Comments by "Bo McGillacutty" (@Mrbfgray) on "BYD says the Seal is better than a Tesla Model 3 Highland for $12,000 less" video.

Extra mass is a negative for cars in every way but one--colliding with other vehicles, colliding with a large tree or fixed object, mass has no advantage. Bad for efficiency, handling, braking, acceleration.....claiming it's because it's "built better" is rubbish.
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@adorolivar1340 Merc would handle better, turn and stop more competently if it were lighter. SURE it's far more expensive including the suspension, crucially it should have roughly 50/50 wt. distribution, rear drive and so on, so it will outperform an econobox. It's just not AS good as it would be by being lighter. Talk to anyone with a lot of track experience how well the, Model S say, hides it's extra ton over conventional sports cars. Does admirably, like an obese woman with a girdle, lol. Plaid with track package is very impressive but still can't hide the wt penalty. BEVs are relatively easy to design 50/50 balanced, one major advantage.
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@qilu2004 Got a spare $1M or so? Those ALSO handle poorly compared to, say my 3300 or 3500lb BMWs (those be better lighter too), due to mass and trade offs between cushy ride and handling. Naturally fat tires also a factor and not optional for a truck used as a truck. CT should be able to do decent in both categories with multiple suspension settings, just not great handling (truck drivers don't care much) and not both at same setting, one or the other.
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@adorolivar1340 Many Chinese BEVs are front drive, a total deal breaker for me. (on the subject of driving dynamics and satisfaction, absolutely loath FD for anything but a doggy low powered econobox or minivan)
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@qilu2004 Which Teslas and from where? Your mostly talking about Fremont and old versions, no gaps or problems out of Shanghai or Berlin. BYDs are front drive, no? I'll take bare primer and gaps everywhere before I suffer FD, complete crap that. Testing on other BYDs I've seen show horrific hard acceleration behavior.
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@qilu2004 And YES my old BMWs do suffer from excess mass too, just not near as much. I might forego powered seats and a number of other frivolities given the choice.
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@qilu2004 Sure, most would agree. My point was there are inherent penalties for mass, that's all. And not just efficiency. SO--given two "similar" competing cars, couple hundred kilos difference MATTERS considerably.
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@qilu2004 The original point was response to those with the childish assumption that more weight indicates better quality. It does NOT. Zero fundamental advantage to extra mass other than mentioned above, which is only at the expense of everyone else. It's possible that it's the result of extra features or qualities, but equally or more likely, inferior engineering and materials. Features and qualities stand on their merits, they aren't measured by the kilo...except in the inverse, more kilos is worse. Either way it's fundamentally worse for the weight alone, especially given similar batt packs, BYD has some 40 miles less range. That matters.
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@qilu2004 GOOG GRIEF. Are you obstinate or just STUPID. Everything else equal, light is better than heavy GET IT??? Good Night.
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@qilu2004 If you purchase a vehicle by $ per pound, you are are as dumb as the cheap concrete it's made of.
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