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| Tesla Model S: 0-60 in 2.8 seconds; with dual motor option | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 19 2015, 09:16 AM (141 Views) | |
| jon-nyc | Jul 19 2015, 09:16 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-17/tesla-is-about-to-hold-another-mystery-press-conference |
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| George K | Jul 19 2015, 09:26 AM Post #2 |
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Nice. But. Make it affordable for the plebs. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mikhailoh | Jul 19 2015, 09:28 AM Post #3 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Without the roar of the internal combustion engine? Bah. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| jon-nyc | Jul 21 2015, 03:11 AM Post #4 |
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From a commentator: The Tesla P85D with the complete 90kWh “ludicrous” upgrade costs about $100,000. The upgrade gives it a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.8 seconds. To put that into context, to get that sort of acceleration from a car previously required a Porsche 918 Spyder (0 to 60 in 2.3 seconds) or a Bugatti Veyron (2.6 seconds) or a Koenigsegg One (2.5 seconds). They cost $1.1 million, $2.9 million and $3.8 million, respectively. You can save some money by buying a Lamborghini Huracan ($237,250) or the Ferrari 458 Italia ($239,340), but both are slower than the Tesla. That makes the McLaren 570s a relative bargain at $184,900, but it, too, is slower than the Tesla. |
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| John D'Oh | Jul 21 2015, 03:25 AM Post #5 |
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MAMIL
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It still looks like a f*cking Toyota. My God, what is wrong with these idiots? |
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| jon-nyc | Jul 21 2015, 03:44 AM Post #6 |
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Nothing. He has no desire to just sell toys. He wants to transform the car industry. His idea was start with a high end sports car, sell enough to fund a high end sedan, then sell enough of those to make a car for the masses. |
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| jon-nyc | Jul 21 2015, 03:46 AM Post #7 |
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How long until a Lamborghini or Bughatti buys a power train from him and puts their own high end body design on it? |
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| John D'Oh | Jul 21 2015, 04:13 AM Post #8 |
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The idiots I was referring to were the people who would buy the souped up-Tesla. The guy who built it is anything but. |
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| jon-nyc | Jul 21 2015, 04:18 AM Post #9 |
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Yeah. The model S anyway (though it looks way cooler than any Toyota) They could be forgiven for buying a similarly juiced up Roadster. In fact they said the next generation Roadster will be even faster. |
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| George K | Jul 21 2015, 05:28 AM Post #10 |
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What surprises me is how common, at least here in the Chicago 'burbs, Teslas have become. I see one on the road at least a couple of times a week, and I know three docs that own one. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| jon-nyc | Jul 21 2015, 05:35 AM Post #11 |
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I saw one every day in NY because my neighbor owns it. Beautiful car, not very Toyota like in my view. |
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| John D'Oh | Jul 21 2015, 05:49 AM Post #12 |
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One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others By the time I finish my song? ![]() ![]() ![]() I don't think Tesla's are ugly cars, but they're not worth $100K |
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