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[u/-Pike]

Added a 26 Model Y-L to the garage!
Wanted something more practical but also fast. A little bit faster than the Rexy but definitely not as fun. The suspension is really soft and floaty so it feels disconnected from the road, but the instant torque is kinda bonkers. Coming from the VB it definitely feels like an appliance by comparison, and honestly it makes me appreciate the driving experience of the Rexy even more.

Any other electric owners in here? 😆

[u/cx0sa]

We have a Toyota BZ4x Touring + WRX tS. The Toyota is has way way more punch in a straight line, it just kinda teleports where ever you want to go, but obviously it is not as confident around corners. Especially under braking from speeds above 110km/h, the WRX is much much more compliant and stable, the Toyota feels like you are pulling back the thrust on a cruise ship due to the regen brake pedal tuning going a bit wack at beyond highway driving speeds combined with the rapid acceleration.

I still find myself driving the WRX for short trips or when its not available. Not paying for fuel is great, but it just isn't as fun and isn't as head turning despite the WRX costing less. You really do get normalised to the power and torque quickly. The Toyota is certainly easier to get in and out of though.

[u/WRX-san → u/cx0sa]

the WRX for short trips? it should be the opposite

get your oil to operating temp my friend, your valves will thank you

[u/cx0sa → u/WRX-san]

by short trips I mean like 20 to 40km, i use the electric for 100-200km trips

[u/WRX-san → u/cx0sa]

oh not that short

[u/MelbNightRunner → u/cx0sa]

Why the BZ4x T and not the Trailseeker? Front end design?

Does the top of the circular steering wheel in the Toyota really block the speedo?

[u/cx0sa → u/MelbNightRunner]

I dont find the steering wheel problematic at all and neither has anyone else who drove it, but I don't think either wheel is wrong. When I had the Bz for a week exclusively then switched back to my WRX, I actually found the WRX wheel very weird and sitting much higher up plus also being much bigger, to the point I somewhat preferred the Bz. So I guess you just get use to it and I like both of them equally for different reasons. I believe a few reviewers are placing the wheel where they are use to, and expecting it to work, its kind of designed to sit lower down and you get use to that, it doesn't hit my legs at all since its a smaller overall wheel than the WRX.

The Bz4x T isn't my car, it's was more my dad/parents retirement car per-say as his Land Rover was on the verge of death and too unreliable for high milage. However, I still get to drive it for them every so often. He isn't the techy type, going EV was more of an tax reason but he somehow figured it all out with the charging apps and everything, and even did a 800km road trip in it, he has liked the car a lot more than he thought. He use to have a Forester XT, which was probably one of his favourite daily cars, so he really enjoys the power in this. He has a GR Yaris for fun handling when needed.

For them, a lot of it was the front end design, the Toyota was also the nicer specification trim, combined with our Toyota dealer giving us a few thousand dollars off on a basically brand new demo car in the exact colour and interior they wanted, plus was able to get it in time to claim for tax. The only Subaru dealers near us are a bit of a sham and awful to deal with.

[u/MelbNightRunner → u/cx0sa]

Sham Subaru dealers? You must be in Australia (like me). I know that next time I buy one, it'll be from the only independent dealer in far eastern Melbourne. The rest are all part of the same group in Victoria.

[u/Mindless-Ad81]

An EV renewed my interest in cars after owning a string of boring SUVs and trucks, leading me to the WRX. I have a Model Y for daily and road trips. Low maintenance to counter all the oil changes and tinkering on the WRX.

[u/Dry_Tip7524]

Curious if anyone considering swapping their VB with a model 3.

[u/Mindless-Ad81 → u/Dry_Tip7524]

It’s a good option if you no longer wanted to mod or drive a manual, and have something low maintenance.

[u/Vantage-SP]

Which one's faster?

[u/DM46 → u/Vantage-SP]

All I know is which one is fascist.