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over a year ago
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"0-60 in 1.9 seconds
630 mile range
250+ mph top speed
Impressive?
Where can you do that speed though?"
Also you haven't mentioned the price...I bet that's less impressive  |
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"0-60 in 1.9 seconds
630 mile range
250+ mph top speed
Impressive?
What's the point of these speed any way? We can't go over 60-70 mph here...
Track days"
That's spooky we both posted at the same time |
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"0-60 in 1.9 seconds
630 mile range
250+ mph top speed
Impressive?
What's the point of these speed any way? We can't go over 60-70 mph here..."
I'd rather have that power to overtake as quick and as safely as possible |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"0-60 in 1.9 seconds
630 mile range
250+ mph top speed
Impressive?
Where can you do that speed though?
Track days
What's the price?
$200,000 "
Feck that I'll stick with my 100 mph Daihatsu  |
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By *LCC OP Couple
over a year ago
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"0-60 in 1.9 seconds
630 mile range
250+ mph top speed
Impressive?
Where can you do that speed though?
Track days
What's the price?
$200,000 "
Expensive for most, but a 260 mph bugatti chiron is £2.5m |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"0-60 in 1.9 seconds
630 mile range
250+ mph top speed
Impressive?
What's the point of these speed any way? We can't go over 60-70 mph here..."
Agreed it’s stupid to have vehicles go faster than 80 in this country. What is the point, fuel is expensive. They should just make vehicles which are within the speed limits. Are they saying just in case a nuclear apocalypse happens, and we need vehicles which go fast, mad max style?  |
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By *LCC OP Couple
over a year ago
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"0-60 in 1.9 seconds
630 mile range
250+ mph top speed
Impressive?
What's the point of these speed any way? We can't go over 60-70 mph here...
Agreed it’s stupid to have vehicles go faster than 80 in this country. What is the point, fuel is expensive. They should just make vehicles which are within the speed limits. Are they saying just in case a nuclear apocalypse happens, and we need vehicles which go fast, mad max style? "
Charge it at a Tesla super or mega charger and it's solar powered. |
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"0-60 in 1.9 seconds
630 mile range
250+ mph top speed
Impressive?
What's the point of these speed any way? We can't go over 60-70 mph here...
Agreed it’s stupid to have vehicles go faster than 80 in this country. What is the point, fuel is expensive. They should just make vehicles which are within the speed limits. Are they saying just in case a nuclear apocalypse happens, and we need vehicles which go fast, mad max style? "
"0-60 in 1.9 seconds
630 mile range
250+ mph top speed
Impressive?
What's the point of these speed any way? We can't go over 60-70 mph here...
Agreed it’s stupid to have vehicles go faster than 80 in this country. What is the point, fuel is expensive. They should just make vehicles which are within the speed limits. Are they saying just in case a nuclear apocalypse happens, and we need vehicles which go fast, mad max style? "
Just because a car can do 200 plus mph it doesn't mean it can't stay within legal limits and to be fair if someone wants to treat themselves then why shouldn't they.
I bet it's cheaper on fuel than your family runabout  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Definitely impressive but if I was spending 200k I can't help thinking I would just buy an Ariel Atom for the track and something more practical for the road with what's left. |
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"0-60 in 1.9 seconds
630 mile range
250+ mph top speed
Impressive?
What's the point of these speed any way? We can't go over 60-70 mph here...
Agreed it’s stupid to have vehicles go faster than 80 in this country. What is the point, fuel is expensive. They should just make vehicles which are within the speed limits. Are they saying just in case a nuclear apocalypse happens, and we need vehicles which go fast, mad max style?
Charge it at a Tesla super or mega charger and it's solar powered. "
Only takes 20 minutes for 50% charge so that's enough for 300ish miles. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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And only literally costs the Earth in terms of rare earth metals. Hugely subsidised by working and middles class Americans so the oligarchy can feel better about themselves tooling around. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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with most electric vehicles the more you dial back the top end speed, the the greater the range of the vehicle on a full battery ... this roadster will probably be no different. |
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By *LCC OP Couple
over a year ago
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"with most electric vehicles the more you dial back the top end speed, the the greater the range of the vehicle on a full battery ... this roadster will probably be no different."
The 620 range is if you go 60mph |
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By (user no longer on site)
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In terms of pure performance power those figures are insane.
For that money the only thing you’ll get somewhere near with is a fully tuned up GTR on ethanol totalling around £130k all in. You’d be getting 0-60 around 2.7 seconds at that generating around 1100bhp and a 1/4 mile of under 10 seconds.
Same sort of figures that the veyron puts out.
$200k seems rather reasonable when compared to the veyron, Porsche 918 etc
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By (user no longer on site)
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"i think the more interesting tesla development was the truck.....
but i further step in the march i suppose...."
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I saw the truck last week myself, very interesting coupled with autonomy the future could be alot closer than we think  |
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"i think the more interesting tesla development was the truck.....
but i further step in the march i suppose.....
