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Posted: 2/28/2024 11:48:56 PM EDT
[#1]
I'd take the Model S plaid over that, but the Roadster is still cool. If the roof was removeable it would be cooler.
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Posted: 2/28/2024 11:49:07 PM EDT
[#2]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It's less than 100 miles here in winter.  No it isn't. Guy at work bought one last year and his kid, who also works with me, watched the numbers like a hawk and they never changed. Granted this was an easy winter, but the numbers held up even on the coldest days. |
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Posted: 2/28/2024 11:49:28 PM EDT
[#3]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Tesla Model S Plaid achieves record 216 mph top speed  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N95g8pM6Eg
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Posted: 2/28/2024 11:50:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's if the chargers aren't frozen.  Buying an electric car and not charging it at home is like buying the latest and greatest wildcat cartridge and not reloading. |
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Posted: 2/28/2024 11:50:43 PM EDT
[#5]
Just as technology reaches its Zenith, Mankind sinks to its nadir.
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Posted: 2/28/2024 11:51:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Let's calculate the acceleration for a 0 to 60 mph in 1.1 seconds: Acceleration in m/s = 60 ? mph × 0.44704 ? m/s 1.1 ? s Acceleration in m/s= 1.1s 60mph×0.44704m/s ? Acceleration in m/s ˜ 24.349 ? m/s 2 Acceleration in m/s˜24.349m/s 2 Now, we can calculate the acceleration in G-forces: Acceleration in Gs = 24.34 9 2 9.8 ˜ 60.35 ? Gs Acceleration in Gs= 9.8 24.349 2 ? ˜60.35Gs This is extremely high level of acceleration and well beyond what the human body can endure without significant risk of injury or fatality. 
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Posted: 2/28/2024 11:51:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Was wondering the same. Must be more than a CVN steam catapult launch. Need a physics guy to calculate. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 0-60 in 1 second? How many G’s is that? Was wondering the same. Must be more than a CVN steam catapult launch. Need a physics guy to calculate. 2.75G's |
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Posted: 2/28/2024 11:51:51 PM EDT
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Being generous and assuming the car only weighs 3k, I'm coming up with something like 2000hp to hit 0-60 in 1 second. Color me skeptical.
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Posted: 2/28/2024 11:59:34 PM EDT
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He needs a hybrid at a minimum to stay in the market past the ev apocalypse . Take the same car and put the lv3 in back running only one head miller-cycle...up front he can have electric.
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Posted: 2/28/2024 11:59:35 PM EDT
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I've mostly thought of the Tesla's having boring styling. Then I see sports cars often with fake venting and similar styling cues that are useless. I look at this model and I actually appreciate the lack of fake venting grilles. I see the simple yet sexy design and I like it which is weird because I hate EVs.
This car reminds me of something my recently deceased sixth grade teacher used to say. "Simplicity is the essence of elegance." |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 12:07:44 AM EDT
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EVs are no doubt being pushed by the globohomo Communists and deserve all the hate they get and more... But that is objectively a very cool car.
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Posted: 2/29/2024 12:18:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: EVs are no doubt being pushed by the globohomo Communists and deserve all the hate they get and more... But that is objectively a very cool car. When reality sinks in.. Mercedes-Benz Shelves EV-Only Plan In Favor Of More Gas-Powered Cars Last week, Mercedes-Benz revealed that it will now delay its goal of becoming an electric vehicle-only brand by 2030. The firm added that it will continue to produce internal combustion-engined cars and hybrids well into the next decade. Spurred on by weaker than expected demand for EVs, this about-face was the most recent indication that the global car industry is growing increasingly pessimistic about an all-electric future. Last month, Renault shelved plans to list its EV business Ampere because of sluggish stock market conditions. GM also cut EV production targets due to slowing demand. Mercedes-Benz’s CEO Ola Kallenius says that his company will adopt a flexible strategy as it reacts to “peaks and troughs” in the transition towards EVs. https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2024/02/28/mercedes-benz-gets-cold-feet-with-ev-only-plan/?sh=204a8f64cfec |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 12:22:10 AM EDT
[#13]
To hell with '0 to 60'. How about a trip of 700 miles in winter temps? The EV must stop for an extended charge, possibly more than one, where the gas car or hybrid will beat the EV to the destination by several hours with one short fuel stop. I just bought a new gas vehicle after trying and liking the hybrid version - I didn't trust the technology and there is no doubt that the battery would have to be replaced about the time it was paid off whether I wanted to keep it or sell it, to the tune of around $8000. This makes it a throw-away purchase for me, which at $45K I can't/won't accommodate. I still think the hybrid is a great solution if the batteries can be made to last twice as long or half as expensive. The manufacturers could probably come up with some kind of monetary plan to help offset that cost if they thought about it.
