Posted on 11/17/2017 8:44:53 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT
Capable of going from 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds, the Tesla Roadster would be the first such car ever to break the two second mark, the entrepreneur said at a launch near Los Angeles.
He also said it would climb from 0 to 100 mph in 4.2 seconds and clear a quarter mile in 8.9 seconds. "This will the first time that any production car has broken 9 seconds in the quarter mile,"
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Fun stuff. That said, as the battery discharges it creates heat, as the temperature rises, the computer limits output; to prevent battery damage.
Therefore max output is limited to short bursts, like 0-60.
I’m sure the shade tree mechanix can improve that...................
And in other news, the Stanley Steamer is coming back with a 6 passenger minivan that gets 200 miles on a gallon of water!
I am amazed how many are impressed with the idea of coal burning cars...
How fast is it when the batteries are dead?
Gonna need some high content asbestos tires for that ride.
“The point of doing this is to give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars,” he said.
Well you missed!
Give me Shelby GT
Early model Corvette /427
Pretty much any of the original muscle cars.
You can keep your 200,000 dollar electric sled!
Reminds me of the Bugatti Veyron. It can go about 230mph... for about 6 miles.
And on the 405 freeway, you'll still be in bumper-to-bumper traffic going 5 mph for 2 hours.
I think Perelli P-zeros are rated up to 200 MPH.
Aren’t high performance cars kind of anti-LIB attitudes? Maybe there is a bye given because they are being built by a LIB charleton supported by taxpayer money???
My snap prediction is that this Super Roadster is a more likely product than the million-mile-guarantee Class 8 BEV semi.
Nice announcement, too bad it’s not available for 4 more years.
Musk is rich off our tax dollars. Where is the American taxpayers return on investment? Not there? Only super rich an get a car like this(
What a crock.
I will race Musk’s supercar any day of the week in my Jeep Rubicon. Musk can pick the day and time, and I’ll pick the trail, er road.
I have a question. Why do we need street legal cars that go over 250mph ?
Kind of like being a Democrat groper - you're given a pass, because it's an electric vehicle. Just don't tell them you need to burn fossil fuels to get the electricity.
Maybe there is a bye given because they are being built by a LIB charleton supported by taxpayer money???
Yeah, take away the gov't subsidies & Tesla sales will drop. They are already hugely in debt & I heard today that the Model 3 was way behind schedule. This car isn't scheduled until 2020, but I'm sure Musk wants you to make a down payment today to get on his list of suckers.
Koenigsegg Agera RS - NEW WORLD RECORD - Fastest production car in the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD82XB7t8Xo
284 MPH
Same speed as a gas car with an empty tank.
Point A: has anyone priced a set of "99Y" speed rated tires? Figure about $1500+, each.
Point B: How many amps would it take to enable ALL the cars you see on the road, this morning, to recharge, overnight?
Point C: You put the spurs to it, and the rear end is going to break away. Saw it the other day when a pickup swapped ends trying to get on the interstate, and she shortened the wheelbase by about of foot when the tires caught and she stuck it into the barrier...
“Capable of going from 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds...”
That would be an incredible tow truck hauling it to the junk yard.
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