OT: Electric Vehicles--anyone driving them or seriously looked at them?

[saab2000]

Originally Posted by fourflys

yep, that's an issue on a lot of new ICE cars as well..

and congrats on the Miata!! I had an NB (99, autoX prepped) that was so awesome.. should have never sold it! (who cares it didn't fit a carseat!) I would like to pick up an ND one day.. enjoy, Miata is ALWAYS the right answer..

I’m scheduled to pick it up tomorrow. Obviously I’d like it today but I know they have prep work for it and I thought I’d be at work today, which I am not.

I got the Club spec with the BBR option package - Brembo brakes, Bilstein dampers and Recaro seats. Manual transmission obviously. and in Mazda’s brilliant metallic red paint. They’ve made a few changes for 2024 that are notable. A new limited slip differential which supposedly makes it less prone to snap oversteer but still steerable with by right foot, a new steering rack with supposedly less friction and better on-center feel, all LED lighting externally and an upgraded infotainment, which I read somewhere was mandated in other parts of the world due to security shortcomings of the old system. So it’s fully modern now. Not that a car like this needs great infotainment, but hey, I’ll take the most modern version possible.

Pics to follow.

[dgauthier]

Originally Posted by saab2000

(...) We’ll see what the future holds.

I take delivery of a 2024 Miata either later today or tomorrow.(...)

It's a good time to be an electric car manufacturer. The sales graphs shoot up exponentially:
https://www.iea.org/reports/global-e...-electric-cars

Looking forward to the Miata pics!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LXKZq0fYDw

[zap]

Originally Posted by saab2000

I got the Club spec with the BBR option package - Brembo brakes, Bilstein dampers and Recaro seats. Manual transmission obviously. and in Mazda’s brilliant metallic red paint.

Soul Red is a real nice color. Hope you will be able to enjoy your new sports car before the snow comes.