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Posted: 2/29/2024 12:22:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Let's calculate the acceleration for a 0 to 60 mph in 1.1 seconds: Acceleration in m/s = 60 ? mph × 0.44704 ? m/s 1.1 ? s Acceleration in m/s= 1.1s 60mph×0.44704m/s ? Acceleration in m/s ˜ 24.349 ? m/s 2 Acceleration in m/s˜24.349m/s 2 Now, we can calculate the acceleration in G-forces: Acceleration in Gs = 24.34 9 2 9.8 ˜ 60.35 ? Gs Acceleration in Gs= 9.8 24.349 2 ? ˜60.35Gs This is extremely high level of acceleration and well beyond what the human body can endure without significant risk of injury or fatality. No F=ma a=dV/dT a=[(60-0)miles/hour]/1seconds a=[60miles/3600seconds]/1seconds a=.0167miles/3600seconds^2 a=27.308 m/s^2 g=9.82 m/s^2 G's=27.308/9.82 G's=2.78 (approx) |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 12:22:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Being generous and assuming the car only weighs 3k, I'm coming up with something like 2000hp to hit 0-60 in 1 second. Color me skeptical. Problem is, it’s not just power. You need traction. Until it’s proven, I’m going to put this in the truck vs ball category.  Elon Musk's epic Cybertruck 'bulletproof' window smash fail |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 12:31:11 AM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd take the Model S plaid over that, but the Roadster is still cool. If the roof was removeable it would be cooler. The roof is removable |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 12:33:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No gas. No care. I might be wrong, but I think I looked up your post history when I joined for the St Judes drive. Aren't you a Nuke? If I have the wrong guy I apologize. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 12:34:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When reality sinks in.. Mercedes-Benz Shelves EV-Only Plan In Favor Of More Gas-Powered Cars Last week, Mercedes-Benz revealed that it will now delay its goal of becoming an electric vehicle-only brand by 2030. The firm added that it will continue to produce internal combustion-engined cars and hybrids well into the next decade. Spurred on by weaker than expected demand for EVs, this about-face was the most recent indication that the global car industry is growing increasingly pessimistic about an all-electric future. Last month, Renault shelved plans to list its EV business Ampere because of sluggish stock market conditions. GM also cut EV production targets due to slowing demand. Mercedes-Benz’s CEO Ola Kallenius says that his company will adopt a flexible strategy as it reacts to “peaks and troughs” in the transition towards EVs. https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2024/02/28/mercedes-benz-gets-cold-feet-with-ev-only-plan/?sh=204a8f64cfec Seems like they cant compete with Tesla |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 12:35:59 AM EDT
[#19]
Illegally tinted front windows, do not want
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Posted: 2/29/2024 1:06:47 AM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: lol Your math is as bad as your EE rating Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Let's calculate the acceleration for a 0 to 60 mph in 1.1 seconds: Acceleration in m/s = 60 ? mph × 0.44704 ? m/s 1.1 ? s Acceleration in m/s= 1.1s 60mph×0.44704m/s ? Acceleration in m/s ˜ 24.349 ? m/s 2 Acceleration in m/s˜24.349m/s 2 Now, we can calculate the acceleration in G-forces: Acceleration in Gs = 24.34 9 2 9.8 ˜ 60.35 ? Gs Acceleration in Gs= 9.8 24.349 2 ? ˜60.35Gs This is extremely high level of acceleration and well beyond what the human body can endure without significant risk of injury or fatality. lol Your math is as bad as your EE rating  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 1:17:04 AM EDT
[#21]
Y’all are over complicating this. Assuming linear acceleration over such a short duration you can just divide out gravity to get the approx average G force… If the car goes 60MPH in one second then that’s 26.82m/s per second
Gravity is 9.81m/s2 26.82m/s2 = X*9.81m/s2 26.82/9.81 = X X = 2.73 |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 1:22:32 AM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: To hell with '0 to 60'. How about a trip of 700 miles in winter temps? The EV must stop for an extended charge, possibly more than one, where the gas car or hybrid will beat the EV to the destination by several hours with one short fuel stop. I just bought a new gas vehicle after trying and liking the hybrid version - I didn't trust the technology and there is no doubt that the battery would have to be replaced about the time it was paid off whether I wanted to keep it or sell it, to the tune of around $8000. This makes it a throw-away purchase for me, which at $45K I can't/won't accommodate. I still think the hybrid is a great solution if the batteries can be made to last twice as long or half as expensive. The manufacturers could probably come up with some kind of monetary plan to help offset that cost if they thought about it. Clearly not made for you. Plus no one cares. How long do you finance cars for 15-20 years? That doesn’t make any financial sense at all, I mean if you finally paid off the car and the battery needs replacing. I may be confused though, you trashing hybrid cars because you bought a ICE car in an EV thread? |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 1:59:35 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/29/2024 2:06:50 AM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Vehicle that will never be in my garage. ...or my driveway for that matter. Nothing but a rich man's toy. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 2:22:38 AM EDT
