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Title is a little misleading. Yes the car was forced into reduced power mode to cool down the battery however overall the professional driver at the wheel said

Title is a little misleading. Yes the car was forced into reduced power mode to cool down the battery however overall the professional driver at the wheel said he was impressed by the car. “Now, I have had the pleasure of driving a huge number of cars, both on the Nürburgring and off, but this would be my first time in a Model S or any fully electric car. And I have to admit I was pretty impressed,” Holland writes." It would be cool if Tesla sponsored a racing team that could work on some of the issues that came up during the test drive.

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If the car had not overheated [1], it might have done it in 9 min.... I am sure this was a P85, which means it's 100k+, roughly the same price as an M5. The current M5 can run the ring in less than 8 min [2], and in far better luxury [3]. I agree with Iain's comment, "the Model S is the future of the automobile. Maybe not this year or next or even in 10 years". I think we hackers love the story, the tech, the underdog, the CEO, it hits on every level of interest. That doesn't change the fact that the car is _very_ expensive for what you get and still has a lot of teething problems. That said, I am on Tesla's side, and look forward to buying another one.. when the dreams catch up with reality. [1] The title is not misleading, it likely did overheated. It just has a very slick system to deal with it. Even though it was the "hottest" day in Germany, he was routinely getting passed by IC cars. They had no problems with the heat or the abuse. [2] 98: BMW M5 7:55.00 (http://fastestlaps.com/tracks/nordschleife.html http://fastestlaps.com/tracks/nordschleife.html) [3] I drove a Model S P85 for a week. I have owned a 2010 M5. Even the 5 year old M5 had better comfort and luxury then the Model S (minus the big glare producing screen). The current M5 is leaps beyond that.

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If the car had not overheated [1], it might have done it in 9 min.... I am sure this was a P85, which means it's 100k+, roughly the same price as an M5. The current M5 can run the ring in less than 8 min [2], and in far better luxury [3]. I agree with Iain's comment, "the Model S is the future of the automobile. Maybe not this year or next or even in 10 years". I think we hackers love the story, the tech, the underdog, the CEO, it hits on every level of interest. That doesn't change the fact that the car is _very_ expensive for what you get and still has a lot of teething problems. That said, I am on Tesla's side, and look forward to buying another one.. when the dreams catch up with reality. [1] The title is not misleading, it likely did overheated. It just has a very slick system to deal with it. Even though it was the "hottest" day in Germany, he was routinely getting passed by IC cars. They had no problems with the heat or the abuse. [2] 98: BMW M5 7:55.00 (http://fastestlaps.com/tracks/nordschleife.html http://fastestlaps.com/tracks/nordschleife.html) [3] I drove a Model S P85 for a week. I have owned a 2010 M5. Even the 5 year old M5 had better comfort and luxury then the Model S (minus the big glare producing screen). The current M5 is leaps beyond that.