abasile
Well-known member
Earlier this evening my wife and I left our children with their grandparents, and drove to Big Bear Lake for groceries and then dinner at the "Himalayan" restaurant (which we highly recommend). Instead of having fun hypermiling, I decided to enjoy taking the road at higher speeds. Indeed, the LEAF corners quite well; I never did get the tires to squeal, even on the "13 Curves" and the "Arctic Circle", names that locals use for a couple of twisty sections of road between Arrowbear and Big Bear.
We were trailed by a nice black sportscar (perhaps a Camaro?) pretty much the entire way home. While the driver had a couple of good opportunities to pass us, he/she chose not to. Either that driver felt that we were already going plenty fast, or perhaps recognized the LEAF and wanted to observe our e-car in action.
I told my wife that I won't be driving that way too often. If nothing else, it would lead to tire replacement in maybe 5-10K miles. However, the "EV grin" is very real!
We were trailed by a nice black sportscar (perhaps a Camaro?) pretty much the entire way home. While the driver had a couple of good opportunities to pass us, he/she chose not to. Either that driver felt that we were already going plenty fast, or perhaps recognized the LEAF and wanted to observe our e-car in action.
I told my wife that I won't be driving that way too often. If nothing else, it would lead to tire replacement in maybe 5-10K miles. However, the "EV grin" is very real!