[#25]
Not an EV fan but that is a sexy looking car
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Posted: 2/29/2024 2:28:53 AM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryThey arent playing this time around with people selling their CyberTruck preorder slots... $50,000 upfront (within 10 days) just for a slot. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 2:29:20 AM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes, but the pilots are trained for it, in good physical condition, and wear G suits. So not something the average person could do without passing out. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Don't fighter jets pull 9gs? So not something the average person could do without passing out. Wouldn’t 3g’s be enough to cause vision or disorientation issues for some? Wonder what the warning sticker for that will look like. Caution, fat old fucks shouldn’t use full acceleration. Also a design goal isn’t the same as actual results. It’d fit in pretty well with Elon’s deal for him to say something like the car can technically do it when setup correctly, but we’re at 1.8 due to reasonable production tires. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 2:46:52 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/29/2024 2:57:04 AM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: No it isn't. Guy at work bought one last year and his kid, who also works with me, watched the numbers like a hawk and they never changed. Granted this was an easy winter, but the numbers held up even on the coldest days. I’m not sure what batteries it uses, but battery performance taking as significant hit, in the cold weather, is a fact. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 3:11:33 AM EDT
[#30]
Yeah but why does it take so long?
It should be 0 to 60 in 0.5 seconds. Do better, jeez. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 3:17:57 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/29/2024 3:26:30 AM EDT
[#32]
It’s been years since I’ve driven or even ridden in what I’d consider a fast car. I used to do it all the time too. The last one was a 10 second Mustang and it made me feel like my brain was about to come out of the back of my skull.
I can’t even fathom 0-60 in less than a second. That’s probably violent enough to make some people pass out. ETA: didn’t read to see others calling this out already. They’re saying 2.5-3 G’s with the average person passing out at 4-5. I have to wonder how healthy the average person is at that figure too. I’d think the liability for Tesla here is insane. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 3:55:36 AM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It’s been years since I’ve driven or even ridden in what I’d consider a fast car. I used to do it all the time too. The last one was a 10 second Mustang and it made me feel like my brain was about to come out of the back of my skull. I can’t even fathom 0-60 in less than a second. That’s probably violent enough to make some people pass out. ETA: didn’t read to see others calling this out already. They’re saying 2.5-3 G’s with the average person passing out at 4-5. I have to wonder how healthy the average person is at that figure too. I’d think the liability for Tesla here is insane. You get used to it. If you have only ridden in a "fast car" a few times every now and then, it tends to always be impressive. Or when you first get a "fast car" its a thrill.... but that feeling wears off. Sure, you still know the car is moving and it may still push you back, but the thrill subsides. When you own them, you just get used to it. You want more and more, to chase the feeling and rush. Its like most drugs. It may still scratch the itch, but the rush wanes. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 3:56:07 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I talked to friend that has a Tesla just yesterday. Two years ago, he was gung-fucking-ho about it. When I saw him yesterday (first time in a few months), first thing he said was asking me if I wanted to buy it. Can't go to the dealer without spending a thousand bucks. Door handles. He's replaced a half dozen. Other people touch the door handles and break them. The adhesive in the touch screen melted on a hot day. Tires are $500 each. Bought the wrong tires, and they lasted 300 miles. The motor-drive coupler broke. Two hours to replace, part was $7k. He's dreading replacing the battery. He doesn't make that kind of money. He's done with it, and nobody wants to buy it from him. He was so blood-thirsty about getting it, it was stunning. ETA, I used to work on sportbikes. Most people can't comprehend that kind of acceleration, and they damn sure can't comprehend it when it's actively occurring. You want Uncle Joe passing legislation to keep you from speeding? This is how you get Uncle Joe to pass legislation to keep you from speeding. Predictable outcome. Wait for legislation mandating auto speed detection with immediate interventional throttling/governance, possibly with punitive remedial power reduction as a "punishment" for a period. Talking about detection/enforcement/adjudication in real time. Citation will be emailed & funds automatically deducted from your account, or possibly from your pay, because why not let your employer know about it, too. Maybe throw your face up on an e-billboard while they're at it, because you're a menace to society. A deducted portion of your chocolate soylent bug rations will be redistributed to the greater society as remittance. All in the name of efficiency & safety, same as taxes & everything else. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 4:02:47 AM EDT
[#35]
Wood.
