RenegadeCJ wrote: I'm impressed with the acceleration. I used to drag race...didn't matter how much horsepower, if you couldn't get the traction. Hard to believe 0-60 in 1.5 seconds without some serious slicks, and a wheelie bar....
Same here. Agreed. It would be hard to believe one can transfer all that power to the pavement in stock condition. I could see tires killed off in a burnout though. Heck even with a little over 300 hp, the power transfer to the pavement was a challenge.
While the raw available power is a thrill to feel, there is no practical value. Nowhere can you apply it legally. lol If I recall correctly, that was not something that mattered when I wore a younger man's clothes.
I Am Silent, Hear Me Roar
It doesn't snarl like a Lamborghini, but Tesla's new Model S is no eat-your-broccoli all-electric car, says Dan Neil—more like eat-up-the-pavement-while-grinning-ear-to-ear
By DAN NEIL
July 6, 2012
This is one amazing car. I mean, hard-core amazing. But first and foremost, gentle reader, it goes like the very stink of hell. —this car slips silently as a dagger into triple-digit speed. You can cut traffic to bits in this thing and never draw the jealous ire of your fellow motorists.
The Signature Performance model is powered by a 416-horsepower AC synchronous electric motor producing 443 pound-feet of torque between zero and 5,100 rpm, with a zero-to-60-mph acceleration of 4.4 seconds and a quarter-mile elapsed time of 12.6 seconds.
It should come equipped with a lawyer. You're going to need one.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
SC you should check out the new showroom in Park Meadows mall, I think it would be fun to drive these cars. The acceleration is supposed to be quite good.
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Republicans are red, democrats are blue, neither of them, gives a flip about you.
Actually, Ever since I burned my hands changing an oil filter, on my son's first Christmas, I lost all intest in cars, expect '56 Chevy, I don't know why, I'm a Ford dude??????????
I've went to the showroom in Park Meadows a while back, they didn't have the Model S yet at that point. I sat in the Roadster - too low for me.
I'd love to take one for a spin, think they'd give it to me because I'd be a great salesperson driving it around everywhere?! (Of course, I've gotten a speeding ticket in a convertible, which IMO is just wrong on a beautiful day with the top down, tunes cranked, zipping thru curves, a decent looking blond chic at the wheel, but hey what do I know?)
TPP, you're breaking my heart. Ford???
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
Science Chic wrote: I've went to the showroom in Park Meadows a while back, they didn't have the Model S yet at that point. I sat in the Roadster - too low for me.
I'd love to take one for a spin, think they'd give it to me because I'd be a great salesperson driving it around everywhere?! (Of course, I've gotten a speeding ticket in a convertible, which IMO is just wrong on a beautiful day with the top down, tunes cranked, zipping thru curves, a decent looking blond chic at the wheel, but hey what do I know?)
TPP, you're breaking my heart. Ford???
I've been to the Tesla showroom in Boulder, but not Park Meadows. You may want to check out rentals, I heard some cos were renting electrics, maybe a way to check them out for a few days.
Enterprise already has Leafs and Volts for rent at some locations, maybe more models in the future.
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Republicans are red, democrats are blue, neither of them, gives a flip about you.
Got "Big Blue" F-150, in 1990, it has over 2K on it and the only thing that went wrong was the alternator, shortly after I got her, Thanks to M*****, who put a re-bulit one in without telling me, so I think it should just be 1 alternator. Been a Ford dude for years...
I do like Jeeps, but got them 1st, because of gas prices.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
There was a Tesla at our autocross events last year. He could make it from Nederland out to Front Range Airport, do the runs, and make it back home. Acceleration from a dead stop was amazing. Actually too much for an autocross course.
This year we had a Noble. Same problem with acceleration. And to think it has a Ford Taurus engine in it.
(Of course, I've gotten a speeding ticket in a convertible, which IMO is just wrong on a beautiful day with the top down, tunes cranked, zipping thru curves, a decent looking blond chic at the wheel, but hey what do I know?)
