The P100D......$135K
0-60 at 2.6 secs
https://www.tesla.com/blog/new-tesla-model-s-now-quickest-production-car-world
0-60 at 2.6 secs
https://www.tesla.com/blog/new-tesla-model-s-now-quickest-production-car-world
I'll wait for the track test review before I think the 0-60 makes it special. Electric motors are instant torque, so it's no surprise it accelerates fast. In fact many electric car prototypes have been problematic since they'd just spin on take off. The complexity is making it a street-able power the user can access.
Having ridden a motorcycle with the same 0-60 time (2.5s, probably faster 20-80 time by a bit) I can say it's rather fun but it's going to scare some people that think they're getting 'just a sporty-ish' electric car!
Toy? Have you ridden in one? Just rode in a Model X (the SUV). It was by far one of the best experiences of my life. Silent, liquid propulsion that pours out *insane* amount of power (0 to 60 in 3.6 seconds). And this is an SUV. Did a standing start on a ramp and made it to 97 mph before merging into the freeway. Autonomous driving was a delight as were countless other innovations that make every other car look like a flip phone compared to Tesla's smartphone. Walk by the car and it knows which way you are coming. If from the front, it opens the door slightly to let you pass and then fully opens it! I can go on and on.well.......sure the Tesla is fast.....but not real world fast. it's a toy that is not ready for prime time.....when speaking about performance.
Toy? Have you ridden in one? Just rode in a Model X (the SUV). It was by far one of the best experiences of my life. Silent, liquid propulsion that pours out *insane* amount of power (0 to 60 in 3.6 seconds). And this is an SUV. Did a standing start on a ramp and made it to 97 mph before merging into the freeway. Autonomous driving was a delight as were countless other innovations that make every other car look like a flip phone compared to Tesla's smartphone. Walk by the car and it knows which way you are coming. If from the front, it opens the door slightly to let you pass and then fully opens it! I can go on and on.
If it were not $135K, I would be buying two.
Yeah, but it's still a Tesla!
Not an AMG, Ferrari, Lamborghini or McLaren!
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Electric cars may be fast off the line....but they have no legs and no soul. Nothing excites me more than driving a car that sounds like a hi-end electric golf cart.
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Someone could mount a jet-assist take-off rocket on a telephone booth and beat the new Tesla -- but it still looks like a telephone booth.
Why does anyone need a car the does 0-60 in 2.5 seconds?
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Lot of thumping and chest beating here!... I have driven a Tesla several times and am on the list for the 3. I will enjoy it for sure. I do understand the thrill of an engine roaring under my feet etc... i am by no means a great driver but would own my own against many. The Tesla handling is very good. I didn't push it to any limit but I find it an extremely well balanced car. It needs to be driven in a different fashion however. For example Regenerative breaking seems rather aggressive: you lift your foot off the accelerator and the car is into braking mode.. you can feel it .. so you play with it , lift a tad and learn to caress the pedal . Torque is always there basically a flat curve from O to max RPM so entry in a curve and exit have to be done differently. This takes time to develop a good technique so different this is from most cars where the max torque is only reached at a certain RPM. As in any sports car it takes sometime to feel the car. Porsche handle differently from Ferrari or MB and no one here would tell me that a newbie would be at ease behind the wheel of a Porsche Turbo on first drive... So...I am not sure where the Tesla doesn't handle well comes from ..Opinions can be anything; fact is the Tesla handles well and this has been proven. As for reliability all reports point toward the Tesla being extremely reliable. OTOH no one in its right mind would equate any current MB with reliability. Ferrari are not known to be Toyota-like either, i don't have direct experience with Ferrari but am not sure they're stellar in this regard either. I know for a fact that MB are not reliable and frankly this is a shame to pay so much to get so little reliability. I own a recent Mercedes G-Wagon and love it to death but as for reliability it is a POS. Reliability is not a Mercedes forte, might have been..right now, no more.. Tesla beats it up day in and day out.
In the meantime this car does 0-60 in 2.5 and a lot more...Reliably, silently, spookily: It is disturbing to be going so fast and hear only some wind noise and come to think of it, economically. There is lot to love ..or to hate.
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