Don't know about Saleen warranty nor what the gearing change will do to drive unit reliability.
But there it is Tuner Teslas.
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shorter gears mean lower top end, and since the P85 is already a rocket off the line I don't really see the point.
Not that impressed. If they changed gearing to help acceleration, then they lowered top speed. Most of the other changes they talked about didn't really do anything for me either.
Agreed. I think the nose looks worse, more massive, less sleek. The other cosmetic changes do nothing for me. So the ceramic brakes save 75 lbs., big deal, I doubt that would be noticeable in street driving. On the track what matters is improving cooling and changing the software to remove current power limitations, but of course Saleen can't do that without Tesla allowing them access which apparently they did not get. So they went for some cosmetic stuff inside and out and brake and suspension changes. And the guy being interviewed couldn't even provide any details, in fact he seemed clueless about the car, about as ignorant as the interviewer. He didn't know what the EPA range is and he certainly didn't know what the Saleen "improved" range was: he couldn't provide facts to back up his claims.
I went to this page but again no real useful info Saleen FOURSIXTEEN Tesla Model S Features Specifications List - TESLARATI.com
I am underwhelmed.
* the cost of the car is equivalent to one Tesla Model S plus a bunch of TSLA stock. I am not sure I would want to just buy a Saleen!
* the interviewer was indeed a clown.
* the stock Model S already has the lowest drag coefficient of any production car... did they actually improve it? I doubt it... they probably made it worse... and since aerodynamics is the car's biggest advantage, perhaps it now has a lower top speed.
* they "increased the gear ratio" - does this mean it is closer to 1:1 now? Or... further away? (e.g. 10.5:1) It's either quicker off the line and has a lower top speed, or has a higher top speed but is slower off the line.
* ditto on the motor cooling, they probably have nothing, so it still has no use on a track and is a very odd Saleen car as a result.
* the seats look better
* the cost of the car is equivalent to one Tesla Model S plus a bunch of TSLA stock. I am not sure I would want to just buy a Saleen!