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Heavier cars also wear through tires faster and put more stress and heat on the tires/brake pads/rotors.
by brobinson 10y ago
Heavier cars also wear through tires faster and put more stress and heat on the tires/brake pads/rotors.
- dragontamer 10y agoSpeaking of heat, I hear that Tesla's motors and brakes heat up a lot more on a track. To the point where the brakes and engine start throttling the car down a bit after a lap or two. Which is fine. My personal car of choice apparently overheats its brakes on the Laguna Seca under stock settings (Ford Focus, although the recent "RS" edition looks to have significantly better specs for a track). Its a challenging track. So the Tesla Model S isn't the only car that is unable to sustain high-performance throughout an entire course. But lets not pretend that the Model S is a real performance car or anything, not until it starts placing somewhere impressive on a track somewhere (Laguna Seca, Nürburgring, or whatever) -------------- http://jalopnik.com/heres-what-a-tesla-model-s-can-do-around-the-nurburgrin-1600644908 http://jalopnik.com/heres-what-a-tesla-model-s-can-do-around... > "The lap itself was around 10 minutes Bridge to Gantry (in heavy traffic) but unfortunately the car went into a reduced power mode about 3 minutes in due to excess battery heat (at least, that's my guess)." So there's probably some heat issue with regards to Tesla Model S on serious test tracks. All in all, the Tesla isn't a "performance" car, although it "isn't slow" by any stretch of the imagination.