My brother's friend just got his TESLA

i think you guys are focusing on the wrong part of this thread.

anyway, google the guy's name. that's probably the garage at his guest house at the second home he owns on a cliff in malibu.
 
It has ridiculous acceleration because you get max torque at any RPM. In a gasoline engine, there is a torque curve and you have to revv up to max torque. This will be a phenomenon with all electric cars. Incredible acceleration.

As for why the top speed is a lot lower than other super cars, I have no idea.
 
I think only having 1 or 2 gears (someone suggested only 1 right now) has something to do with having a low top speed.

Funny thing is, most people have never driven a car over 125 mph (I know I haven't... even between LA & Vegas) and yet this is a sticking point for an electronic car.

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Am I the only one slightly weirded out by how much Napolean is sticking up for his brother's friend? Who cares if people want to rag on the car and it's marketing, you aren't the one who owns it, and this is a message board it should be expected...

Also, how have you never driven over 125? I've driven faster numerous tims, including once in my 99 Maxima. Not to bag on you, but everyone was young once, weren't you?

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HIHK, a car's acceleration is proportional to the motor's torque output. Since electric motors have essentially constant torque at any speed, they can easily put that torque to work with the wheels at rest. An internal combustion engine has zero torque at zero rpm, so you have to rev it up, perhaps to many thousands of rpm to deliver torque to the ground. That doesn't mean you can't get good acceleration from a standstill, it just means you really have to push the motor. In either case, too much torque at a dead stop means you're gonna spin the tires, which does nobody any good (but might impress the gearheads).
 
obviously this guy has more money than I ever will, unless I hit a couple of MegaMillion jackpots but I don't really see the appeal of this car except that you can say that you own an electric sportscar.

If I had that much money, I would care less if I had an electric car or a car that got 1 mpg. in either case, the cost of going from point A to point B is a .0000001% of my net worth.
 
there are a couple of those tesla cars in my work's parking lot. the red one usually parks his right next to off-white bently, which is next to the yellow porsche, etc...

damn parking lot makes me look at my 2000 maxima in shame hahaha

regarding the small garage... a lot of the homes in the area (palo alto), even the nice homes, have small garages. land is expensive I guess. when I lived in downtown palo alto, my neighbor kept his ferrari in the garage and the thing barely fit in there. it was always funny seeing him try to park that thing in there after his weekend rides
 
when i was going to london for work, i was absolutely amazed at the cars driving around that city. i was staying over on bayswater across from hyde park and a mercedes c/e or bmw 3/5 were the equivalent of a civic/accord over here. i saw countless ferarris, aston martins, etc.
 
Be wary of figures given in advertising. Zero RPM is zero work done. The chart compares a 250+ hp electric motor to a rather anemic gasoline engine. Toyota's 185 hp engine produces about 186 ft lbs of torque. Ford announced a new 4 cyl for the F series trucks that offers 260 hp and 300 ft lbs of torque.


Yes I understand the relationship of hp and torque and the differences between electrical and petroleum fueled engines. One of the companies I owned for 20+ years manufactured natural gas compressors. On any given day I still own 70,000+ HP in CAT 35 and 36 series engines and few older engines such as Ajaxs and Waukeshas.
 
i drive 125 or more "sometimes", and I like being able to do it. not sure if i would like going that fast in a tinier true "sports car". I feel o.k. doing it in a 4000 pound vehicle though. i also get to watch the gas gauge go down before my eyes, which is neat to see also.
 
125 on the highway in an SUV is way different than 125 on the highway in a sportscar. The tighter suspension in a sports car combined with the ****** quality of the road results in a painful and unbearable ride.

The problem is that tight suspension is required for sports cars to have good handling. But that same suspension makes regular highway driving uncomfortable. And speeding on the highway...more than just uncomfortable. You'll be downright sore and in pain after long enough time on the road.
 
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