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Tesla Model S Plaid, 0-60 in under 2 seconds

41 points by zuhayeer 6y ago

mywittyname 6y ago
That level of performance is mind boggling. I can't think of a factory car running a sub 9 second quarter mile, and I can't think of a time I've seen a car run that time at a track then drive itself back home (and I spend a lot of friday nights at test-and-tunes), they are towed. A 1:30 at Leguna Seca is also insane. That's Viper ACR / Ferrari 488 GTB / McLaren P1 levels of performance. I'd like to know who their test driver is, because if one of their engineers did that, then the performance is even more insane.
- toomuchtodo 6y ago
  Vehicle range is also somewhere around 520 miles. That’s insane for an EV.
  - epmaybe 6y ago
    I was about to comment that, it seems pretty impressive, that alone makes it pretty compelling if it can actually achieve that in real world use. I'd love to see that kind of range trickle down to the lower priced vehicles, or even other manufacturers. A 200+ mile range Nissan leaf is pretty much instant buy for me.
    - torpfactory 6y ago
      It’s available: https://insideevs.com/reviews/420126/nissan-leaf-plus-highway-range-test-video/ https://insideevs.com/reviews/420126/nissan-leaf-plus-highwa... But for $43k you could also get a Model 3 SR+...
- Dork1234 6y ago
  There generally isn't any place that would allow you to run sub 10 second quarter miles without a roll bar and that was just lowered for the latest generation street cars. I believe they won't even give you a time if you exceed the safety limit. https://www.racepagesdigital.com/ten-flat-nhra-adjusts-roll-bar-requirements-to-10-00-for-2008-newer-street-cars-presented-by-nitto-tire/ https://www.racepagesdigital.com/ten-flat-nhra-adjusts-roll-... German cars use to have a speed limit of 155mph and Porsche even sold factory rollbars for the GT series of cars (Not in US because of --Freedom-- laws). I sure hope Musk is considering safety with these ~5000 lbs rockets.
  - jayzalowitz 6y ago
    Im pretty sure with the weight distro being pretty much all at the bottom of the car its almost impossible to roll outside of an accident involving another car. Apparently the frame is a monster too, so it might qualify there somehow.
    - Doxin 6y ago
      See this video[1] for a demonstration of how hard it is to roll a tesla. In one of the tests it goes past 90 degrees before rolling back on its wheels. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L24xzJkCGdk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L24xzJkCGdk
- ThePadawan 6y ago
  > (...) they are towed. For my understanding - do you mean that they're not road legal, or that they're not reliable enough for day-to-day off-track use?
  - mywittyname 6y ago
    They are road legal. In the US at least, road legal is a pretty low bar to clear. But they usually have drag radials with skinny fronts, stripped interiors and high-stall torque converters. Which combine to make the car really hard to drive on the street.
wpdev_63 6y ago
It's still kinda unbelievable that the largest and most valued electric car maker in the world is naming their cars from scenes that elon thought was funny.[0] What a time to be alive. [0]:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAWL8ejf2nM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAWL8ejf2nM
- mywittyname 6y ago
  Pop culture sells. I like it specifically because no marketing department would ever okay something like this.
- DuskStar 6y ago
  Don't forget choosing model names to be S3XY... (Apparently Ford owns the rights to "Model E")
- mhh__ 6y ago
  That's because Tesla are massively overvalued relative to what they will most likely achieve. Tesla are not the largest car manufacturer at all - Tesla's market cap is hugely bigger than ford's, but ford's yearly revenue is only a bit smaller than Tesla's market cap
  - zalkota 6y ago
    The market knows better than you. They aren’t a car company, just like Apple isn’t a phone company.
    - mhh__ 6y ago
      Apple makes fucktons of money though. Tesla's PE is 1039 as of today, Apple's is 34.
      - catsdanxe 6y ago
        Tesla has thousands of vehicles out on the road collecting data to train it's self driving features. Nobody else has this.
bradlys 6y ago
I thought under 2s is impossible for street compounds? Still, good numbers. Wouldn’t buy one anyway. I like sound.
- sunstone 6y ago
  Hey just install a growling speaker for sound and you're good to go. That's what they do on the pickup trucks.
- mlindner 6y ago
  It's got plenty of sound, just different sound. Personally, I like to be able to talk when I'm setting world record laps and be able to drive the car home afterwards.
- lathiat 6y ago
  You can just creep under it but it’s close to the limit (unless you add cold gas thrusters of course). Engineering explained has a couple of really good videos covering the physics and math. Here’s one about how the new roadster can possibly achieve 1.9 seconds. https://youtu.be/9Uca_jNh2M4 https://youtu.be/9Uca_jNh2M4 https://youtu.be/4PRi4B1APj0 https://youtu.be/4PRi4B1APj0
rasz 6y ago
Checks calendar ... right.

