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Maybe one day we'll get one in the USA (lemmy.world)
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[–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

There was very little original with the roadtser. The chassis is just a Lotus Elise that they stuffed an EV drivetrain into.

And there are some small ones. The Kia EV3 is 201hp and under 30k.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (4 children)

    Yeah I know and that's exactly why it was good, because the elise already had an incredible sports car chassis.

    The EV3 seems like a fine commuter but is certainly not a sports car in weight, shape, chassis, or suspension. It's just another compact crossover, seemingly a good one, but not really what I'm talking about. In the US the closest thing is probably the Mini Cooper SE, but it's still heavier and less powerful than the original roadster.

    Imagine if Mazda made an mx-5 EV or Toyota made an 86 EV.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Imagine if Mazda made an mx-5 EV or Toyota made an 86 EV.

    I'm pro-EV in general (pro-trains notwithstanding), but don't see the point in that. I'd rather they just got the people who designed the MX-5 and GT86 to design EV sports cars on their own terms. An MX-5 EV would just be there to remind you how much more fun the ICE version was to drive.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Well yeah I don't mean literally make the same car but an EV. Of course there are special considerations that need to be made when designing a different type of car. The main reason most EVs aren't very fun is because most of them haven't been designed to be.

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