Tesla "Insane Mode" 0-60 in 3 seconds

This is amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qFV5i8tBhs

Car costs 120K, two engines one in the front, one in the back.

hoops said:

Car costs 120K, two engines one in the front, one in the back.

Zero engines. Two motors.

http://engineering.mit.edu/ask/what%E2%80%99s-difference-between-motor-and-engine

Have a friend that drove one of these. You get immediate access to the torque (don't ask me to explain) from the go. He explained like gas cars you have the shifting and taking a few minutes to get to 60 which doesn't happen with electric. Pretty amazing.

If your car takes "a few minutes" to get to 60, it's time for a new car ;-)

Even my Nissan leaf is pretty quick off of the line. Electric motors deliver all of their torque right from the start. Its no Tesla, though.

FilmCarp said:

Even my Nissan leaf is pretty quick off of the line. Electric motors deliver all of their torque right from the start. Its no Tesla, though.

Same with the Prius - it begins acceleration from the electric side, then the gas side kicks in.

I got to ride in a distant relative-by-marriage's Tesla a few months ago. It felt similar to the slingshot sensation you get at the start of some of the newer roller coasters.

lol @grahamb

thanks @drummerboy for the link to the explanation of the two words.

its obvious im no gearhead. I just thought the wave of the future may already be here

nohero said:

FilmCarp said:

Even my Nissan leaf is pretty quick off of the line. Electric motors deliver all of their torque right from the start. Its no Tesla, though.

Same with the Prius - it begins acceleration from the electric side, then the gas side kicks in.

My wife has a Prius v. I'm afraid I think it's a dog when it comes to acceleration. I admit that it is heavier than a regular Prius, but the Leaf is all electric, not a hybrid. It flies for a little car.

FilmCarp said:

nohero said:

FilmCarp said:

Even my Nissan leaf is pretty quick off of the line. Electric motors deliver all of their torque right from the start. Its no Tesla, though.

Same with the Prius - it begins acceleration from the electric side, then the gas side kicks in.

My wife has a Prius v. I'm afraid I think it's a dog when it comes to acceleration. I admit that it is heavier than a regular Prius, but the Leaf is all electric, not a hybrid. It flies for a little car.

As a total novice on the differences, I think theres a definite misconception with the public about the capability of electric cars. I would never make the assumption that an electric is faster accelerating or has enough power to match up on a highway against a gas powered car.

@hoops, I am confused.
Are you saying you doubt that an electric has enough power to match a gas powered car on the highway?

My leaf easily goes 85 mph and gets me to and from Astoria without a problem. It won't, however, get me more than about 80 or 90 miles between charges. It does have heated front and rear seats, navigation, etc. Its not an econobox.

Also, your Leaf can be powered by oil, coal, natural gas, nuclear, solar, hydroelectric, tidal, burning peat moss, copper wrapped fish or any other source that generates electricity. Conventional autos are stuck with gas.

The Tesla S has almost 700 horses and gets to 60 in 3.2 secs, can hit a top speed of 155 with a range of over 300 miles. Certainly capable of matching or exceeding just about anything else out there on public roads. That said, -how much power does anyone need to sit in traffic?

kmk said:

@hoops, I am confused.
Are you saying you doubt that an electric has enough power to match a gas powered car on the highway?

Depends on how you define "match" and what two cars are being compared.

When you ride in a Tesla you absolutely get a weird woozy feeling in your stomach when accelerating. It is much like riding a roller coaster. It was explained to me that the reason was because the Tesla is actually accelerating almost as fast as gravity.

If my math is correct, 9.81meters/ second squared is the same as 0-60 mph in 2.731seconds.
The Tesla P85D does it in 3.2 seconds.

It's only this particular model Tesla that can accelerate like that. I would guess the reason you feel woozy is the smoothness of the acceleration.

Model S. Two years ago...
http://youtu.be/vvHTN0Yi1t4

There was this embarrassment:
http://gas2.org/2015/01/19/warm-lap-tesla-p85d-demolishes-challenger-hellcat/

My favorite:
http://youtu.be/lsI_3wR4N28

Model D is getting a software update today. They shaved even more time off of the 0-60!

The Model S gives everyone in the car the same woozy feeling, trust me

(Fact mentioned in the video above: "over a full G of lateral acceleration!")

I saw that on the drag channel. There's more to life than 0 to 60. I'd still take the Tesla though at just a little north of $100K. Of the 20 cars it went up against nothing that didn't cost another $100k even came close. All the true "super-cars" walked it down though. I was surprised how soundly it stomped the Hellcat and the M3.

http://youtu.be/0e-jquwHKtI

I wasn't saying that the woozy feeling can only be felt in that model Tesla. I was saying that that model Tesla has the insane acceleration.

? Do Tesla's get a pass for speeding cause they are electric or green? Just asking ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

http://jalopnik.com/why-are-all-these-tesla-owners-recording-themselves-bre-1681188184

I'm just curious . A Tesla S with the body off looks like the frame is the battery . Does this thing ever get replaced ?

http://youtu.be/H5V0vL3nnHY

https://gigaom.com/2015/01/29/this-is-teslas-first-battery-swap-station-photos/

FilmCarp said:

My leaf easily goes 85 mph and gets me to and from Astoria without a problem. It won't, however, get me more than about 80 or 90 miles between charges. It does have heated front and rear seats, navigation, etc. Its not an econobox.

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My Nissan Altima goes easily 110 and gets me to Washington DC and back without a problem. :-D

Excellent.

kmk said:

The Model S gives everyone in the car the same woozy feeling, trust me

(Fact mentioned in the video above: "over a full G of lateral acceleration!")

kmk, do you own the D or the S? Would you recommend one over the other?

Tesla is awesome, but that video with the Hellcat is not really indicative of the Hellcat being that much slower than the Tesla -- the driver was terrible with a horrible start on both runs hitting the rev limiter .. 17 sec quarter is pathetic for most sports cars... with a better driver I bet the race would have been much closer