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Old 10-12-2015, 04:25 PM   #36 (permalink)
Baltothewolf
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Not so. Admittedly it's not a Rolls, but it's not particularly loud. Comfort is subjective, of course, but for me it's well above average - certainly better than the overstuffed, bolt-upright seating of the typical SUV. And it is pretty quick, though that may be down to driver reaction time. At least I seem to leave most vehicles well behind when leaving stoplights &c, and that without particularly trying.
What MPG do you get? Accelerating to 'leave most vehicles behind' means pulling a lot from the battery. When you have to regen that later, the tradeoff is usually not worth it.
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