denisbrass
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how Many second it's take to do 0-100KM/H or 0-60 Milles/h with a FFE.
Edmunds did a bunch of roads tests with the 2012 FFE:jeffand said:0 to 60 is suppose to be 10 seconds. But the car feels faster than this under some conditions. I think dissabling the traction control may improve acceleration. I have not tried this yet to see if this helps. It seems to me the acceleration seem stronger if you step on it once the car is already moving.
Gasoline cars no longer impress me in any way. The can be big and powerful and fast, but they just plain sound old-fashioned, puttering and vibrating along, making smells. I find myself hearing "engine roar" as simply annoying and obnoxious now.Lithium said:I Love the blast from 20-60 but if i get in my Passat 3.6 with 285hp then you get a much bigger seat of the pants blast from 20-60mph.
Gasoline cars no longer impress me in any way. The can be big and powerful and fast, but they just plain sound old-fashioned, puttering and vibrating along, making smells. I find myself hearing "engine roar" as simply annoying and obnoxious now.
WattsUp said:Gasoline cars no longer impress me in any way. The can be big and powerful and fast, but they just plain sound old-fashioned, puttering and vibrating along, making smells. I find myself hearing "engine roar" as simply annoying and obnoxious now.Lithium said:I Love the blast from 20-60 but if i get in my Passat 3.6 with 285hp then you get a much bigger seat of the pants blast from 20-60mph.
I agree completely!!! Great way to put it.Rogerschro said:Gasoline cars no longer impress me in any way. The can be big and powerful and fast, but they just plain sound old-fashioned, puttering and vibrating along, making smells. I find myself hearing "engine roar" as simply annoying and obnoxious now.
LOL! Same here. And there is something to having that sudden turn of speed with no sound that makes it seem so much more sudden and exhilarating than when you can Hear it.
hybridbear said:WattsUp said:Gasoline cars no longer impress me in any way. The can be big and powerful and fast, but they just plain sound old-fashioned, puttering and vibrating along, making smells. I find myself hearing "engine roar" as simply annoying and obnoxious now.Lithium said:I Love the blast from 20-60 but if i get in my Passat 3.6 with 285hp then you get a much bigger seat of the pants blast from 20-60mph.I agree completely!!! Great way to put it.Rogerschro said:Gasoline cars no longer impress me in any way. The can be big and powerful and fast, but they just plain sound old-fashioned, puttering and vibrating along, making smells. I find myself hearing "engine roar" as simply annoying and obnoxious now.
LOL! Same here. And there is something to having that sudden turn of speed with no sound that makes it seem so much more sudden and exhilarating than when you can Hear it.
No flames from me. I totally get this. An EV with the motor directly connected to the axle (like in the FFE to some degree) has even less "feel"/complications than an automatic transmission. Its hard to say that there is "even less for the driver to do" but there is "less for the driver to feel". It feels to me very much like driving a CVT car around (except for the ICE noise in the CVT car).campfamily said:So, at the risk of perhaps being completely ostracized from this forum, I'm going to disagree with this.....I find driving an electric car to be very sterile, almost "video-game" like, if that makes sense. I get in, I push a button, then push the pedal and steer. That's it. No involvement at all in the driving experience. Call me old school, but I still love the roar of a properly tuned V8 engine, the smell of gasoline and unburned hydro-carbons (plenty of that from my old Buick, LOL!!), I still celebrate the perfectly executed heel and toe downshift (yes, I still drive cars with manual transmissions). I am strongly considering an electric car simply because it seems to make financial sense. I am not planning to get rid of either my BMW (a complete blast to drive, but only 20 mpg), or my old Buick (gotta love that old muscle car feel). And, I doubt I will ever get rid of them, or cars like them. I will always have a fun car, likely with an ICE, that I will drive when I want to enjoy driving. I will use the EV for when I need to get from one point to another with the least cost and involvement.
I'm sure the stream locomotive engineers felt the same way when their time came as well.campfamily said:So, at the risk of perhaps being completely ostracized from this forum, I'm going to disagree with this.....I find driving an electric car to be very sterile, almost "video-game" like, if that makes sense. I get in, I push a button, then push the pedal and steer. That's it. No involvement at all in the driving experience. Call me old school, but I still love the roar of a properly tuned V8 engine, the smell of ....
You're certainly welcome to your opinion. I never liked the sound of an ICE. I don't miss my Saabs with the high-pressure turbos because the FFE is very quick off the line too. I love cruising in silence with the windows down in the summer. Cruising in an ICE was never this enjoyable.campfamily said:So, at the risk of perhaps being completely ostracized from this forum, I'm going to disagree with this.....I find driving an electric car to be very sterile, almost "video-game" like, if that makes sense. I get in, I push a button, then push the pedal and steer. That's it. No involvement at all in the driving experience. Call me old school, but I still love the roar of a properly tuned V8 engine, the smell of gasoline and unburned hydro-carbons (plenty of that from my old Buick, LOL!!), I still celebrate the perfectly executed heel and toe downshift (yes, I still drive cars with manual transmissions). I am strongly considering an electric car simply because it seems to make financial sense. I am not planning to get rid of either my BMW (a complete blast to drive, but only 20 mpg), or my old Buick (gotta love that old muscle car feel). And, I doubt I will ever get rid of them, or cars like them. I will always have a fun car, likely with an ICE, that I will drive when I want to enjoy driving. I will use the EV for when I need to get from one point to another with the least cost and involvement.
Let the flaming begin..........
Keith
PS - looking at some of the signatures of some other forum members, I'm thinking I may not be alone with this opinion......we'll see!
No flaming here. I actually think driving the FFE is like something very familiar. It's like driving an electric golf cart except souped up and hot rodded. I even affectionately refer to my FFE as my oversized golf cart! :lol:campfamily said:Let the flaming begin..........
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