Alright, this thing is bonkers

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt) 12/10/2018 at 15:19 • Filed to: Tesla Roadster, tesla

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Tesla released this video 3 days ago of the first rides in the new Roadster

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7,376 pound-feet of torque

0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds, making it the quickest production car in the world.

0-100 mph in 4.2 seconds.

Quarter mile in 8.8 seconds, which beats every other production car.

250+ mph top speed.

620 miles of highway range.

But here’s the kicker:

Chariotoflove > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 15:22

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Yeah, but tax rebate baby!

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Chariotoflove 12/10/2018 at 15:22

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You’re right. BRB making reservation right now.

LongbowMkII > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 15:22

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Nah, the kicker as always, is when they’ll be in driveways

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > LongbowMkII 12/10/2018 at 15:23

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Definitely sometime in the future, for sure with certainty.

#BeliveInMusk

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 15:26

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Supercar costs for supercar performance, seems reasonable.  

bob and john > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 15:26

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HOW MUCH TORQUE!??!?!?

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > bob and john 12/10/2018 at 15:31

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ALL OF IT.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 12/10/2018 at 15:32

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B..but panel gaps! Slipping delivery schedule! Over-promise and Under-deliver! Shortsellers and SEC fines! Tweets and Tents!!

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 15:34

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I thought that was all part of that Tesla experience?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 15:37

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This thing will kill some idiots . Who wants silence, no thanks. The only electric car I might want someday is a DD to get to work in the city cheap. I think the surprise that electric cars have torque is over, we know!

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 12/10/2018 at 15:40

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This thing will kill some idiots

Just like every other high power supercar, no difference. I diots will find a way.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > bob and john 12/10/2018 at 15:41

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I was surprised by that figure as well so I did some research. They’re quoting wheel torque, which is the motor torque multiplied by  the g earing and final drive. Actual motor torque has been estimated to be around 750 lbs-ft, which is still impressive.

Tesla is just being extremely misleading...again.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 15:45

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just waiting for the tech to trickle down to a 5 second 300 mile range Ford aspire looking hatchback that costs 15k new.

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 15:47

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But you get 1, just 1, for free if you currently own a new Tesla. Oh, a nd you referred 50 of your closest friends and they bought a new Tesla.

Tekamul > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 15:48

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To be released shortly after the $35k model 3

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/10/2018 at 15:49

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Anytime now...

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Tekamul 12/10/2018 at 15:50

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KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > GoodIdeaAtTheTime 12/10/2018 at 15:51

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It’s just like Bitcoin!

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 12/10/2018 at 15:55

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Tesla, Misleading?

fintail > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 15:55

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Only a quarter mil (not counting the dopey tax break) for decent range now, we’re finally gett ing some where.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > fintail 12/10/2018 at 15:56

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The inevitable e lectric future’s final deathblow to “Big ICE”

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 16:05

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“ 7,376 pound-feet of torque” bullshit. It fucking doesn’t. That’s wheel torque, which is a figure NEVER used in the auto industry. It is multiplied by the gear ratio, the actual figure is a still impressive but far less horseshit 760-ish lb-ft of torque.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/10/2018 at 16:06

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CobraJoe > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 12/10/2018 at 16:19

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I thought it sounded like a pretty good deal for 250+mph, sub 2 second 0-60 and 600 miles of range. Those stats are pretty insane, even for supercars, and sold at Lamborghini H uracan prices. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 16:26

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Love it. Can’t wait until we get independent testing. 

bhtooefr > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/10/2018 at 16:53

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To be honest, wheel torque in first gear is a far more useful measurement than crank torque, which tells you very little without the gear ratios.

bhtooefr > fintail 12/10/2018 at 16:54

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By the time it’s shipping, there won’t be a federal tax break IIRC.

fintail > bhtooefr 12/10/2018 at 16:59

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Even better

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 18:17

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“ making it the quickest production car in the world.”

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Yeah... “p roduction car” .... that’s a good one. I’m sure a ll of the specs are totally ”real. ”

I’d bet $1000 that that “production car” on stage in the videos is simply a P100D drivetrain on a lighter weight chassis. No way that’s the production car yet. 

jadeoh > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 18:37

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*Not a production car yet.

These are the fairly loose guidelines most follow to determine if a car should be considered a production car :

being constructed principally for retail sale to consumers for their personal use, and to transport people on public roads (no commercial or industrial vehicles are eligible);

fitted with the original manufacturer-supplied road tires;

having had 25 or more instances made by the original vehicle manufacturer and offered for commercial sale to the public in new condition (cars modified by either professional tuners or individuals are not eligible); and

being street-legal in their intended markets and capable of passing any official tests or inspections required to be granted this status.

That makes the Tesla Roadster an amazingly capable concept car, but a concept car nonetheless.

Nauraushaun > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 20:27

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Kicker? Quarter mil for the fastest car in the world? How many times the price is the second fastest car in the world? Wiki says it’s the 918 Spyder, how many Road sters could you buy for the price of one of those?

Yes, the Demon and Atom are up there, I’d argue they aren’t fair comparisons.

LongbowMkII > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/10/2018 at 23:48

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Gimmie a Yaris instead

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/11/2018 at 00:05

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Yes, electric cars are powerful.

But for how long? 8 seconds at a time, a few times, before the car goes into thermal protective limp mode.

Porsche, Aston, etc... are still trying to get an electric car to complete a whole lap of the N urburgring at speed.

Hybrid is still the name of the game in actual performance for more than a couple minutes at a time.

Tekamul > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 12/11/2018 at 08:58

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You know what’s in that box, right? Slinkys

Fresh-Outta-Nissans > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/13/2018 at 13:29

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Right? Whenever they brag about like a thousand wheel torque, I translate that to ‘very average acceleration.’

That said, it’s not like they’re pulling numbers out of the ether. MPGe though...