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Yeah seems to do VERY well at Nurburgring. [edit: better vid coz the other is all talk] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1r4ZotaY6U https://www.youtube.com/wat

Yeah seems to do VERY well at Nurburgring. [edit: better vid coz the other is all talk] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1r4ZotaY6U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1r4ZotaY6U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NP7HWwxPbU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NP7HWwxPbU "Tesla Model S Shatters Nurburgring Record, Beats Porsche Taycan Turbo S"

rad_gruchalski 3y ago
Taycan: 2022, Plaid: 2023. Took them some time (and a real round steering wheel) to get there after some squabbling between those two.
rad_gruchalski 3y ago
I recommend this video explaining what is it like really to lap one: https://youtu.be/1MF7hbyko2A https://youtu.be/1MF7hbyko2A.
- martin8412 3y ago
  TL;DW: it handles like a boat and the brakes can't keep up.
- foobazgt 3y ago
  That exact same person recently released a video saying he needed to apologize to Tesla. (His words not mine). https://youtu.be/ot8zw9UKdgY https://youtu.be/ot8zw9UKdgY The gist is that he originally thought his concerns about the plaid couldn't be addressed easily, but it turns out that they were all addressed through Tesla's (off-the-shelf) track package. Part of what surprised him is that his suspension concerns were alleviated solely through a software update.
  - rad_gruchalski 3y ago
    It’s no longer a stock car. The record breaking on the Nordschleife applies to a stock car on road tires.
    - foobazgt 3y ago
      It's an option on the plaid direct from Tesla. It is literally the definition of stock and is exactly what the record at Nurburgring was set with.
      - rad_gruchalski 3y ago
        Awesome.
agloe_dreams 3y ago
...record for EV cars. 1000HP and a literal ton of batteries will do that. The top 50 ahead of it is pretty much every supercar made in the last 20 years and they all have less HP. Additionally, it cooks brakes and turns like a 4500Lb Sedan would. The Ring is a fast track with lots of acceleration zones. None of this should shock anyone. It is fast in a straight line, it, by definition, can't stop or turn nearly as fast as a supercar ever could. It is an incredible work...but not magic.

rad_gruchalski 3y ago

Taycan: 2022, Plaid: 2023. Took them some time (and a real round steering wheel) to get there after some squabbling between those two.

rad_gruchalski 3y ago

I recommend this video explaining what is it like really to lap one: https://youtu.be/1MF7hbyko2A https://youtu.be/1MF7hbyko2A.

martin8412 3y ago
TL;DW: it handles like a boat and the brakes can't keep up.
foobazgt 3y ago
That exact same person recently released a video saying he needed to apologize to Tesla. (His words not mine). https://youtu.be/ot8zw9UKdgY https://youtu.be/ot8zw9UKdgY The gist is that he originally thought his concerns about the plaid couldn't be addressed easily, but it turns out that they were all addressed through Tesla's (off-the-shelf) track package. Part of what surprised him is that his suspension concerns were alleviated solely through a software update.
- rad_gruchalski 3y ago
  It’s no longer a stock car. The record breaking on the Nordschleife applies to a stock car on road tires.
  - foobazgt 3y ago
    It's an option on the plaid direct from Tesla. It is literally the definition of stock and is exactly what the record at Nurburgring was set with.
    - rad_gruchalski 3y ago
      Awesome.

agloe_dreams 3y ago

...record for EV cars. 1000HP and a literal ton of batteries will do that. The top 50 ahead of it is pretty much every supercar made in the last 20 years and they all have less HP. Additionally, it cooks brakes and turns like a 4500Lb Sedan would. The Ring is a fast track with lots of acceleration zones. None of this should shock anyone. It is fast in a straight line, it, by definition, can't stop or turn nearly as fast as a supercar ever could. It is an incredible work...but not magic.