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Tesla ‘Easter Egg’ Makes the Fast-Accelerating Model S Even Faster

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Re: Tesla ‘Easter Egg’ Makes the Fast-Accelerating Model S Even Faster

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Post by tracker1 »

semi-extrinsic wrote: post #46
josefresco wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"aimed at people who would otherwise buy Bugatti Veyrons, Ferraris" More like Porsche 911 Turbo, Mercedes SLS, Audi R8 buyers.

No, I think more like Dodge Charger Hellcat buyers. Those who pony up for a 911, SLS or R8 want a car that'll go faster around the Nürburgring than a Honda Civic Type R. Which I think even the P100D won't be able to (too heavy, brakes and motors overheat). Edit: why the downvotes? It's well documented that the P90D is no quicker than a Civic Type R around a proper racetrack.

I think the P90D/P100D buyers are not the types to necessarily by a Charger or Challenger. They're fun cars but a bit louder... just got a 2016 392 Scat Pack Shaker Challenger a few months ago, very fun car... but not in any way similar to any Tesla. It's just a different feel.

That said, most aren't in a position to really push their cars, and they don't... It's mostly bragging and any car with a 0-60 under 5 seconds will give a lot of that fun.

Re: Tesla ‘Easter Egg’ Makes the Fast-Accelerating Model S Even Faster

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Post by Someone1234 »

It wouldn't surprise me if they legislate maximum acceleration in the next ten years.

Zero to sixty in 2.5 seconds is fun, no doubt about it, but it is fun on a racetrack. You can go on YouTube right now and find dozens of people utilising Tesla's existing "ludicrous mode" on public streets.

And here's the thing, if people want to endanger their own lives that's fine. But they aren't just endangering their own lives, they're also endangering both other road users and pedestrians (when they eventually lose control).

I don't think anything has been done about this yet because Teslas are still pretty uncommon, and the features which unlock "ludicrous mode" are even more uncommon (like 1% of 1%). But once electric vehicles are the norm and the body count racks up, we'll see legislative action.

As an aside you could tie maximum acceleration into road conditions, including lowing it if the road is icy or wet, or increasing it on surfaces that provide superior grip (like freeways).

Re: Tesla ‘Easter Egg’ Makes the Fast-Accelerating Model S Even Faster

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Post by jackmott »

Someone1234 wrote: post #72

It wouldn't surprise me if they legislate maximum acceleration in the next ten years. Zero to sixty in 2.5 seconds is fun, no doubt about it, but it is fun on a racetrack. You can go on YouTube right now and find dozens of people utilising Tesla's existing "ludicrous mode" on public streets. And here's the thing, if people want to endanger their own lives that's fine. But they aren't just endangering their own lives,…

Cars that can go this fast or close enough have been around for decades.

Re: Tesla ‘Easter Egg’ Makes the Fast-Accelerating Model S Even Faster

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Post by Viper007Bond »

Someone1234 wrote: post #72

It wouldn't surprise me if they legislate maximum acceleration in the next ten years. Zero to sixty in 2.5 seconds is fun, no doubt about it, but it is fun on a racetrack. You can go on YouTube right now and find dozens of people utilising Tesla's existing "ludicrous mode" on public streets. And here's the thing, if people want to endanger their own lives that's fine. But they aren't just endangering their own lives,…

Most jurisdictions call unsafely accelerating reckless driving or street racing. I own a car that will legitimately do 200 MPH but existing laws cover it too.

Re: Tesla ‘Easter Egg’ Makes the Fast-Accelerating Model S Even Faster

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Post by vvanders »

gravypod wrote: post #37
antirez wrote: post #25

Is Tesla so fast compared to the price because is an electric car or this is totally unrelated and was just designed to have such an acceleration, without help from the fact it's an electric car? Thanks. EDIT: Thank you for the replies!

The reason why an EV would outperform most motors is mutli-fold 1. No cold starting. The engine is on as soon as you push power in. 2. Equal torque at all speeds 3. The lack of a need for a transmission. All "gears" can be controlled by how much power you're feeding The EV is more like a solid state transistor verses a relay. They do similar things, they're good for different applications, but the transistor has some…

There's a 4th you're missing: lower reciprocating mass.

Low mass connected to the wheels(aside from the stator) combined with near instant torque control means they can adjust power to the wheels in a sub-ms(supposedly) range. Once you break traction it's really hard to get it back and you're fighting the momentum of an ICE engine in the non-EV case. You also have two completely independent motors so you don't have to fight with any transfer case or torque converter and it can just instantly shift power to where traction is available.

All I know is I can floor our 85D in the rain and it doesn't even shimmy, just plants and takes off.

Re: Tesla ‘Easter Egg’ Makes the Fast-Accelerating Model S Even Faster

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Post by beachstartup »

Someone1234 wrote: post #72

It wouldn't surprise me if they legislate maximum acceleration in the next ten years. Zero to sixty in 2.5 seconds is fun, no doubt about it, but it is fun on a racetrack. You can go on YouTube right now and find dozens of people utilising Tesla's existing "ludicrous mode" on public streets. And here's the thing, if people want to endanger their own lives that's fine. But they aren't just endangering their own lives,…

sigh. knee-jerk reaction to ban dangerous things.

first of all, a minivan can kill you doing 10mph.

second, cars with this much power (and more importantly, top speed), have been around for a long time. you can build an 8-second quarter mile car in your garage and drive it on the street.

more nanny-state nonsense. "think of the children".

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Post by BMFX »

mikeash wrote: post #53
lorenzhs wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, if you have to refuel every eight minutes, then the time to fill up becomes quite relevant. Not to mention that the main problem will be tyres, as those likely won't do a whole lot of miles at such speeds. Qoute: " In testing Michelin had run the Veyron’s massive meats on its tire dyno at 270 mph — the fastest it can spin — for 20 seconds, then at 250 mph for 20 seconds. It repeated that cycle two more times. T…

The tires also cost tens of thousands of dollars. The wheels need to be replaced fairly frequently as well, and they also cost tens of thousands of dollars. Supposedly there are Veyron owners who ship their car to a destination and then follow along in their private jet because that's cheaper than driving the car there. The P100D isn't cheap, but the Veyron is a whole different category of expensive.

There's a lot of cars that are like that. Cost in Fuel, Miles and general depreciation. Just ship it. Its not that crazy.

Also if anyone wants to see someone do a full on heavy run of the Veyron check out Ben on Goldrush 2015? He ran his I think to 255mph if memory serves me right...

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Post by wavefunction »

Viper007Bond wrote: post #75
Someone1234 wrote: post #72

It wouldn't surprise me if they legislate maximum acceleration in the next ten years. Zero to sixty in 2.5 seconds is fun, no doubt about it, but it is fun on a racetrack. You can go on YouTube right now and find dozens of people utilising Tesla's existing "ludicrous mode" on public streets. And here's the thing, if people want to endanger their own lives that's fine. But they aren't just endangering their own lives,…

Most jurisdictions call unsafely accelerating reckless driving or street racing. I own a car that will legitimately do 200 MPH but existing laws cover it too.

Top speed is a different beast altogether than acceleration, and I doubt you drive 200mph on public streets.
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