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Old 01-25-2022, 01:59 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by Jeonsa View Post
Yeah I agree. He also said he didn’t like EVs because they all feel kind of the same. But that’s what I was getting at originally. These days he seems more excited for the hydrogen racing, the GR/GRMNYaris, and this GT3.
Ive been afraid that EV's all feel the same. I couldnt really find out if anyone mentions this....all they say is that the cars drive differently, but the same way as a Corolla drives different than a Mazda3 etc.

with an electric motor being somewhat all similar to each other, would different EV's kind of feel like a every car with the same motor?

something like:

Toyota Matrix XRS
Toyota Celica GTS
Toyota Corolla XRS
Lotus Exige
Toyota MR2 with 2ZZ swap

From what i can recall the top 3 cars feel similar to each other, mainly just as a wagon/hatch vs a sedan vs a coupe version of each, and the latter 2 kind of feels the same as each other (both being mid engined RWD cars)

Or something like a Lexus ES vs Camry vs Avalon...all feeling like different levels of the same car.

But once you take the drama/characteristic of a ICE engine away..... (which again also adds to the manufacturers identity....like a motor from toyota doesnt feel like a motor from Nissan) and replace it with a silent noise/vibration free whirrr.....


I guess it ends up being something like a computer graphics card. theres 2 manufacturers that make the actual chip (AMD and Nvidia), and dozens of manufacturers to create the cards at various price points. if your looking to get say a AMD Radeon 6600XT mid/high range graphics card, theres a ton of options out there but its all the same in the end. is there a huge benefit choosing the cheaper (say 500 dollars) option over the more expensive option (700 dollars)?
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