@aeroman, wish I could afford 2x £90k cars in the same household!! Even if I did, I am afraid the Plus 8 would most likely be a garage queen.
@Alistair- the ludicrous mode for existing P85D owners is half price at £5000+labour, only to those the cars have already gone into production, anyone else would have to pay full price £10k+90KW battery@£2.5k, total £12500!!
As for driving impressions? All I can say is do believe what all the motoring publications said about the car, its a game changer!!
It makes all other ICE cars feels like a steam engine regardless of what make!!
One just couldn't imagine what Tesla could do in 10 years time!!(providing they are still going?)
Ok, lets talk about the car, the interiors quality is no match for Merc, BMW or Audi, probably more VW, but the alcantara headlining and dashboard does makes up for the rather plain looking interior .
The frameless lightweight aluminium doors sounded very average when you shut the door, it didn't have that reassuring thud that you get with the german machine
As for driving itself, it's simply incredible, eerily quite under 30mph, at 70mph subdue road noise and very little windnoise, its a very relaxing car to drive, instant power and torque at your disposal!!
The ride is very smooth, and it corners flatly, probably due to most of the weight is at the floor pan, low centre of gravity
No waiting for the engine to spool up and hit the power band, no gear changes, the Tesla is probably the fastest real world car there is, the power to punch from 0mph is simply astonishing, dare I say no car would beat it off the line from the light.
Not that I am into the traffic light grand prix scene, but it is certainly very handy, especially when 2 lanes merged into a single lane, or try entering into a busy roundabout.
Hope I didn't bored anyone with my write up!
