djos wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:16 am
J.A.W. wrote: ↑Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:16 pm
Not "cherry picking" any more than the vid you posted, & did you read the timeslip printout?
The Mustang guy was out-reaction timed, but had a faster top end, & in a 1000 metre sprint,
would've run over the top of the Tesla, handily...
ET is all that really counts here.
No, because that really would mean 'cherry picking', since the results were so close,
(well, except that the Tesla was ah, all played out by the end of the 1/4 mile)...
& further to to my (much maligned) 'Don't believe the hype' response, I'd reckon its fairly
cogent to point out that certain claims were made prior to the launch of the triple-motor
Plaid, viz: being the capability of sub 9 sec 1/4 mile; sub 2 sec 0-60 mph; 200 mph top speed;
& world's best production road car aerodynamic drag mitigation...
None of these 'bold claims' have proven feasible in the one machine in road trim, its almost
as if pulling these kind of 'cheat mode' stunts is de rigueur for Tesla, & done utterly shamelessly..
Ok, 'production car' homologation series used to be a part of manufacturers schemes, but hey,
these machines (such as the mighty 1968 SS/AA lightweight drag-Hemi Barracuda/Dart pair),
were actively down-played, not hyped up, but then, Tesla aint entering any real competition..
(& for that matter, nor could the Plaid beat those Mopars from over 1/2 century ago, if/when
they are updated/prepped to use modern performance - but equivalent - drag-tech).
Seems ol' Elron Musque has a sense of humour, choosing the name 'Plaid', since anyone who buys
the hype certainly has been 'played'...