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both can be true. if you watch footage of people driving them on the ring, you'll notice they have to to take corners at much slower speeds and then make up tim
by leetcrew 3y ago
both can be true. if you watch footage of people driving them on the ring, you'll notice they have to to take corners at much slower speeds and then make up time on the straighter sections. even accounting for the higher weight, model s plaid makes a lot more power than the other cars on that leaderboard.
I don't mean to move the goalposts, just pointing out it mostly hits that time by having an insane power to weight ratio and adequate brakes. or in other words, going really fast in a straight line.
- FireBeyond 3y agoAnd then there's the whole matter of lap 2, and 3... Where the ICE is still cruising along, and the Tesla is in thermal shutdown...
- martin8412 3y agoBecause all the money was spent on motors and batteries. The handling is an afterthought and it shows.
- foobazgt 3y agoThe plaid isn't top of class at cornering, but the idea that it can only do straightaways is a dated view based on pre-track-package days. See my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36575033 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36575033
- leetcrew 3y agoyou're right lol. I was basing this comment off of misha's previous video. just watched his lap with the track package and he's passing all kinds of cars in the corners.