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Tesla Model S P85D 'Insane' Mode: NSFW Video Shows How Insane It Really Is
Green Car Reports ^ | January 28, 2015 | John Voelcker

Posted on 01/28/2015 12:57:48 PM PST by LogicDesigner

Many Tesla fans and electric-car drivers now know about the Model S P85D, Tesla's all-wheel-drive electric car that's arguably the fastest four-door sedan on the market.

What most of them likely don't know is just what the car's ultimate performance mode, called "Insane," actually feels like.

Now there's a video out from Drag Times that shows how astoundingly, jaw-dropping, amazingly, startlingly, incredibly insane the Insane mode actually is.

NOTE: Video is NSFW, has rude words (delivered in tones of shock, horror, awe, amazement, and joy).

With 1.3 million views in three days, the reactions to Drag Times CEO Brooks Weisblat's demonstration of standing-start acceleration pretty much speak for themselves (above).

(Excerpt) Read more at greencarreports.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: electriccar; electriccars; ev; tesla
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To: cripplecreek

All cars depreciate even before their first oil change. They depreciate the moment you drive them off the dealer’s lot.

And people seem to be happy with their Teslas and they do have a cult following.


41 posted on 01/28/2015 1:30:03 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: WayneS

No.

But I’m impressed with what they’ve built.


42 posted on 01/28/2015 1:30:44 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: cripplecreek
“they're selling a straw man. Instant torque is pretty much meaningless for a grocery getter and daily driver. In fact I wonder if that instant torque isn't particularly dangerous on icy roads that I drive on for 4 months of every year.”

Your post is the definition of a straw man argument. No one on the planet considers the Model S a “grocery getter.” It is a luxury car that competes with other luxury cars.

And no, the instant torque is not dangerous on icy roads because it has traction control. That is why you don't see the Model S burning rubber in the video.

43 posted on 01/28/2015 1:31:53 PM PST by LogicDesigner
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To: goldstategop

Have you driven one?


44 posted on 01/28/2015 1:32:04 PM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: WayneS

I didn’t see the 1/4mi time. I’ve seen a video of a lifted crewcab F350 diesel that tops that (10.4sec 1/4mi).


45 posted on 01/28/2015 1:32:31 PM PST by Little Pig
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To: WayneS

“A Nissan GTR would leave it for dead, at about 1/2 the price.”

11.2 versus 11.6 but the Tesla is a heavy sedan, not a sports coupe.

3.0 versus 3.2 to sixty.

AND the GT-R bases at over 100k, about what the Tesla sells for.


46 posted on 01/28/2015 1:32:37 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: LogicDesigner
As far as recharging, you can go to a Tesla Supercharger station and get an 80% charge in 30 minutes, or 50% in 20 minutes.

I don't have a doubt that what Tesla says about recharging could be true. To me the problem is getting that kind of "charge" when and where you need/want it.

In another comment here I remarked about my particular need of 130 miles round trip and an overnight charge, on a regular 110VAC outlet in any temperature I'd experience on any given work day.

Frankly, my idea of a normal recharge isn't a Tesla Supercharger station, or even a charging station that isn't a plug in (like a vacuum cleaner) that has to be specially installed in the home, either. It's fine for those rich people in Callie that want to spend $100K to drive to somewhere in LA - but not for me.

47 posted on 01/28/2015 1:33:01 PM PST by Gaffer
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To: LogicDesigner

I’m not going to discuss it with a paid salesman.


48 posted on 01/28/2015 1:33:21 PM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: WayneS

I haven’t driven a luxury or high end sports car.

But I like their performance and for those who want a car like that, more power to them.


49 posted on 01/28/2015 1:33:26 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: LogicDesigner

“As far as recharging, you can go to a Tesla Supercharger station and get an 80% charge in 30 minutes, or 50% in 20 minutes.”

You forgot to mention how much that would cost ...


50 posted on 01/28/2015 1:33:33 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: Little Pig

Correction, 11.4sec, but still.


51 posted on 01/28/2015 1:34:28 PM PST by Little Pig
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To: LogicDesigner
You KNOW both BMW (who builds the limited-edition i8) and Porsche (who builds the limited edition 918) are going to try to figure out ways to use the electric motors on their hybrid sports cars to beat the Tesla S P85. Ferrari may just attempt that with the very limited edition LaFerrari hybrid sports car, too.
52 posted on 01/28/2015 1:34:46 PM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: TexasGator

...and where the nearest one to my house is located.


53 posted on 01/28/2015 1:34:50 PM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: goldstategop

Of course. They are toys. Very expensive toys.
Like a speed boat.


54 posted on 01/28/2015 1:36:20 PM PST by envisio (Its on like Donkey Kong!)
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To: goldstategop

If you have not driven one, then how can you make statements like: “...its a very nice car, solidly built up there on a level with luxury German sedans.”? Especially if you have also not driven any luxury German sedans.


55 posted on 01/28/2015 1:36:26 PM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: RayChuang88

They’re pushing the outer limits of technology.

This was one of the hurdles to the EV but a lot more work still remains to be done before mainstream buyers will consider them.

Gas is cheap now but it won’t be that way forever.


56 posted on 01/28/2015 1:36:43 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: WayneS
The cost to recharge is $0.00!


57 posted on 01/28/2015 1:38:08 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: WayneS

Every one knows luxury German sedans deliver comfort and uncompromising driving performance.

My little VW is nowhere close to that. If I had the money, I’d want nothing but the best, too.


58 posted on 01/28/2015 1:38:29 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: TexasGator

Oops, I should know better.


59 posted on 01/28/2015 1:38:48 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
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To: cripplecreek

And people that own Tesla or Porche or any other exotic brand have another more practical car. The exotics are for fun.


60 posted on 01/28/2015 1:40:28 PM PST by envisio (Its on like Donkey Kong!)
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