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That's an interesting observation. Obviously it doesn't take 20 sec for an A8, but you really need to pay a lot of money for it to have a reasonable acceleratio
by bflesch 11y ago
That's an interesting observation. Obviously it doesn't take 20 sec for an A8, but you really need to pay a lot of money for it to have a reasonable acceleration of ~5 sec. And I think this is the most striking thing about Tesla's cars, because right now, every potential Audi buyer knows that every single Tesla car will beat the 5 seconds 0 to 60 you bought with a lot of money (speaking of mainstream models).
- Shengbo 11y agoI believe what he meant is that it takes 15(to launch the software) + 5.4(0-60) = 20.4 seconds to get from getting into the car to 60 mph.
- daveguy 11y agoThat is what I meant. And if we count turbo lag it's zero to 1 mph in 15.5 seconds, unless you're on a hill. :) I would like to drive a tesla. That low end immediate torque is probably a lot of fun.
- varjag 11y agoYou don't need a Tesla, it's the same even on the low end EVs (and probably many of hybrids). Not having a wax pedal feels amazing.