Man I don't know...
Tesla Model "S" Plaid (Laguna Seca) 1:30.3
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Man I don't know...
Brett, I just got off the phone with my brother in Texas. He's had his Tesla Model 3 Performance for over two years and loves it. The only thing he doesn't like is the plain and bla exterior. Anyway, I asked him pretty much the same questions you just raised as far as performance and range. He knows a lot about these cars and has visited the Tesla dealership many times to stay up on the new stuff. He told me that you'll be able to upgrade (software) enhanced range or features, but the performance can be upgraded by adding, for example, another battery or larger batteries. It would be too costly. He said you would have to upgrade the vehicle. I can understand that when you consider the cost of EV hardware like batteries.
Ranges IMO are exaggerated, especially for future EVs from other manufacturers. They all want to decrown Tesla. I'll believe their claims of electric HP and range when I see it.
Like you, if I drove an 1100hp EV it would be darn near impossible to not play with it. And with that playing comes a big reduction in range. But the fun of playing with all the power would probably greatly outweigh the need to conserve. LOL.
Good info. Range is a huge deal. I don't really care too much about my gas mileage, if I don't get the advertised, not that big of a deal for me. Not getting the range though and having the 30+ min recharge is a deal killer. I hope they get the ranges up to give me the safety factor - an yes I would still like to run the 9 sec pass without much range loss. Lol.
You think im talking about the S2000? Lol if that was the case, with him driving, still probably
What are you talking about then? lol
See pics of everyones ride thread. Lol
Ah, nice go-cart.
It's not bad... But anyway we know how this goes, you see a pro throw down a well engineered lap in testing, when the production models hit with their average joe drivers he'd be about 12-15 seconds slow at least in real life unless he's a secret IMSA pro.. My car with its current setup will run 28's all day long.
Fast charging is really the key here. If it only had 200 miles of range, but you could re-charge 150 of that in under 10 minutes, it makes it much more bearable.
Your car with you in it, or a pro? lol
As far as lapping goes theres not much difference. Its wheel to wheel where the pros eat me alive
Agreed. They need to get better on the cold weather battery life also.
I better be with the amount of hours I spend out there...
Most boring road course video I’ve ever watched. Serious.
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I think the more impressive part of this is basically taking a mid-low 9 second car and making it turn/brake pretty well. It has a top speed of 200 and 0-60 around 2 seconds. Both of these things can be accomplished in cars half the cost with not much effort (drag radial/prep), however those same cars WILL NOT lap a road course as well as the Tesla. So the all around performance I think is more impressive than say the 1/4 mile or the lap time as stand-alone stats.
Either way, I just don't think the looks live up to the price/performance AT ALL. What would push me over the edge, is an S550-eque body, with less weight than a Tesla, and preferably more raw sound, some type of gear noise or something. I don't want to feel like I'm on a roller coaster... I can do that shit for $5.
Either way, I just don't think the looks live up to the price/performance AT ALL. What would push me over the edge, is an S550-eque body, with less weight than a Tesla, and preferably more raw sound, some type of gear noise or something. I don't want to feel like I'm on a roller coaster... I can do that shit for $5.
There is no denying the toaster is one of the most impressive all round cars. Its just that it will absolutely kill auto racing as nobody will give a shit about watching them.
LOL, I still watch F1 and they sound like broken Hondas or a can of bees, or something terrible.
FWIW, watching IMSA type stuff on TV gets you no noise. All those awesome V8 Ferraris and Vettes and you don't get to hear much of it.
Nascar is just one big noise. Tough call.
When it comes to noise, the one thing I'll never accept a replacement for is Top Fuel. That's real deal manly man noise right there.
I cant watch F1 or IMSA for more than 5 minutes behind a screen... If I was there, I would watch the whole race. EV's will absolutely kill motorsport as we know it. They are an appliance.
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