I think it should be noted that there is nothing on the Model S that comes close to approaching the electromechanical complexity of a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The Model S is a remarkable car and I love mine, but it's electrification m
I think it should be noted that there is nothing on the Model S that comes close to approaching the electromechanical complexity of a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The Model S is a remarkable car and I love mine, but it's electrification m
I bet this Mercedes V8 sounds way better than the Tesla S, though, mercedesfan. In the burnout video Edmunds posted it sounded like little more than a Hoover Windtunnel under full throttle. Probably even a GTI sounds better.;-)
Would be interesting to know what was going on here. Cars don't think for themselves. Somebody bothered to program this message into the the display so there must be something that happens to the transmission that locks out reverse yet enables it after the car is started up again. I would imagine this gets old real fast when parking.
@fordson1, Haha, touche. I absolutely agree, though. The V8 in my S550 sounds magnificent, the V8 in my old M3 sounded sublime, the straight-6 in my 1971 280SE-3.5 sounds wonderfully mechanical, the V6 in my wife's E350 sounds aggressive, the electric mot
mercedesfan, yes, but I bet there is plenty of stuff more complex than the center console that keeps jamming on the SLS in the S. And companies like Ford and VW can master a 6 speed dual clutch. It wasn't intended to be a dig at the MB, just that so many people seem shocked when an expensive car like the S has problems but the MB gets a pass. When a lot of higher end lower production number cars have issues. It is just the nature of the beast no matter what continent they are made on.
As an actual Model S owner, I can tell you without a question that there is no MB (or any other low-ish volume automaker) who currently produces cars as problem prone as Tesla. The SLS' occasionally sticking console lid (it has only done
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I think it should be noted that there is nothing on the Model S that comes close to approaching the electromechanical complexity of a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The Model S is a remarkable car and I love mine, but it's electrification m
I think it should be noted that there is nothing on the Model S that comes close to approaching the electromechanical complexity of a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The Model S is a remarkable car and I love mine, but it's electrification m
Haha, touche. I absolutely agree, though. The V8 in my S550 sounds magnificent, the V8 in my old M3 sounded sublime, the straight-6 in my 1971 280SE-3.5 sounds wonderfully mechanical, the V6 in my wife's E350 sounds aggressive, the electric mot
As an actual Model S owner, I can tell you without a question that there is no MB (or any other low-ish volume automaker) who currently produces cars as problem prone as Tesla. The SLS' occasionally sticking console lid (it has only done