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Performance vs. S acceleration
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Mycroft
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I had forgotten how light the Roadster is. The torque on the Model S must be phenomenal!
Even if they don't improve the drive train between now and then, the Roadster 3.0 is going to have amazing acceleration! < 3secs?
Even if they don't improve the drive train between now and then, the Roadster 3.0 is going to have amazing acceleration! < 3secs?
Indeed. Although it's still pretty unlikely I can afford the performance version, this is the kind of advancement that I think will help make EVs and Tesla in particular really compelling. When EVs are crushing similarly priced ICEs in performance then that'll be yet another factor tipping the scales towards EVs for the average consumer.
Todd Burch
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I wonder if they've made some tweaks that will improve acceleration for all Model S's...and not just the performance (crossing fingers)?
Not that I'm complaining at all about the numbers coming out of Fremont/Palo Alto right now
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Not that I'm complaining at all about the numbers coming out of Fremont/Palo Alto right now
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WhiteKnight
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Non-signature Performance version is $3,000 less than the Signature (before adding options back). You were upset about the Signature premium, maybe you should reward yourself by going with the Performance ;-).
Mycroft
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I think the non-Signature performance version is a bargain! Well, it is if you're listing after an "affordable" high-performance sedan of AMG, M, and Porsche S caliber.
Because of the various options involved the gap is bigger than $3k, but yea. If Tesla's stock really performs in the next 6-7 months, then it's a possibility.
You guys (and my wife) have convinced me. I've down-graded my reservation so that I'll be able to get the performance version (and get it in green). The rep. at Tesla tells me that I'll have to wait until Q1 2013 at the earliest to get it, but waiting 6-8 extra months to get the one that I want is a small price to pay in the grand scheme of things.
Elon's tweet helped convince me, too. ;-)
Elon's tweet helped convince me, too. ;-)
Is the delay because they didn't have a low P number to give you, or because you're ordering the Performance package?
Yeah, delay is because I started off with a pretty high P number before upgrading originally. I was something like 5,500. They'll put me in a slot near there I assume. I don't think that it has anything to do with color or performance package (compared to other regular list folks).
Mycroft
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Exactly. I'm feeling pretty good about the decision. I'm going to be really jealous of you Signature guys for 6 months but I'll be happy after that. I can always hope that 1000 people either drop or defer. ;-)
They already are, but only for *short* races. It doesn't make much sense to run an ICE in a drag race any more, does it?
But the famous car races are all *long* races. When EVs are beating ICEs at 500-mile races, that will be the death of the "mystique" of ICE cars, as all the ICE car fans will be embarassed. Probably can't be done without battery swaps right now, but soon...
True, but the motors will need to be highly specialized (hardly a surprise -- it's not as though people drive Audi RS8s in the Indy 500 ). The fastest lap at Indy 500 was driven at 236 mph! The energy draw at those speeds is dramatic.
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