I saw the truck last week myself, very interesting coupled with autonomy the future could be alot closer than we think "
question..?
does the truck with all that roof have solar panels at all? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"0-60 in 1.9 seconds
630 mile range
250+ mph top speed
Impressive?
What's the point of these speed any way? We can't go over 60-70 mph here...
Agreed it’s stupid to have vehicles go faster than 80 in this country. What is the point, fuel is expensive. They should just make vehicles which are within the speed limits. Are they saying just in case a nuclear apocalypse happens, and we need vehicles which go fast, mad max style? "
Sorry but that’s nonsense. Are you suggesting that manufacturers produce cars with different limits per country? With the performance and braking of cars these days 70 is a daft limit anyway, set years ago when cars were much different.
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The car has a large range when driven economically. It's an awful track car, drive there, trash it around the lap and guess what, battery dead or overheat.
This is tesla, their quality ration is abysmal.
I'd go for a lexus or porsche hybrid instead. |
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Tesla is unlike any other car company. Their physics first approach to engineering is what separates them and why no other company comes close.
When they are in full flow they will be unstoppable. Like it or not they are going to change the driving forever. They’ve even publicity released their own patents to speed up the transition to electric vehicles.
The roadster is a technical excercise to show what can be done. Fastest and best in ALL categories. How can you argue?
I would never bet against Elon Musk. The guy is something special. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Tesla is unlike any other car company. Their physics first approach to engineering is what separates them and why no other company comes close.
When they are in full flow they will be unstoppable. Like it or not they are going to change the driving forever. They’ve even publicity released their own patents to speed up the transition to electric vehicles.
The roadster is a technical excercise to show what can be done. Fastest and best in ALL categories. How can you argue?
I would never bet against Elon Musk. The guy is something special. "
I’ve just seen a conversation on Facebook where someone was arguing the Tesla is boring because you can’t modify and remap it
Who needs to remap a car doing 0-60 in under 2 seconds!?!? |
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By *LCC OP Couple
over a year ago
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"i think the more interesting tesla development was the truck.....
but i further step in the march i suppose.....
I saw the truck last week myself, very interesting coupled with autonomy the future could be alot closer than we think "
You saw it a week ago? Before it was announced to the public? |
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I'm old school and want to hear an engine burble at tick over and sound like thunder when you give it the beanz
I go to the iom tt most years and the zero emission bikes are impressive with what they do but there's no smell in the pits and you don't get that thrill of hearing them coming from a mile away going up and down the gears.
But pretty sure the technology will benefit commuting vehicles over the years |
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By *LCC OP Couple
over a year ago
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"And the grid capacity and infrastructure to supply all these electric vehicles is going to come from where exactly???????"
They said that when they invented the internal combustion engine, but when was the last time you worried about a petrol station?
Most people, most of the time, start their day at home, and end it at home. With a 620 mile range (at motorway spped) that should easily get you to your destination and home again, and then you can charge it up at home. |
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By *LCC OP Couple
over a year ago
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"Tesla is unlike any other car company. Their physics first approach to engineering is what separates them and why no other company comes close.
When they are in full flow they will be unstoppable. Like it or not they are going to change the driving forever. They’ve even publicity released their own patents to speed up the transition to electric vehicles.
The roadster is a technical excercise to show what can be done. Fastest and best in ALL categories. How can you argue?
I would never bet against Elon Musk. The guy is something special.
I’ve just seen a conversation on Facebook where someone was arguing the Tesla is boring because you can’t modify and remap it
Who needs to remap a car doing 0-60 in under 2 seconds!?!? "
Yeah, no need to remap it, and if you are into seriously modding cars, it's probably not the car for you. There is absolutely nothing wrong with modding or tuning cars, but the vast majority of drivers don't do that, so I can't see that being a big barrier. |
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By *.justmeMan
over a year ago
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Tbh the roadster is a great invention Some very impressive specs. But what Intrested me more was the new trucks how amazing will they be and what a difference they will make even if one company in the uk uses them. Don’t worry I’m not a eco monster I generally drive a 700bhp fuel guzzling monster lol |
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"Tesla is unlike any other car company. Their physics first approach to engineering is what separates them and why no other company comes close.
When they are in full flow they will be unstoppable. Like it or not they are going to change the driving forever. They’ve even publicity released their own patents to speed up the transition to electric vehicles.
The roadster is a technical excercise to show what can be done. Fastest and best in ALL categories. How can you argue?
I would never bet against Elon Musk. The guy is something special. "
Absolute nonsense. Why are MIT working with european companies and not Tesla then? MIT and the other tech savy universites even put Tesla on blast as rubbish.
Simple fact is, European car makers have not jumped in because the electrical grids are not ready and they have not decided to go hydrogen or electric yet. A lot of them think hydrogen will win in the end.
