[cjs_ac]

Petrolheads often say that electric cars have no soul. It’s because ‘soul’ is used to mean rough edges that we find endearing. Things that are perfect recede into the background and become invisible, and while that can be very desirable, it’s hard to form opinions about such things.

[big_paps]

I think it’s less about the fact that the drivetrain is electric — it’s more that modern cars no longer have analog gauges, no hand-stitched surfaces, none of that tactile craftsmanship. Last year I saw a beautiful Ferrari, and when I looked into the cockpit, there was a touchscreen staring back at me. The whole car loses its character because of something like that. One software update and your dashboard looks completely different.

[rasz]

Soul, drama, spectacle. All that noise and smells target nostalgia. Its hard to handle cognitive dissonance of Lambo being slower than a cheap Smart fridge on wheels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwOE2col-6Y

[smackeyacky]

To me it’s an anthropomorphic reaction to things that generate heat, that rumble and roar or you mistake their weird “I am the only one who knows how to start this” quirks.

I never give a name to a car until I’ve done something substantial to it and it rewarded me with a decent trip in return. My wife’s Subaru will likely never have a name because I haven’t cut myself fixing it or replaced anything major.

The old SRT8 300C? It has a name.