back on the airbag. I once joked that I could drive it with a box end wrench on the spline, I mean it wouldn't be ideal, but I could do it.

 

[MarcG]

Exactly my point, he is an expert who is probably used to half steering wheels not using them for daily function on the street. I don’t think anyone has ever argued about the usability on the track.

I have (argued about usability on the track) - it’s absolute shite.

In my Plaid, as I believe is the case in all refresh Model S & X, it takes more than 2 full 360° turns to go from lock-to-lock, so countersteering a massive oversteer even is an absolute disaster with this yoke. Much prefer a wheel even for the track in case there is a need to do a big correction.

With a total of 180° or even 270° lock-to-lock, it’s much easier to control a proper race car’s yoke on the track, as your hands never have to leave 9-and-3 position.

 

[bhzmark]

Exactly my point, he is an expert who is probably used to half steering wheels not using them for daily function on the street. I don’t think anyone has ever argued about the usability on the track.

The track, and especially any drifting, is exactly where the yoke was criticized.. Read the other threads and probably this one.

 

[Darmie]

I don't know of anyone more qualified to have an opinion on using the yoke.

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LOOK, someone that likes the yoke!

 

[bhzmark]

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LOOK, someone that likes the yoke!

look someone that posts an empty stupid childish remark, instead of anything remotely intelligent or informative

 

[Stonie82]

Adding my 2¢, 1 week in. Loving the yoke. Not a professional driver but used to sporty cars. Never tracked a day in my life. Always reverse park. Got lost a couple of times with u turns, as getting used to new satnav. But no real issues for me. Can’t say it’s better or worse than a steering wheel. Yes I look at the indicator buttons, but found myself just pressing them without looking yesterday so assume the muscle memory is taking hold. Biggest shift for me was 1 pedal driving. Absolutely fine with it now, but there was a bit of a learning curve.

I guess there is a lot to take in when you drive a Tesla for the first time, but I see it as a lot less of a shift as going from manual to auto. Which I have also done. Or left to right side driving.

 

[EarlyM3Owner]

MY appointment to switch out the yoke is in a week. I cannot wait. Will feel like a new vehicle, and so happy to get rid of this stupid yoke...

 

[lbowroom]

MY appointment to switch out the yoke is in a week. I cannot wait. Will feel like a new vehicle, and so happy to get rid of this stupid yoke...

You do realize the control panel in the middle is the same.

 

[EarlyM3Owner]

You do realize the control panel in the middle is the same.

Unfortunately i know...at least my driving position will feel more comfortable. I dont mind the turn signals, its the Horn that bothers me the most.

 

[lbowroom]

Unfortunately i know...at least my driving position will feel more comfortable. I dont mind the turn signals, its the Horn that bothers me the most.

Curious how your driving position will change

 

[EarlyM3Owner]

Curious how your driving position will change

i like to drive with one hand on the 12

 

[zoomer0056]

i like to drive with one hand on the 12

That reminds me back in the day with a bench seat and my girlfriend next to me. Left hand at 12, the other ....

 

[Laddcruzer]

look someone that posts an empty stupid childish remark, instead of anything remotely intelligent or informative

Aren’t you being a little extreme with your criticism. Some of us like the yoke and some of us like a rounded wheel. I happen to like both and switch them when I want a change. What I don’t like is the horn set up.

 

[MarcG]

MY appointment to switch out the yoke is in a week. I cannot wait. Will feel like a new vehicle, and so happy to get rid of this stupid yoke...

Do you know if Tesla is charging $700 for the swap, meaning they’ll install the round wheel for you but keep your yoke?

 

[lbowroom]

Do you know if Tesla is charging $700 for the swap, meaning they’ll install the round wheel for you but keep your yoke?

What would they do with it?

 

[TLLMRRJ]

Do you know if Tesla is charging $700 for the swap, meaning they’ll install the round wheel for you but keep your yoke?

On another thread, someone had their wheel installed today. They asked to keep their yoke and they got to keep it without any pushback.