M/T: Tesla and Jaguar EVs vs Alfa Giulia

[kevm14]

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/alfa-ro ... 908A16A236

I can't seem to bring myself to read this. Can someone read it and summarize?

[bill25]

Some highlights/summary:

The Model 3's Track mode may be a work in progress, but it's a helluva baseline.
At this moment, in the first battle in the BEV versus ICE war to come, the romantic, beautiful, turbocharged V-6-powered Alfa is still a blink or two quicker than its electric rivals. But think of the Tesla's Track mode as version 1.0.
Fear 2.0.

Also note the tires:

Then somebody notices the Alfa's Pirelli P Zero Corsa AR Asimmetrico front tires. They're asimmetrico, all right: Half of each tread block's rubber is gone after two sets of three hard laps.

Tesla engineer points to his car's Michelin Pilot Sport 4Ss that are at worst scuffed.

The other day, I read Bob Lutz espouse that "Tesla has no tech advantage, no software advantage, no battery advantage. No advantages whatsoever." With all due respect, Bob, that's bull

Oh man...

[bill25]

Forgot lap times:

Alfa Giulia: 1:22.78. That's 1.12 seconds quicker than the Tesla.
Tesla Model 3: 1:23.97