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The Aventador video is an excellent demonstration of how much difference driver skill makes in an ICE. He has pretty slow shifts and didn't drop the clutch at nearly enough RPMs for an optimal launch. Of course, when you own a car instead of write reviews for car magazines, you are more reluctant to do all-out launches. Probably cost a half second of 0-60 time, though. Interesting to note that he doesn't really start to pull away until he is pretty deep in third gear, so he's way over 60 by then.
The Aventador video is an excellent demonstration of how much difference driver skill makes in an ICE. He has pretty slow shifts and didn't drop the clutch at nearly enough RPMs for an optimal launch. Of course, when you own a car instead of write reviews for car magazines, you are more reluctant to do all-out launches. Probably cost a half second of 0-60 time, though. Interesting to note that he doesn't really start to pull away until he is pretty deep in third gear, so he's way over 60 by then.
Umm... That's a Lamborghini Aventador, right? With the 7 speed "semi-automatic" transmission and electronically controlled clutch that AFAIK is the only transmission option for that model?
There may be a "launch mode" that the driver failed to engage, and he might have chosen shift points poorly (not saying he did, just that he could have) - but I don't think he has any control of the rate of shifting (Wikipedia claims it shifts in 50 milliseconds) and he may not have had much choice about how high to rev the engine.
Walter
I should have my P85D 1st week of jan. trading in my 14 P85+
I would have to do some comparisons with my 14 aventador roadster & 15 McLaren 650s Spider. Both my cars have exhaust so little more HP then stock. For sure my 14 Bentley GTC Speed is faster then my P85+ but it wont hang with the P85D. At least now I will have 4 cars in the garage with min of 625hp to over 700hp.
Love it! What's the distance to the bridge?
Can someone confirm that different states of charge affects the P85D initial acceleration? That's what I read from the YouTube comments.
I can confirm this! It most definitely makes a difference.
I am really sceptical of this video. It's either not P85D, or Tesla driver is not really trying.
First, P85D beats RS7 in all acceleration metrics. Car and Driver tested both vehicles with the following results (P85D vs. RS7):
0 to 60 - 3.2 vs. 3.4s
0 to 100 - 7.6 vs. 7.8s
1/4 mile - 11.4 vs.11.6s
Secondly, and most importantly, P85D thrust is front loaded to a large degree, I seriously doubt that there is **anything** on the road today which can beat P85D 0 to 30 mph. If you watch all videos of P85D vs. two seat exotics that beat it, in every one of them P85D got ahead 1 to 2 car length out of the gate with exotics catching up later. The fact that RS7 gaining lead on P85D right from the start is a major giveaway that something is wrong with this video.
1)Probably not even trying
2)Probably not a P or a D (though it does have 22" rims)
3)Probably low SOC
4)Maybe souped up RS7 (do the kids still say "souped up"?)
At what battery percent does it become noticeably slower?