This isn't actually true. All the Tesla's have a push button for door opening, no force sensing. All the Tesla's except the model X rear doors have a *mechanical* door handle that's simply blended into the trim panel, you aren't meant to use it daily hence it's blended design, but if the electronics fail, there is a mechanical override, which also has a cammed surface that pivots the solenoid out the way so you aren't fighting what the electronics want to do. Same actually goes for the glovebox, it has a mechanical override, and it's only the model 3 that the glovebox is electronically opening in the first place. There are also plenty of other storage spots to keep a hammer in, and of course the mechanical door overrides, though most of the Tesla electronics are waterproof to some extent and still work after flooding. The model X has the mechanical override hidden behind a removable speaker grill, you can unlock the door purely mechanically, and the lower portion will hinge out independently of the upper so you can still get out in a rollover, but they're apparently heavy.
Just saw someone on the street bragging on their mostly stock GT-86, talking about how he "fixed the torque dip for a grand." Imagine spending all of that money on a car, along with various modifications, just to still be slower than a SEAT Leon from over a decade ago. What a world we live in. Proof attached below for the nerds who think the BRZ/GT86/FRS is a good car.
It is a decent handling/momentum car, but it is still just an economy car. It is a great platform to start from though, which is what it was designed to do.
Thats not really the point. A Camry wasn't made with aftermarket mods in mind. The BRZ/86/FRS platform was built to be a car that grows with the driver, which is something that the Camry is not as capable of doing. I personally don't care about the Toyota/Subaru econo-sports car, but I will admit that it is the best new* gateway car to get into motorsports. *My opinion is that older cars with cable controlled throttles, no ESC, and real TCS off buttons are more fun than a new sports car can ever be.
The Toyobaru is a platform with potential but it does have its flaws. The driver-interference devices, apparently, cannot be fully defeated and tend to intervene quite unsubtly. And of course, you have the aforementioned powerband fakery. It doesn't quite capture the delicate joy of the Miata, but it isn't really that much faster either.
There can be more to a car than numbers, and the GT86 very much isn't a numbers car. Not all driving is drag racing. --- Post updated --- It's not a car for those who have to race every living thing.
What I'm getting at is, why does a car that obviously cannot perform on the same level as almost any other sports car in its class claim to be a sports car?
Slams desk Would you just listen? You're saying a sports car doesn't have to handle as well or go nearly as fast as the baseline in it's class to still be a sports car? You make no fucking sense.
They are, because they handle well. They're also not brand fucking new and don't cost 30 fucking grand.
Given their economy car-derived suspension (especially the 850's transverse leaf spring), their handling wasn't really that great in terms of numbers. They could be outran and outhandled by normal family sedans. You could get an 1100 or a normal 850 cheaper.
That the GT-86, as a car in it's class, is overpriced compared to vehicles of equal performance and underpowered compared to vehicles in it's price field.
