BjoernB:
Fantastic - can't be driven anywhere - "interesting" side story - we have a Michelin star restaurant just 50m away from us - somebody came with a SVJ one night (I could hear the unique Lambo sound) apparently 3 households called the police.....- this is the time we're living......
Welcome to my world, which according to some here, seems to exist only in my head.
I adjusted my driving accordingly, didn't have any issues but I have to say that I really have to pay attention not to offend people, which is sometimes pretty annoying because it contradicts my usual driving style.
My son (who hates EVs) said one clever thing a while ago: "You know the only good thing about EVs? You can go as fast as you want, accelerate as fast as you want and nobody will say anything, it just doesn't attract attention." So true.
I passed a police car shortly after this and they followed us for at least 10 km (I intentionally changed directions to see if they are following). I turned the driving mode to Strada, just in case. My last (and to be fair, first) encounter with the police regarding the exhaust sound took almost 30 minutes of my time but of course there is nothing they could do, everything is street legal and certified (still good that the car switches to Strada mode shortly after you turn off the engine ). Keep in mind that I am not the type of driver to fully accelerate from a stop or to play with the throttle while waiting at a stop light. I think they would have shot me on the spot if I've done that.
Just a few years ago, nobody really cared. Now everyone watched those hundreds of news reports about "killing speeders" or read about them in newspapers, so whenever someone accelerates, people start to look angry.
We have to thank those AMG/Lambo/Porsche/M BMW guys who love to show off and do everything possible in their power to attract (mostly negative) attention. You can find these guys every weekend night around my town and many other towns/cities. Sadly.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Lamborghini Huracan Performante (2019), Mercedes GLC63 S AMG (2020), Mercedes C63 S AMG Cab (2019), Range Rover Evoque Si4 Black Edition (2019)