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Daily Discussion Thread - Mon Feb 26 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 8 months ago by brisbot@aussie.zone to c/brisbane@aussie.zone

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[–] trk@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

On the one hand, yes. Tiny petrol motor is no comparison to the turbo diesel torque of my work van, let alone EV which I have now acquired a taste for.

It is a seriously bad accelerator design though. The pedal does practically nothing for the first 60% of travel... Then you push a little further and it kicks back half a dozen gears and revs to a brazilian RPM. There's no gentle acceleration outside of the fact that "full acceleration" is still fairly gentle.

Needs a more linear application of throttle.

I actually don't mind the vehicle as a whole. Comfortable, good driving position, nice size for carparks but still big enough to stash heaps of gear in. I'd buy an EV version!

[–] PetulantBandicoot@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

The pedal does practically nothing for the first 60% of travel

Damn, just poorly designed then, I thought it was the lack of the vehicle being an EV. Oh well, at least you will not need to be showing off in any street races with this car.