I can see the lawyers drooling already. Driver passes out from the extreme g force and runs into a family of six going to church.
0 to 60 in 1.9 seconds...
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Impressive.
Originally Posted by rooflessVW
For fun? The look? To feel cool? To go fast? Why does anyone buy a sports car?
I enjoy good driving dynamics. Most vehicles fall incredibly short.
For fun? The look? To feel cool? To go fast? Why does anyone buy a sports car?
I enjoy good driving dynamics. Most vehicles fall incredibly short.
Originally Posted by Cujet
I enjoy good driving dynamics. Most vehicles fall incredibly short.
I whole-heartedly agree.
I enjoy good driving dynamics. Most vehicles fall incredibly short.
I whole-heartedly agree.
Originally Posted by rooflessVW
For fun? The look? To feel cool? To go fast? Why does anyone buy a sports car?
Your point is well taken. Of course no one needs a car like this.
No one needs a Corvette, Porsche, BMW, etc.
A Civic or Corolla, perhaps CR-V is all almost anyone needs. Maybe an Odyssey strippie?
But there is a market for exotics; for performance.
Outstanding acceleration is sort of a by product of electric cars due to their flat torque curve.
There is a point where ICE car power is superior, but for real world driving there is no comparison.
Heck, our single motor Model 3 does 5.2 seconds 0 to 60. That's faaaaaast.
Performance does trickle down to passenger cars. A lot of safety equipment started in racing. Braking is another example. Handling...
In the case of Tesla, Musk built the S, which started out so expensive, as a way to learn how to build electric cars for the masses.
This has been his stated goal from the beginning.
For fun? The look? To feel cool? To go fast? Why does anyone buy a sports car?
Your point is well taken. Of course no one needs a car like this.
No one needs a Corvette, Porsche, BMW, etc.
A Civic or Corolla, perhaps CR-V is all almost anyone needs. Maybe an Odyssey strippie?
But there is a market for exotics; for performance.
Outstanding acceleration is sort of a by product of electric cars due to their flat torque curve.
There is a point where ICE car power is superior, but for real world driving there is no comparison.
Heck, our single motor Model 3 does 5.2 seconds 0 to 60. That's faaaaaast.
Performance does trickle down to passenger cars. A lot of safety equipment started in racing. Braking is another example. Handling...
In the case of Tesla, Musk built the S, which started out so expensive, as a way to learn how to build electric cars for the masses.
This has been his stated goal from the beginning.
Originally Posted by 97prizm
It won't be delivered in a timely manner. Every other car they produced was a year late.
And has been a huge hit with customers.
It won't be delivered in a timely manner. Every other car they produced was a year late.
And has been a huge hit with customers.
Patman
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That kind of 0-60 is very impressive, no doubt, however I have heard that a Tesla (or any electric car) can only do that kind of performance on a full charge and it's performance suffers as the charge level goes down. I wonder (if it's true) how much the 0-60 time changes under lower battery levels? For instance, if the battery is down to 25% is that 0-60 time now 3 or 4 seconds?
Originally Posted by Patman
That kind of 0-60 is very impressive, no doubt, however I have heard that a Tesla (or any electric car) can only do that kind of performance on a full charge and it's performance suffers as the charge level goes down. I wonder (if it's true) how much the 0-60 time changes under lower battery levels? For instance, if the battery is down to 25% is that 0-60 time now 3 or 4 seconds?
The answer is yes, but not as dramatic as your example.
Best power with electrics is at 100% charge.
At 50% the car might add .1 seconds to the 0 to 60 time.
At 25% it might slow by about .2 seconds.
At 10%, the time will increase, probably over 1 second.
Kinda funny, an ICE car will be faster at low fuel, due to weight reduction.
That kind of 0-60 is very impressive, no doubt, however I have heard that a Tesla (or any electric car) can only do that kind of performance on a full charge and it's performance suffers as the charge level goes down. I wonder (if it's true) how much the 0-60 time changes under lower battery levels? For instance, if the battery is down to 25% is that 0-60 time now 3 or 4 seconds?
The answer is yes, but not as dramatic as your example.
Best power with electrics is at 100% charge.
At 50% the car might add .1 seconds to the 0 to 60 time.
At 25% it might slow by about .2 seconds.
At 10%, the time will increase, probably over 1 second.
Kinda funny, an ICE car will be faster at low fuel, due to weight reduction.
edyvw
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Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
Originally Posted by edyvw
Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
Just sayin...
Tesla Roadster
And that is important why? Do you go 0-60 on every street light? And that same Tesla would get OBLITERATED by any well assembled car in curves.
The Tesla Roadster is a sports car, not a purpose built acceleration car.
What car did you have in mind that would obliterate it?
The Roadster is being designed as a supercar.
I can guarantee I will be faster in Toyota SIenna from Denver to Vail than that supercar
Originally Posted by edyvw
Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
Just sayin...
Tesla Roadster
And that is important why? Do you go 0-60 on every street light? And that same Tesla would get OBLITERATED by any well assembled car in curves.
The Tesla Roadster is a sports car, not a purpose built acceleration car.
What car did you have in mind that would obliterate it?
The Roadster is being designed as a supercar.
I can guarantee I will be faster in Toyota SIenna from Denver to Vail than that supercar
Nevermind.
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Originally Posted by Cujet
Originally Posted by rooflessVW
For fun? The look? To feel cool? To go fast? Why does anyone buy a sports car?
I enjoy good driving dynamics. Most vehicles fall incredibly short.
This.
My hour long commute is much more engaging and fun in the BMW. I also don't feel exhausted after long drives.
Originally Posted by rooflessVW
For fun? The look? To feel cool? To go fast? Why does anyone buy a sports car?
I enjoy good driving dynamics. Most vehicles fall incredibly short.
This.
My hour long commute is much more engaging and fun in the BMW. I also don't feel exhausted after long drives.
edyvw
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Originally Posted by jeepman3071
Originally Posted by Cujet
Originally Posted by rooflessVW
For fun? The look? To feel cool? To go fast? Why does anyone buy a sports car?
I enjoy good driving dynamics. Most vehicles fall incredibly short.
This.
My hour long commute is much more engaging and fun in the BMW. I also don't feel exhausted after long drives.
Every morning I turn on my Sienna I ask myself why I am being punished. Cannot wait to get myself BMW 335i or Audi S4. Once that happens, SIenna will be used only if I cannot somehow fit 7 people in Audi or BMW.
Originally Posted by Cujet
Originally Posted by rooflessVW
For fun? The look? To feel cool? To go fast? Why does anyone buy a sports car?
I enjoy good driving dynamics. Most vehicles fall incredibly short.
This.
My hour long commute is much more engaging and fun in the BMW. I also don't feel exhausted after long drives.
Every morning I turn on my Sienna I ask myself why I am being punished. Cannot wait to get myself BMW 335i or Audi S4. Once that happens, SIenna will be used only if I cannot somehow fit 7 people in Audi or BMW.
When/If it actually makes it to market, I'll check it out.
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Man, those Tesla's really explode off the line.
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