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    I am in the land of Tesla- the most sold make in the SF Bay Area mid peninsula by far- and one of my sons has a model 3 and he and his wife love it. The original Tesla showroom was blocks from me in Palo Alto. But I still love the sound of a twin turbo V8, and the style of the 3 does nothing for me. I am waiting on the Taycan to see how this pans out when released, as it looks gorgeous and the estimated specs look fine. I think the answer is to have an EV like one of these for the DD, and keep a twin turbo V8 Audi for fun!
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    Quote Originally Posted by papadoc View Post
    ...But I still love the sound of a twin turbo V8...I am waiting on the Taycan to see how this pans out when released, as it looks gorgeous and the estimated specs look fine. I think the answer is to have an EV like one of these for the DD, and keep a twin turbo V8 Audi for fun!
    I love that sound too but I actually get a bigger kick out of this car's incredible responsiveness and handling.

    And then there's this:

    https://www.motortrend.com/cars/tesl...ersion-review/

    The Taycan and eTron GT are both gorgeous, and both will also be out of my comfort zone price-wise, sadly. And it will be a while yet until they're ready.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZCD2.7T View Post
    I love that sound too but I actually get a bigger kick out of this car's incredible responsiveness and handling.

    And then there's this:

    https://www.motortrend.com/cars/tesl...ersion-review/

    The Taycan and eTron GT are both gorgeous, and both will also be out of my comfort zone price-wise, sadly. And it will be a while yet until they're ready.
    I tried watching this as I have a lot of respect for eletric cars, but after 30 secs I had to turn it off.

    If you do track days and film it just make sure all the footage is from the inside, as my God that's an ugly car!

    It's just looks so wrong on a track, it may be quick, but gracious it is not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fukinavit View Post
    ...my God that's an ugly car!...
    LOL - good thing it's my car and not yours then, huh? "Beauty's in the eye...", and all that.

    Everyone who has seen in in person or ridden in/driven it has been absolutely blown away. It's fun seeing their reactions to both the performance AND the tech.

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