View Single Post
JD159 JD159 is offline
Registered
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 2,145
Quote:
Originally Posted by cairns View Post
Oh puh-leez. Are you so enamored of Elon that you think that's anywhere near this ballpark? A Tesla has yet to even finish a lap at Laguna Seca- even when Car & Driver tried icing the batteries. It couldn't lap Nurburgring at anywhere near the speed of a Prius or an old Ford pickup. Let alone virtually any new car that costs tens of thousands less.

And after the Tesla hit's 60 it's a dead duck. The Malibu is pulling away. And after three attempts at ludicrous mode the Tesla driver is....ahem.... walking home.
Uhhhhh nop, I'm not.

I just don't think because the 918 incorporates electric technology will necessarily make it slower than a purely piston driven car.

Last edited by JD159; 03-03-2017 at 10:43 AM..
Old 03-03-2017, 10:34 AM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #16 (permalink)