I love my 335i coupe, but I think I would trade it for a Tesla in a heartbeat. I am so excited that a company is embracing alternative fuels (electricity especially) in aims of making a supercar. Gear shifting slows down a vehicle, regardless of how fast it is, since you're disconnecting the engine from the powertrain. It also is another thing you have to bother with while driving.
I love my 1991 Golf "coupe", but I think I would trade it for a Tesla in a heartbeat. I am so excited that a...
I don't love my 1999 Ford Windstar. When will Tesla come out with a minivan?
I love my 335i coupe, but I think I would trade it for a Tesla in a heartbeat. I am so excited that a company is embracing alternative fuels (electricity especially) in aims of making a supercar. Gear shifting slows down a vehicle, regardless of how fast it is, since you're disconnecting the engine from the powertrain. It also is another thing you have to bother with while driving.
"It also is another thing you have to bother with while driving." It still surprises me how few manuals you see in the US, It's as if people aren't interested in driving + getting the most out of the car. If you don't enjoy driving, why not get a driver. If you enjoy driving, you want a manual. Nothing worse than speeding up an on-ramp, and the car refusing to budge out of 2nd.
Curiously enough, many Americans see cars as transportation.
They don't get drivers for the same reason they don't have chefs and other personal assistants.
As a car nut that has spent time on a race track (exhibit a: http://flickr.com/photos/pauls/sets/72157594286920410/ ) in various sports cars, I see a strong dichotomy between Tesla owners/gawkers and real car guys. Yeah the Tesla accelerates faster than most people will have ever experienced before and it's neat with its whole 1 gear thing, instant torque and of course being all electric. But it will be the laughing…
Yeah ... it's neat with its whole 1 gear thing, instant torque
...The same as a Corvette ZR1 (and also the same price) in third gear.
As a car nut that has spent time on a race track (exhibit a: http://flickr.com/photos/pauls/sets/72157594286920410/ ) in various sports cars, I see a strong dichotomy between Tesla owners/gawkers and real car guys. Yeah the Tesla accelerates faster than most people will have ever experienced before and it's neat with its whole 1 gear thing, instant torque and of course being all electric. But it will be the laughing…
Yeah ... it's neat with its whole 1 gear thing, instant torque ...The same as a Corvette ZR1 (and also the same price) in third gear. http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9212... 2009 ZR1 . Max rpm 6500 . Tire Dia 26.4 . Tire Circumference 6.9115' . Rear End 3.42 Gear Ratios Max speed(mph) 1 2.29 65.2 2 1.61 92.7 3 1.21 123.4 4 1.00 149.3 5 0.81 184.3 6 0.67 222.8
I could have given a massive list of examples of cars faster than the Tesla but figured "most people" covered me there. I was at NAIAS 2008 during press week and watched Jeff Gordon unveil the ZR1 at GM Style. pics elsewhere on my flickr account.
I love my 335i coupe, but I think I would trade it for a Tesla in a heartbeat. I am so excited that a company is embracing alternative fuels (electricity especially) in aims of making a supercar. Gear shifting slows down a vehicle, regardless of how fast it is, since you're disconnecting the engine from the powertrain. It also is another thing you have to bother with while driving.
"It also is another thing you have to bother with while driving." I think that's what makes driving fun.. you have greater control of your cars actions and are in touch with it. I could never see myself driving something where I never have to touch the shifter once its in a forward gear. As for the speed issue, you're right, it is slowing it down. (granted new paddle systems make that 60 milliseconds like the F430 Sc…
the Tesla only has 1 gear, which doesn't like going much past 100mph.
It is a 2-speed car. Tesla is planning on performing a recall to upgrade the transmissions of all of the delivered 1-speed cars to 2-speed.
Yeah ... it's neat with its whole 1 gear thing, instant torque ...The same as a Corvette ZR1 (and also the same price) in third gear. http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9212... 2009 ZR1 . Max rpm 6500 . Tire Dia 26.4 . Tire Circumference 6.9115' . Rear End 3.42 Gear Ratios Max speed(mph) 1 2.29 65.2 2 1.61 92.7 3 1.21 123.4 4 1.00 149.3 5 0.81 184.3 6 0.67 222.8
I could have given a massive list of examples of cars faster than the Tesla but figured "most people" covered me there. I was at NAIAS 2008 during press week and watched Jeff Gordon unveil the ZR1 at GM Style. pics elsewhere on my flickr account.
I was referring to the Tesla's wide torqueband -- "its whole 1 gear thing". It is not an exclusive feature. A ZR1 can also be driven in 1 gear only and still achieve both 0-60 in 4 seconds and a top speed over 100 mph.