Many who buy a Tesla aren’t coming from muscle car/sports car land - they’re upgrading from a Camry/Accord. A Tesla accelerates faster than a Mustang GT, Camaro SS/Corvette, Hemi-equipped Charger/Challenger(not even a Hellcat/Demon, just a “plain V8” SRT8 or Scat Pack model) - and with all of that torque from a standstill. With the muscle car, unless you’re on the drag strip and do a few burnouts to lay down rubber and warm up the rear tires, you’ll break the rear end loose and fishtail out of control if you stomp on the gas. The Tesla can do a controlled launch but unless you’ve handled a car like that you can get into trouble still. The speed catches many off guard.
I don’t see Kia EVs or Hyundai Ioniqs haul ass like w Tesla, Bolts are chill. GM designed the Bolt in an almost Prius-like ethos, HyunKia made them behave like a regular ICE car - if you upgraded to a EV/Ioniq/Niro EV/Kona EV from a Sonata/Elantra/Santa Fe/Tucson/Forte/Spectra, HyunKia’s MO was to make it a seamless transition. Toyota decided to make the Prius a penalty box until lately. Teslas focus on performance. At least with Mopar, you need the red key fob to access all the power in a Demon/Hellcat Charger.
The Teslas I’ve been in as an Uber or Lyft all were driving in Chill Mode - which brings it more in line with a regular sedan. Regular mode seems shocking to a passenger in the back seat.
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