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My RS4 is back to AUC levels in terms of valuation.
I like it, a lot, but if I can shift it for a profit, order a GR Yaris and invest the cash for 10-12 months......it’s makes a seriously tempting proposition.
RS4 to GR Yaris, jeeeez.
My RS4 is back to AUC levels in terms of valuation.
I like it, a lot, but if I can shift it for a profit, order a GR Yaris and invest the cash for 10-12 months......it’s makes a seriously tempting proposition.
They are amazing, granted but I will miss the combustion engine.
Never mind the P100D, the Tesla Roadster next year will do 0-60 in 1.1s and 0-100 in under 3.0s . No combustion engine car can compete with that.
RS4 to GR Yaris, jeeeez.
They are amazing, granted but I will miss the combustion engine.
Never mind the P100D, the Tesla Roadster next year will do 0-60 in 1.1s and 0-100 in under 3.0s . No combustion engine car can compete with that.
We'll have to see how Elon's claims stack up with reality. Tyres can only be SO good
1.1 seconds, no chance lol. Even the real claimed 1.9 sec is pushing it. Road tyres and tarmac just isn't good enough even if a car is capable of it. You'll just get lots of traction control lights or wheelspin. Which still happens on far less powerful cars.
Must be talking about kph...
He's talking MPH, he literally said the 1.1s time is with the SpaceX Rocket Booster upgrade pack.
He's talking MPH, he literally said the 1.1s time is with the SpaceX Rocket Booster upgrade pack.
Well Tesla are known for publishing far out there claims which grab headlines.They are amazing, granted but I will miss the combustion engine.
Never mind the P100D, the Tesla Roadster next year will do 0-60 in 1.1s and 0-100 in under 3.0s . No combustion engine car can compete with that.
Seems like you get anyway with anything, so long as it's marked with an * which explains the cheating mechanisms used. The explanations are also usually buried 2-3 pages deep into the website.Oh, the ol' rollout trick
AKA cheating.
I don't know why they allow some manufacturers to use that as an advertised "0-60" time, because it obviously isn't 0-60.
Engineering Explained recently did a video working through the maths of Tesla 0-60 and also working out the best possible 0-60mph time with current tyre tech. Worth watching.So a P100D with Ludicrous mode has around 600HP and 920lb-ft of torque, will do 0-60 in 2.28s with run out and 0-60 is 2.5s without run out. I had one as a courtesy car for a few days and got to experience the full launch mode, it "felt" that fast and had zero traction problems on good, dry tarmac despite the tyres being rather worse for wear.
The Model S Plaid is claimed to have 1100HP, taking 0.3-0.4s off the 0-60 time seems entirely plausible to me.
No idea about the 1.1s with rocket mode, would like to see it in action
Seems like you get anyway with anything, so long as it's marked with an * which explains the cheating mechanisms used. The explanations are also usually buried 2-3 pages deep into the website.
Tell him I'll give him £300!!! I mean, doubled up, he's got to be happy with that, right?At the pub yesterday some friends got intrigued by WBAC values when it came up in conversation.
They're never going to be spot on with old cars and I guess always err on the side of caution too but my friend won the most outrageous valuation on his Escort Cosworth with £150 the offer
We'll have to see how Elon's claims stack up with reality. Tyres can only be SO good, and many of these electric (and super high powered ICE vehicles) are already traction-limited for their standing start times, which is why everyone's going 4WD to gain a traction advantage. With those claimed acceleration figures you're into drag racer territory, and they only achieve that sort of performance with highly specialised tyres and extremely stressed mechanical components (forget the powerplant involved, I'm talking diffs, axles, driveshafts etc) and specially prepared high-traction surfaces.
Guess it's so they can ignore wheelspin when setting off. I'm not a fan of the measurement myself tbh.Standard measurement in the US I thought as a hangover from the drag scene?