$3.1M DEAL * Surprising Lambo and Bugatti dealer in the Plaid Model S
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That Tesla costs about 4 buggatti oil changes. Bang for your buck folks
Despite the editorialized headline, itโs a really fun video. Their over the top reactions are contagious.
One of the guys in the car has a modified ICE that does 1/4 mile in the 8s range and even he was blown away by 1000hp coming on like a light switch.
Obviously the Chiron isnโt exactly competing against the Model S in anything other than some acceleration numbers, but the fact those guys were even having a debate at the end on which car would be quicker to 160mph is a testament to what Tesla accomplished.
The Chiron is a piece of mechanical engineering art and itโs no easy feat to build a car that goes 300mph but also has the cabin of a private jet, but sooner than later all those ICE hypercars will be bought like the Pateks and the F.P Journes meanwhile a $500 Apple Watch will do every objective thing better for 1% the price.
And I say that as someone whoโs dying to get a F.P Journe Chronometre Bleu lol.
The take away for me in all this is that EVs, like the 3P or S Plaid, reduce the relative performance advantages of supercars, and do it in an affordable, daily driver, sedan format.
Now, many car buyers can afford previously unaffordable performance.
In response, you hear many people defend supercars by saying that itโs not just about performance.
They arenโt wrong, but itโs one hell of a capitulation.
It's not this league but last year we bought my wife a Hyundai Palisade. Sales guys asked what I drove, so I said Model 3. They all came outside to sit in it.
Hyundai is doing arguably the best in EVs of the OEMs and their sales guys are more excited about a Tesla than their cars. They might as well just close now, it's over
The guy in the front is like stop shitting on Bugatti I still have to sell that $3.5 million car.
Thats the thing though....if Tesla advertised and got people to actually test drive their cars their sales would 1000X(not that they can meet demand as it is)....i was one of the Tesla doubters for years, focusing on panel gaps quality control, reported poor customer service and range anxiety...until i decided to actually go test drive one, ordered one on the spot, my other gas car sits in the garage in case of an emergency, maybe used once or twice since in blizzard conditions. You could tell all 3 guys in the video were like, yeah, this is the shit! An their idea to push forward/back on the steering wheel for speed control is actually brilliant.
People who are able to buy a Ferrari or even a Bugatti have no reason to shit on other cars. They already know their cars are top of the top, so they tend to be way more positive when it comes to Tesla.
It is fun to see the reaction from people for whom "seriously fast" and "exotic performance" is the norm. However, customers for Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Bugatti want the cache of exotics which is a different thing. It'll be interesting to see what happens when the new Roadster finally comes out; I think it will make a dent in their sales - it'll have blistering performance at a fraction of the price, but will also have a footprint they find more appealing than a 4-door sedan.