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    Well as discussed before, I think we'll see people beating the posted numbers

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    Model S - VIN 2301 mcornwell's Avatar
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    Making my decision to stretch and go for the Performance model easier to stomach...

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    Crap, now I want the Performance version! So, how do I eek another 10 grand out of an already strained auto budget!?

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    Model S - VIN 2301 mcornwell's Avatar
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    Buy TSLA options?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ckessel View Post
    Heh, Elon tweeted today "Model S Performance powertrain produced so much torque today that we broke the dyno. 4.4 sec 0-60 mph will not be a problem".
    Must not have been the same dyno used for the Roadster, eh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mcornwell View Post
    Buy TSLA options?
    Thinking about it.

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    They need to go to a muscle car shop. They have dynos that'll handle it.
    If it is worth doing, it is worth OVER doing. - Mythbusters

    Debunking Pseudoscience is fun!

    Arctic White Roadster 2.5 #1200, S Sig Performance Vin# 227

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mycroft View Post
    Must not have been the same dyno used for the Roadster, eh?
    Roadster is a smaller car, so it can actually put down less HP and torque and still go faster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by W.Petefish View Post
    They need to go to a muscle car shop. They have dynos that'll handle it.
    Haha, that would be a blast! Appear with an unsporty sedan there. Don't forget to mount the child seats. Place some more child seats in the back row. Bumper stickers "Seven Oaks Elementary School" and so on. Then, as you ask for a time slot on the fattest dyno, tell them "Guys, would like to do it before 11am, since I have to get my kids from school!".
    And then the tape rolls out of the printer, showing 400 ft-lb right from 0 rpm. Their eyes will pop out so wide, they'll need help to search for them...

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    Model S VIN P01536 Robert.Boston's Avatar
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    I read this about the Performance version and think, "wow, the standard edition will probably be faster than advertised, too!" In any case, unless someone hands me a lot of money in the near future, I'll be more than happy with the already beefy performance of the standard motor (but esp. if it, too, overperforms!)

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