41 points by zuhayeer 6y ago

That level of performance is mind boggling. I can't think of a factory car running a sub 9 second quarter mile, and I can't think of a time I've seen a car run that time at a track then drive itself back home (and I spend a lot of friday nights at test-and-tunes), they are towed. A 1:30 at Leguna Seca is also insane. That's Viper ACR / Ferrari 488 GTB / McLaren P1 levels of performance. I'd like to know who their test driver is, because if one of their engineers did that, then the performance is even more insane.

toomuchtodo 6y ago
Vehicle range is also somewhere around 520 miles. That’s insane for an EV.
- epmaybe 6y ago
  I was about to comment that, it seems pretty impressive, that alone makes it pretty compelling if it can actually achieve that in real world use. I'd love to see that kind of range trickle down to the lower priced vehicles, or even other manufacturers. A 200+ mile range Nissan leaf is pretty much instant buy for me.
  - torpfactory 6y ago
    It’s available: https://insideevs.com/reviews/420126/nissan-leaf-plus-highway-range-test-video/ https://insideevs.com/reviews/420126/nissan-leaf-plus-highwa... But for $43k you could also get a Model 3 SR+...
Dork1234 6y ago
There generally isn't any place that would allow you to run sub 10 second quarter miles without a roll bar and that was just lowered for the latest generation street cars. I believe they won't even give you a time if you exceed the safety limit. https://www.racepagesdigital.com/ten-flat-nhra-adjusts-roll-bar-requirements-to-10-00-for-2008-newer-street-cars-presented-by-nitto-tire/ https://www.racepagesdigital.com/ten-flat-nhra-adjusts-roll-... German cars use to have a speed limit of 155mph and Porsche even sold factory rollbars for the GT series of cars (Not in US because of --Freedom-- laws). I sure hope Musk is considering safety with these ~5000 lbs rockets.
- jayzalowitz 6y ago
  Im pretty sure with the weight distro being pretty much all at the bottom of the car its almost impossible to roll outside of an accident involving another car. Apparently the frame is a monster too, so it might qualify there somehow.
  - Doxin 6y ago
    See this video[1] for a demonstration of how hard it is to roll a tesla. In one of the tests it goes past 90 degrees before rolling back on its wheels. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L24xzJkCGdk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L24xzJkCGdk
ThePadawan 6y ago
> (...) they are towed. For my understanding - do you mean that they're not road legal, or that they're not reliable enough for day-to-day off-track use?
- mywittyname 6y ago
  They are road legal. In the US at least, road legal is a pretty low bar to clear. But they usually have drag radials with skinny fronts, stripped interiors and high-stall torque converters. Which combine to make the car really hard to drive on the street.

wpdev_63 6y ago

It's still kinda unbelievable that the largest and most valued electric car maker in the world is naming their cars from scenes that elon thought was funny.[0] What a time to be alive. [0]:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAWL8ejf2nM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAWL8ejf2nM

mywittyname 6y ago
Pop culture sells. I like it specifically because no marketing department would ever okay something like this.
DuskStar 6y ago
Don't forget choosing model names to be S3XY... (Apparently Ford owns the rights to "Model E")
mhh__ 6y ago
That's because Tesla are massively overvalued relative to what they will most likely achieve. Tesla are not the largest car manufacturer at all - Tesla's market cap is hugely bigger than ford's, but ford's yearly revenue is only a bit smaller than Tesla's market cap
- zalkota 6y ago
  The market knows better than you. They aren’t a car company, just like Apple isn’t a phone company.
  - mhh__ 6y ago
    Apple makes fucktons of money though. Tesla's PE is 1039 as of today, Apple's is 34.
    - catsdanxe 6y ago
      Tesla has thousands of vehicles out on the road collecting data to train it's self driving features. Nobody else has this.

bradlys 6y ago

I thought under 2s is impossible for street compounds? Still, good numbers. Wouldn’t buy one anyway. I like sound.

sunstone 6y ago
Hey just install a growling speaker for sound and you're good to go. That's what they do on the pickup trucks.
mlindner 6y ago
It's got plenty of sound, just different sound. Personally, I like to be able to talk when I'm setting world record laps and be able to drive the car home afterwards.
lathiat 6y ago
You can just creep under it but it’s close to the limit (unless you add cold gas thrusters of course). Engineering explained has a couple of really good videos covering the physics and math. Here’s one about how the new roadster can possibly achieve 1.9 seconds. https://youtu.be/9Uca_jNh2M4 https://youtu.be/9Uca_jNh2M4 https://youtu.be/4PRi4B1APj0 https://youtu.be/4PRi4B1APj0

rasz 6y ago

Checks calendar ... right.