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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 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.

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.