I'm not surprised it would spank a Camaro, the Tesla is AWD while the Camaro is RWD. Shame to hear about the seats though, I'd think that Tesla would put in some Recaros at least to give it more of a sporty feel.
I mean I think it might even take my Camaro on a road course, and my car is no slouch at the track. In a straight line it's no contest. The handling on my Camaro is very sharp (it's a 1LE), definitely a step up on the Tesla, but the ability of the electric motor to put down full torque at any time is a pretty significant advantage.
Seats were by far my biggest gripe. Took a while just to find an adjustment that didn't make my lower legs go numb. They have almost no lateral support, and the bottom cushion is fairly short -- my legs were overhanging by a good six inches or so. That pressure point at the front edge is most likely why I was getting the tingling.
It's so easy to contract with Recaro for seats, but Tesla really wants to be vertically integrated. They've improved the seats already at least once on the Model 3, and a couple times on the Model S, so I'm hoping that the Model Y will be comfortable.
If I’m not mistaken, seat suppliers specifically were one of the third party suppliers that Tesla got burned on in the past, which was likely the primary driver to vertically integrate them.
Seats were by far my biggest gripe. Took a while just to find an adjustment that didn't make my lower legs go numb. They have almost no lateral support, and the bottom cushion is fairly short -- my legs were overhanging by a good six inches or so. That pressure point at the front edge is most likely why I was getting the tingling.
It's so easy to contract with Recaro for seats, but Tesla really wants to be vertically integrated. They've improved the seats already at least once on the Model 3, and a couple times on the Model S, so I'm hoping that the Model Y will be comfortable.