After around nine months of people driving D's, and three years of people driving non-D's, and probably a lot of people who have switched between the two or have had loaners of the other type, and also knowing that statistics now say that around 70% of new Tesla buyers buy D's: what are the pro's and con's of D vs. non-D in terms of driving pleasure (i.e. not safety/range/acceleration/supercharging or whatever - but just driving pleasure!).
I can imagine that:
- a D would take you through a curve as if it were more glued to the road than a non-D;
- a non-D would perhaps give a better feeling of what the front wheels are doing (even if they're probably doing their turning less efficiently);
- conversely, the steering of a D would be a bit heavier and perhaps less responsive than that of a non-D;
- a non-D would seem to accelerate more like a Ferrari, even if the D would beat the non-D by more than a second on 1-100km/h.
What are your experiences?
I can imagine that:
- a D would take you through a curve as if it were more glued to the road than a non-D;
- a non-D would perhaps give a better feeling of what the front wheels are doing (even if they're probably doing their turning less efficiently);
- conversely, the steering of a D would be a bit heavier and perhaps less responsive than that of a non-D;
- a non-D would seem to accelerate more like a Ferrari, even if the D would beat the non-D by more than a second on 1-100km/h.
What are your experiences?