The convertible roof STORES IN THE TRUNK? That is just an absurdly non-luxurious design decision.
The Corvette does the same thing.
https://www.cars.com/articles/your-corvette-has-a-removable-...
Tesla Roadster
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#32I call bullshit on this. 1000km range and 400km/h top speed?
Obviously you can't have both but each of this is unrealistic enough on its own.
You can't even go 400km/h on the Autobahn, which roads are they building this for?
And fully loaded SUVs like the Hyundai Kona get somewhat about 500km in normal crusing mode. 1000km is either a breakthrough in battery technology or measured/calculated when going 50km/h at best.
Unrealistic values imho, but I'm open to be proven otherwise.
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#33The Lotus Evija looks better than this. But hey, that is a 1.5mil car.
The "250mph+" claim looks dubious given the shape/aero of this car - though I don't claim to be an expert and I suppose this might not be the finished shape of the car either.
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#34I call bullshit on this. 1000km range and 400km/h top speed? Obviously you can't have both but each of this is unrealistic enough on its own. You can't even go 400km/h on the Autobahn, which roads are they building this for? And fully loaded SUVs like the Hyundai Kona get somewhat about 500km in normal crusing mode. 1000km is either a breakthrough in battery technology or measured/calculated when going 50km/h at best…
Range is easy: just add more battery. It’s expensive, but this is an expensive car.
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#35“The first supercar to set every performance record and still fit seating for four.” Where are the remaining two seats?
Probably in the glove compartment.
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#36If that top speed ("Over 250 mph") is accurate wouldn't it put it in contention for "Production car speed record" per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_car_speed_record Additionally I hope nobody ever tries to "red line" it on a public road for their own and everyone else's safety. 4.2 sec 0-100 and a 250+ mph max is a very temping but potentially deadly combination. Does anyone who owns a Tesla know if you c…
More interesting I think is lining up to beat the production figures too. Tesla are planning to make a lot more than 25.
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#37The convertible roof STORES IN THE TRUNK? That is just an absurdly non-luxurious design decision.
Sports cars tend to be neither luxurious, comfortable nor practical. One of the many reasons that I never understood why one would buy something like a new Lamborghini Huracan, when you for a similar price could be looking at a Rolls Royce Phantom.
Why would you buy a Rolls Royce Phantom? They're boring and don't hold their value.
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#38What's the mile range at 250mph? Also, that picture look cartoon-ish... I wonder if it was modified in any way?
You probably achieve the stated range at ~65MPH. Range decreases approximately with the square of the speed, so range at top speed would be around 16 times lower.
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#39I call bullshit on this. 1000km range and 400km/h top speed? Obviously you can't have both but each of this is unrealistic enough on its own. You can't even go 400km/h on the Autobahn, which roads are they building this for? And fully loaded SUVs like the Hyundai Kona get somewhat about 500km in normal crusing mode. 1000km is either a breakthrough in battery technology or measured/calculated when going 50km/h at best…
>You can't even go 400km/h on the Autobahn, which roads are they building this for?
They're competing against ferrari/lamborghini/mclaren. The top speed is for the track, not the street. That should be quite obvious....
> I call bullshit on this. 1000km range and 400km/h top speed?
The range is clearly not based on going the top speed for the duration. The distance Tesla gives is typically based on a combined city/highway driving profile. They also provide calculators to estimate your range bssed on the mixture as well as a map program that tells you where you'd need to charge getting from point A to point B if you're going on a long-distance trip.
Re: Tesla Roadster
#40If that top speed ("Over 250 mph") is accurate wouldn't it put it in contention for "Production car speed record" per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_car_speed_record Additionally I hope nobody ever tries to "red line" it on a public road for their own and everyone else's safety. 4.2 sec 0-100 and a 250+ mph max is a very temping but potentially deadly combination. Does anyone who owns a Tesla know if you c…
At what performance point does a vehicle require specially designed tires? I assume you can't just put a set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports on this.
The Bugatti Veyron tires cost over $30k and last 2500 miles.