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A sub-3.0s 0-60 time would be phenomenal, but it's important to note that the Tesla is AWD. An AWD car gets to 60 MPH in a way that is very different than some
by bradleyland 12y ago
A sub-3.0s 0-60 time would be phenomenal, but it's important to note that the Tesla is AWD. An AWD car gets to 60 MPH in a way that is very different than some of the other cars mentioned. The additional traction of AWD reduces the time required to get to 30 MPH by a half-second (or more), which is substantial at this level of performance. This tends to be the area where quick AWD cars make up ground on the otherwise superior performing competition.
I don't mean to diminish the accomplishment, but more to provide context. Judging a car's acceleration performance by 0-60 time is a very limited means of evaluation. The least, you'd want to look at is 0-60 MPH as well as quarter mile elapsed time and trap speed.