I went Insane.
I recently drove an $108,000 car, a Tesla Model S P90D to be exact. I was hoping to get a P90D with Ludicrous mode, but that baby was at the car wash. Regardless, this test drive was quite the hour long vacation from my beloved car, White Trash; a white 2007 Hyundai Accent. The moment I hopped into the driver’s seat of the 4,700-ton Tesla, I instantly felt safe. Which I should have felt given Tesla has a 5-star safety rating.
I got on the highway and it took me some time to adjust to the regenerative braking. Naturally, this could be adjusted on the 17’ screen center console. So many other features can be adjusted, too, such as the type of steering: Comfort, Standard and Sport. The Tesla also knows when to adjust the kind of steering you want so you don’t have to drive while tapping the console.
The product specialist guided me to a decently decongested road, and once no cars were insight, I was able to crush the accelerator like a beer can. Well, since I agreed to something before I went on this little test drive, I was mildly fearful of somewhat damaging this machine… or another car, so I didn’t exactly experience the Insane …show more content…
First things first: in order to completely value Tesla’s Autopilot feature, you will need to trust the Tesla, much like you would a new barber or an eyebrow lady. *Two taps of the autopilot lever towards me and the monitor above the steering wheel let me know it was time to take my hands off the wheel (every so often the screen will tell you to put your hands on the wheel just to make sure you didn’t fall …show more content…
There are cameras in the front of the car, and sensors all around, that read the lines on the road to help guide it. Watching the wheel slightly turn when we came across mini curves was mind blowing! You can set the car to stay back anywhere from one to
I recently drove an $108,000 car, a Tesla Model S P90D to be exact. I was hoping to get a P90D with Ludicrous mode, but that baby was at the car wash. Regardless, this test drive was quite the hour long vacation from my beloved car, White Trash; a white 2007 Hyundai Accent. The moment I hopped into the driver’s seat of the 4,700-ton Tesla, I instantly felt safe. Which I should have felt given Tesla has a 5-star safety rating.
I got on the highway and it took me some time to adjust to the regenerative braking. Naturally, this could be adjusted on the 17’ screen center console. So many other features can be adjusted, too, such as the type of steering: Comfort, Standard and Sport. The Tesla also knows when to adjust the kind of steering you want so you don’t have to drive while tapping the console.
The product specialist guided me to a decently decongested road, and once no cars were insight, I was able to crush the accelerator like a beer can. Well, since I agreed to something before I went on this little test drive, I was mildly fearful of somewhat damaging this machine… or another car, so I didn’t exactly experience the Insane …show more content…
First things first: in order to completely value Tesla’s Autopilot feature, you will need to trust the Tesla, much like you would a new barber or an eyebrow lady. *Two taps of the autopilot lever towards me and the monitor above the steering wheel let me know it was time to take my hands off the wheel (every so often the screen will tell you to put your hands on the wheel just to make sure you didn’t fall …show more content…
There are cameras in the front of the car, and sensors all around, that read the lines on the road to help guide it. Watching the wheel slightly turn when we came across mini curves was mind blowing! You can set the car to stay back anywhere from one to