Tesla as an everyday product is highly flawed, and the are building them poorly to a standard where each car has 12 - 13 faults in the first 3 months. The worst cars in europe have 1.6 flaws in the first year.
Thats not even getting to the fact that Lamborghini has a conecept where the body panels are self healy super capacitors that can power the car at no additional weight to what a panel weighs now etc etc etc.
I hope they have a future, but everything I have seen indicates that if and when the big dogs finally decide what they are doing, tesla will be outclassed in every aspect. |
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By *LCC OP Couple
over a year ago
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"Tesla is unlike any other car company. Their physics first approach to engineering is what separates them and why no other company comes close.
When they are in full flow they will be unstoppable. Like it or not they are going to change the driving forever. They’ve even publicity released their own patents to speed up the transition to electric vehicles.
The roadster is a technical excercise to show what can be done. Fastest and best in ALL categories. How can you argue?
I would never bet against Elon Musk. The guy is something special.
Absolute nonsense. Why are MIT working with european companies and not Tesla then? MIT and the other tech savy universites even put Tesla on blast as rubbish.
Simple fact is, European car makers have not jumped in because the electrical grids are not ready and they have not decided to go hydrogen or electric yet. A lot of them think hydrogen will win in the end.
Tesla as an everyday product is highly flawed, and the are building them poorly to a standard where each car has 12 - 13 faults in the first 3 months. The worst cars in europe have 1.6 flaws in the first year.
Thats not even getting to the fact that Lamborghini has a conecept where the body panels are self healy super capacitors that can power the car at no additional weight to what a panel weighs now etc etc etc.
I hope they have a future, but everything I have seen indicates that if and when the big dogs finally decide what they are doing, tesla will be outclassed in every aspect."
Musk has not only revolutionised the car industry, but space and solar as well. |
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"Tesla is unlike any other car company. Their physics first approach to engineering is what separates them and why no other company comes close.
When they are in full flow they will be unstoppable. Like it or not they are going to change the driving forever. They’ve even publicity released their own patents to speed up the transition to electric vehicles.
The roadster is a technical excercise to show what can be done. Fastest and best in ALL categories. How can you argue?
I would never bet against Elon Musk. The guy is something special.
Absolute nonsense. Why are MIT working with european companies and not Tesla then? MIT and the other tech savy universites even put Tesla on blast as rubbish.
Simple fact is, European car makers have not jumped in because the electrical grids are not ready and they have not decided to go hydrogen or electric yet. A lot of them think hydrogen will win in the end.
Tesla as an everyday product is highly flawed, and the are building them poorly to a standard where each car has 12 - 13 faults in the first 3 months. The worst cars in europe have 1.6 flaws in the first year.
Thats not even getting to the fact that Lamborghini has a conecept where the body panels are self healy super capacitors that can power the car at no additional weight to what a panel weighs now etc etc etc.
I hope they have a future, but everything I have seen indicates that if and when the big dogs finally decide what they are doing, tesla will be outclassed in every aspect."
Why haven’t the ‘big dogs’ got a car that can do 0-60 in 1.9 secs then?? Because they can’t. Fact.
Once the tipping point is reached the big dogs will have to adapt to ev or they will be out of business.
Everything Tesla makes is physic principles first. That means they engineer everything in the most efficient and effective way possible. They also make the entire vehicle themselves from the ground up. Improvements are made with every iteration. They keep getting better and better with every car made.
Other manufacturers don’t work this way and have to rely on expensive third parties.
Giggafactory 1 which builds Tesla vehicles is still only operating at limited capacity. When its fully complete in 2020 it will have the biggest footprint of any building on earth. Fully autonomous and powered entirely by solar.
Raw materials in one end. Cars out the other. Nobody else works this way. My moneys on Musk. All of it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The 0-60mph in 1.9 sec is probably bullshit.
There's a reason why super cars can't cross the 2.5sec time.
Tyres don't generate enough grip for that kind of acceleration with such low vehicle weight. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Actually a lot of cars can do those speeds and numbers ,
And I promise you , that roaster will be that fast , just like the previous Tesla performance cars. Have u been in one ? |
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"0-60 in 1.9 seconds
630 mile range
250+ mph top speed
Impressive? "
Only impressive if it can make the awesome noise of a big v8 petrol engine.
I don't want a sterile car that barely whispers a noise. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Actually a lot of cars can do those speeds and numbers ,
And I promise you , that roaster will be that fast , just like the previous Tesla performance cars. Have u been in one ? "
0-60mph
Telsa Model S 2.4s
Lamborghini Huracán Performante 2.9s
Koenigsegg Jesko 2.5s
Bugatti Chiron 2.5s
Ferrari FXX K 2.4s
They are all above 2 seconds, They all weight around 1400kg, Tesla and Chiron around 2000kg. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"0-60 in 1.9 seconds
630 mile range
250+ mph top speed
Impressive?
Looks sexy too  "
It’s sure does ! Production starting end of this year / beginning of next  |
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