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Posted: 2/29/2024 4:35:37 AM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: People are saying 2.8 Gs. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 0-60 in 1 second? How many G's is that? People are saying 2.8 Gs. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 6:04:10 AM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: When reality sinks in.. Mercedes-Benz Shelves EV-Only Plan In Favor Of More Gas-Powered Cars Last week, Mercedes-Benz revealed that it will now delay its goal of becoming an electric vehicle-only brand by 2030. The firm added that it will continue to produce internal combustion-engined cars and hybrids well into the next decade. Spurred on by weaker than expected demand for EVs, this about-face was the most recent indication that the global car industry is growing increasingly pessimistic about an all-electric future. Last month, Renault shelved plans to list its EV business Ampere because of sluggish stock market conditions. GM also cut EV production targets due to slowing demand. Mercedes-Benz’s CEO Ola Kallenius says that his company will adopt a flexible strategy as it reacts to “peaks and troughs” in the transition towards EVs. https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2024/02/28/mercedes-benz-gets-cold-feet-with-ev-only-plan/?sh=204a8f64cfec Spot on For the last 10 years we have heard GD claim just wait til all the big companies come online with their EVs. Tesla will be out of business pretty quick once all the legacy auto makers start making them. Reality sets in….they all stepped on the field to challenge and one by one they are all quietly tucking their tails between their legs and bowing out while Tesla continues to hit sales records quarter after quarter….to the point of 1 of their models is the best selling car in the world |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 6:12:59 AM EDT
[#38]
Want
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Posted: 2/29/2024 6:24:04 AM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Vehicle that will never be in my garage. Boomery hate for evs! Rar! Bluh! Screw that. Currently i desire an army 5 ton dump truck and also a tesla something very fast. Best of both worlds. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 8:34:49 AM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Don't fighter jets pull 9gs? Yes Different Fighters push you down. This pushes you back. This will be a snap your head and it’s over. About the only challenge would be a firm grip on the wheel. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 8:43:46 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/29/2024 9:03:49 AM EDT
[#42]
Topless pic?
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Posted: 2/29/2024 9:13:11 AM EDT
[#43]
Wish he'd make a SXS
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Posted: 2/29/2024 10:21:25 AM EDT
[#44]
Crazy numbers even allowing for advertising hype.
Does there even exist a tire that allows that level of traction and that level of high speed with any kind of reasonable lifetime ? |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 12:58:12 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Crazy numbers even allowing for advertising hype. Does there even exist a tire that allows that level of traction and that level of high speed with any kind of reasonable lifetime ? Even with a dragstrip fully prepped with VHT/PJ1, I’m skeptical. On the street, not a prayer. I’ve been in highly modded AWD vehicles over the 1000HP mark (stingy Mustang dyno). They’ll easily spin all 4 wheels in 3rd gear, with slicks. As for tires that can handle those speeds, the Veyron had tires specially made to handle 250mph. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 1:11:05 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Buying an electric car and not charging it at home is like buying the latest and greatest wildcat cartridge and not reloading. Spot on. Not garage charging at home is flat stupid. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 1:18:04 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryThat'd be a nice fiero concept . Elon could chunk a turbo 3-cylinder in the trunk and a pair of part-time electric motors up front . |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 1:20:37 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It’s been years since I’ve driven or even ridden in what I’d consider a fast car. I used to do it all the time too. The last one was a 10 second Mustang and it made me feel like my brain was about to come out of the back of my skull. I can’t even fathom 0-60 in less than a second. That’s probably violent enough to make some people pass out. ETA: didn’t read to see others calling this out already. They’re saying 2.5-3 G’s with the average person passing out at 4-5. I have to wonder how healthy the average person is at that figure too. I’d think the liability for Tesla here is insane. Amusement park rides approach this. The Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point does 0 to 60 mph in 1.2 seconds and 0 to 120 mph in 2.8 ... that was 20 years ago. I'm sure there's newer/faster coasters now. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 1:46:45 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 0-60 in 1 second? How many G’s is that? Straight line, horizontal acceleration doesn't generate a huge amount, I don't think. Two or three Gs, maybe? First time you do it without planting your grape firmly against the headrest should be entertaining, though. Be sure to video. |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 1:57:35 PM EDT
[#50]
Elon should be knighted.
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