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The 0-60 time was 5.7 seconds, which is close to what a modern GTI will do.

With my budget, I'm basically looking for something that will accelerate from 70 mph decently well without downshifting and flooring it, and feels reasonably perky around town.  The fastest I've driven is in a CTS-V at COTA on the back straight.  I didn't look down to check my speed, the instructors told us we should be over 140.  Stuff was going by quite rapidly and I focused on steering and when to brake.

We ABUSED those brakes so much they told us they replaced the pads and tires after one day's event.  That was a fun time.

In a Cessna doing 140 of course is pretty much nothing.

I like a lot of things, but will settle for what makes basic sense, usually.

I like high end Burgundy wines, but those days are pretty much over.  We did splurge a bit on the condo, but it's worth it, to us.

I at times check how much it would cost to upgrade from Delta Comfort to Delta One and laugh, to myself, no chance.

They want $330 per to upgrade to first class for one leg of our upcoming trip.  

Power out of the gate is one thing EVs generally are quite good at. 

Yeah, and as I pointed out, there are cars out there with deceptive HP numbers that require you "drive it like you stole it" to be in the powerband. The old Honda S2000 was notorious for this, with a 9K RPM redline and a powerband that peaked up in that range. For example, here's a dyno I've found of a stock S2000
here's a dyno I've found of a stock S2000. 




I complain about this with my Flex, honestly. Reported HP numbers are 285 hp, but the motor has variable valve timing that only really opens it up at high RPM. And a Flex, of course, is not designed to be driven at high RPM. I could have gotten the EcoBoost engine which is turbocharged, which would have made a big difference there as turbo engines help with low-end torque. Of course, the EcoBoost models cos about $5K more, and research I did on the vehicle reported issues with the AWD on those models, so I avoided it.

Now compare that to an EV. Below are the torque/HP curves of two model 3's both in performance mode and "chill" mode
Below are the torque/HP curves of two model 3's both in performance mode and "chill" mode. 



Those torque curves suggest you're not gonna have ANY trouble off the line or accelerating to highway speed. 

AWD helps a lot as well of course once you pass a certain power level.  I'd guess some EV buyers like that feeling, it impresses them these aren't "golf carts".  And they can smoke Camaros if they want to.

The new Corvette E-ray has an interesting design, it's apparently not much faster than a Stingray 0-60, but it's tougher to get times down from 3 seconds.  

I like the McClaren cars - a lot.

I'll never own one unless a pile of money falls into my lap. They are simply not practical for us, so it's not a car for a one-car household, which is what we are (well, and that crappy EV golf cart).

Next car will be a GLE, most likely. Probably the GLE43. I like the AMG enhancements. 



The full AMG GLE63 is pretty pricey and has way more power than I'd ever use. 

The 43 makes almost 400HP. The 63 makes over 600HP.