this is a new electric car from a new electric car maker that very few people have heard of before it's been fast it's been fast so why some buyers choose this new kit on a block the vinfest vf-8 electric crossover over the almighty Tesla Model y why not why well there are at least five reasons why they do and I'll tell you all about them but before that what's been fast and where did they come from in short Vin fast is a Vietnamese automaker that's already been making cars for about five years and is owned by the VIN group a multi-billion Dollar Empire that originally started by selling and this is the cool part of the story instant noodles in Ukraine and now owns Vietnam's biggest Resorts properties universities along with the automaker then fast it has already started deliveries of its vf8 electric crossover in the United States earlier this year and it has at least three more models coming to Market by the end of this year the vf6 the vf7 and the vf9 much like many first model girls from the new and the Legacy automakers winfast had a rough goal with the automotive media which means they do have some work to do but I do have to say that those are the same media Outlets that have given a pass to Brands like Tesla rivian and Lucid for very similar and even much worse issues if you want to know why that happens well I made an entire video why none of you should trust those professional car reviewers especially from bigger Publications and influencers and I have linked to it in the description of this video so let's talk about the VIN fast vf8 versus Tesla Model y the model Y is by far the most popular EV in the world and will stay that way for probably at least a couple of more years almost no electric crossover out there can beat it on more traditional specs like range charging and software but the Gap is closing now I should mention that when it comes to range at first glance the model Y is way ahead of the vf8 but those are the EPA numbers which when it comes to Tesla have very little to do with reality when it comes to the real world range when both were tested by the current Driver magazine the Tesla Model y has gone down from 316 EPA rated miles to 220 miles in a real world in the 75 mile an hour test while the vf8 outperformed its 191 mile EPA range at that time with the 210 real world miles of the same test common within only 10 miles of Teslas since then that model-wise variant has added 14 miles of EPA range in their 2023 models and later this year vf8 will be upgrading its EPA range again to 243 and 264 miles depending on the variant with all of that said let's talk about why some people are very much still choosing the vf8 over the model y well let's start with number one though in no particular order and it's the fact that bin fast is a new toy on the market it's made in an exotic country and styled by an exotic Design House pinion Farina responsible for Designing cars for Brands like Ferrari Alfa Romeo Maserati and a few others so if you like driving something different than everyone else like I do well this is a very interesting option obviously if you are Vietnamese American what a great way to show your pride in your nation's first exported vehicle now let's get back to some actual features that winfest has that Tesla doesn't and this one is absolutely a deal breaker for me I am talking about the Android auto and apple carplay I exclusively use my phone to essentially bring my world into my car or any other car that I'm in you can't do that with Tesla while you can with vin fast it is available as an optional add-on subscription as part of winfest's online Plus Package the only other major brand that doesn't have the Android auto and apple carplay implementation is rivian though GM is also thinking about phasing it out at some point with which I think is a sure way to push its reputation even further into the dirt number three and this one falls into the what happens to the good old days category the traditional manual controls now don't get me wrong I am all for Cutting Edge High Tech but sometimes by making things better the progress ends up making things worse and Tesla is guilty of throwing a few of those improvements in the steering wheel controls in the model y are down to just two push scroll buttons where the vf8 has plenty of controls that come very handy while driving when you don't have to take your eyes off the road like changing the volumes skipping tracks launching voice controls cruise control and a few other features same goes for the air conditioning vents when you're driving and you want the airflow off your face or on your face most people prefer to just reach out to the air vents and change those by touch like we've all done for decades and never complained that this needs to be improved you can't do that in Tesla either you have to navigate this through the touchscreen which is very annoying and and in many cases unsafe and last but not least this side mirror built-in blind spot indicators when you look to check your side mirrors most cars including the vf8 will also give you a visual indication if you have someone in your blind spot that's simple and what I feel necessary a safety feature is somehow missing in Tesla those resources instead must have gone into the fourth app development which brings me to number four and it is also a deal breaker for me and many others the instrument cluster it's that screen behind the steering wheel where you see the car's virals like the speed the driving gear the state of charge and the navigation guidance now as you can see neither car has one but the vf8 has the head-up display which is arguably even better and safer way to present those numbers to the driver vf8's head-up display is in color and both the position and the brightness are adjustable Tesla has no instrument cluster or the head of display and the reason for it makes it even worse because there is very little doubt in anyone's mind that it was removed to make more profits for Tesla while taking the feature away from the customers and finally number five and it is a big deal it really is this is where Vin fast is not only better than Tesla but literally every automaker out there electric or gas it has arguably one of the most important features to many buyers the best bumper to bumper warranty in the industry vinfast offers a 10-year or 125 000 mile bumper to bumper warranty including unlimited mile battery warranty with 24 7 support in comparison Tesla's bumper to bumper warranty is pretty much industry standard for year 50 000 mile one they do offer much like all others in much longer powertrain warranty but that one only covers well the powertrain now I do want to mention a bonus feature that may be not as huge as the warrant team or other features but instead still pretty big the vf8 can actually integrate with Alexa so you can control all sorts of things like playing music listening to podcasts managing your smart home devices and a bunch of other stuff that Tesla can't so there you go but did you know that there are over 30 electric crossovers that are coming to Market just this year that they're all alternatives to the Tesla Model y it's true and I have jammed them all for you right here in this video that you can watch right now alright looking forward to all of your comments other than that see you guys next time and remember to stay charged