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07-23-2015, 06:25 PM | #46 |
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I have to disagree, in insane mode from dead stop, I have only felt a similar gut feeling in the Abu Dhabi F1 simulator roller coaster...after 100Kmh it dramatically slows down, but the start is truly insane!
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07-23-2015, 06:30 PM | #47 |
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Yes, but the Tesla doesnt have a combustion engine??? The i8 needs the lc to perform optimally, it is a highly turbocharged small engine that needs to preload turbos, similar to any 911 turbo. In the i8 there is like 1s difference with lc 0-100.
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07-23-2015, 06:45 PM | #48 | |
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07-23-2015, 08:15 PM | #49 |
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Man that Tesla is video game fast! I had the pleasure of piloting one, while it was nice and "gimmicky?" I'd still opt for the i8.
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07-23-2015, 08:30 PM | #50 |
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Wow. Too many i8 owners feeling threatened by Tesla.
Ironically the weakest link for i8 is the IC engine. Small with significant turbo lag. In term of performance a electric motor is always better than a IC engine. Getting a good battery is another story. Tesla has the range but still many shortcomings to be a track car. Anyway it is not engineered to be a track car. |
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07-23-2015, 10:16 PM | #54 |
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Holy FUCK that's very impressive!
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07-23-2015, 11:54 PM | #55 | |
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0-60mph in 2.8 seconds (at 1.1g peak acceleration.) Supposedly current P85D owners can have Ludicrous Mode installed for $8K including big battery. P90D buyers will need to fork over an extra $10K for Ludicrous Mode option.
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Regardless, that thing must be insane.... I mean Ludicrous... |
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Ludicrous or silly. Unless you race from stop light to stop light in city traffic. Which is stupid.
Great acceleration without great handling is silly, too.
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07-24-2015, 07:19 AM | #60 | |
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I for one would never try to do much with it if I wasn't just cruising on a straight highway. |
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07-24-2015, 07:24 AM | #61 | |
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It also has all the disadvantages, like massive weight, a so-so handling suspension, and my favorite: all the power you want until you try to use it. Its like an Intel processor, its very fast until you need it to be then it overheats and slows down. And I am saying this as a Tesla Roadster owner. Which btw I'd take over the Model S any time, no matter how "look at me ma! I'm going faster and faster" the Model S gets. If I had ever wanted a fast car that could only go straight I would have bought American cars... Oh wait, isn't Tesla an American car? |
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Yes, racing from stop light to stop light is INSANE and LUDICROUS! Performance driving is better left on the track.
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07-24-2015, 11:36 AM | #64 |
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When the Tesla hits 100 kmh the i8 is doing only 74 kmh.
When the i8 finally hits 100 the Tesla is doing 125 Tesla at 150 = i8 at 125 The i8 closes the gap over the final 50kph (30 mph) from 150kph to 200kph...
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07-24-2015, 01:12 PM | #65 | |
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But, that being said, a very quick car for stop light racing in a big boat and if you don't do long drives and have a heated garage for winter, not the worst way to get around and avoid filling up at the pump. My office mate has a p85D and it is just that; quick for those punch it from a stop situations, cornering is not impressive, overall ride is just so so to me. Punching it on the highway not blistering. Fit/finish is very mediocre for a $125k car loaded up. Get into an S class Mercedes and the Tesla feels like a Tonka toy, no comparison. I will be interested to see their 3 series competitor in a few years, hopefully they'll focus more on overall driving experience vs 0-60 times and shed some serious weight. I never really see the Tesla being put through the slalom, around a track, just 0-60 or other straight line stuff, why is that?
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