Will you still love cars when they’re all electric?
Discussion
Took my nephew out for a drive the other day. Young lad, loves cars. Dropped it down a couple of gears as we went through a tunnel. Decat, sports exhaust and six cylinders did the trick. He loved it and so did I. We didn’t break the speed limit because we didn’t need to. The roof was off, the sound was amazing, the gear change rewarding and we could really feel what the car was doing. We also didn’t break the speed limit because the tunnel has average speed cameras.....
Anyway, the point of all this is, even if I was in the most amazing electric convertible hyper car that drive through the tunnel would have been boring. No sound, no gear change, no mechanical vibrations, no......no nothing.
Electric cars are necessary for our planet and when the technology is perfected they’ll make awesome daily drivers. But for the bloke who loves to drive? I think he’s going to be left wanting. What do you reckon? I know I’m keeping my current car until they take my licence away.
Anyway, the point of all this is, even if I was in the most amazing electric convertible hyper car that drive through the tunnel would have been boring. No sound, no gear change, no mechanical vibrations, no......no nothing.
Electric cars are necessary for our planet and when the technology is perfected they’ll make awesome daily drivers. But for the bloke who loves to drive? I think he’s going to be left wanting. What do you reckon? I know I’m keeping my current car until they take my licence away.
To be frank nearly all motorists don’t give two titties about engines
Looks
Functionality
Reliable
Price
In car entertainment
Speed
Noise/gear change doesn’t register.
So your looking at a niche of people - and as time goes by the young drivers will know no different.
But to be fair you also need a pretty special engine to enjoy it through a tunnel so right now most engines wouldn’t pass that test very well either.
To think we now have full production saloon and estate family cars with more power than a McLaren F1 and same said car is well below 7 seconds to 100mph ie a whisker between family car and the pinnacle of McLaren F1.
Looks
Functionality
Reliable
Price
In car entertainment
Speed
Noise/gear change doesn’t register.
So your looking at a niche of people - and as time goes by the young drivers will know no different.
But to be fair you also need a pretty special engine to enjoy it through a tunnel so right now most engines wouldn’t pass that test very well either.
To think we now have full production saloon and estate family cars with more power than a McLaren F1 and same said car is well below 7 seconds to 100mph ie a whisker between family car and the pinnacle of McLaren F1.
Welshbeef said:
To think we now have full production saloon and estate family cars with more power than a McLaren F1 and same said car is well below 7 seconds to 100mph ie a whisker between family car and the pinnacle of McLaren F1.
And which car would you rather have? I’ll take the V12 in the McLaren over anything currently in production. It’s not how quickly you travel, it’s about the journey.SonicHedgeHog said:
And which car would you rather have? I’ll take the V12 in the McLaren over anything currently in production. It’s not how quickly you travel, it’s about the journey.
XJs 5.3 V12s are not pricy to buy so you could bag. One of those. Though you’d be using filling stations a lot and a basic warm hatch would destroy it in every measurable challenge .Wacky Racer said:
The Internal Combustion Engine is a relic of the early years of the last century, noisy, smelly...bring on electric power, providing the boffins can increase the range in the next ten years or so.
Yep, totally agree with all that. But it’s the noisy, smelly stuff that makes them exciting. Traffic and speed cameras largely restrict how fast you can go these days. So the major trump card that electric cars have - unbelievable speed - is restricted by the environment they operate in. I’m really looking forward to my first electric car. It’ll probably drive for me and cost peanuts to fuel. But I can’t see how anyone is going to make something that stirs the sense like the “relics of the last century”.
Welshbeef said:
XJs 5.3 V12s are not pricy to buy so you could bag. One of those. Though you’d be using filling stations a lot and a basic warm hatch would destroy it in every measurable challenge .
Odd comment. I never mentioned anything about the lazy Jag V12. Also, how often do you find yourself in race on the road? You’re missing my point. It’s not about how fast you’re going becaus you’re never in a race on the road. It’s about being involved in the drive. I’m just asking whether anyone thinks an electric car will be able to provide the same level of involvement and excitement as a petrol car. SonicHedgeHog said:
Odd comment. I never mentioned anything about the lazy Jag V12. Also, how often do you find yourself in race on the road? You’re missing my point. It’s not about how fast you’re going becaus you’re never in a race on the road. It’s about being involved in the drive. I’m just asking whether anyone thinks an electric car will be able to provide the same level of involvement and excitement as a petrol car.
Nope they won't. There will be fun ev's and fast ev's but an analog experience they won't be. But most cars now are auto box electric power steering isolation machines anyhow.
One reason why I have an mx5 it's not quick but I'm connected and involved.
SonicHedgeHog said:
Wacky Racer said:
The Internal Combustion Engine is a relic of the early years of the last century, noisy, smelly...bring on electric power, providing the boffins can increase the range in the next ten years or so.
Yep, totally agree with all that. But it’s the noisy, smelly stuff that makes them exciting. Traffic and speed cameras largely restrict how fast you can go these days. So the major trump card that electric cars have - unbelievable speed - is restricted by the environment they operate in. I’m really looking forward to my first electric car. It’ll probably drive for me and cost peanuts to fuel. But I can’t see how anyone is going to make something that stirs the sense like the “relics of the last century”.
Don't stick your head in the sand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlxZs2-gICc
Most EVs will be boring, because most cars are boring.
Evs dont have to be boring though. Just dont expect the same noise and gears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8bV8SKeQOo
Evs dont have to be boring though. Just dont expect the same noise and gears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8bV8SKeQOo
Absolutely not, noise is and will always be the most enjoyable bit with a car for me. I dropped my window earlier today when I saw a V8 Mustang, I was hoping that he would put his foot down and he thankfully did! It made my day...sad but true.
Electric cars can kiss my ass! I love speed but noise is more important to me.
Electric cars can kiss my ass! I love speed but noise is more important to me.
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