-
Want to remove ads? Register an account and login to see fewer ads, and become a Supporting Member to remove almost all ads.
0 to 60 time now 2.1 seconds
- Thread starter Pinot.Noir
- Start date
Are you sure you aren't just trying to suck me back in? Those 2 tenths mean the world to me!
tonybelding
Active Member
So here's how I can see this playing out. . .
- Tesla confirm that the specs are reduced and it's now 2.1 seconds.
- All the billionaires who already have 40 exotic cars, a couple of private jets and a yacht cancel their orders in protest and buy Pininfarina Battistas instead.
- In response to the outcry, Tesla cuts the base price in half.
CarlK
Active Member
Not going to help you to save 200 grand.
Here is Elon's tweet that started this. He was replying a CleanTechnica article which compared 0-100km/h numbers of Roadster and Ferrari's PHEV supercar. Can't imagine he would make such an important change so casually and without an explanation.
Elon Musk on Twitter
Electrek took that out of context and started the "downgrade" rumor without any verifications and supporting evidences including spec on the Tesla website that still says 1.9 sec 0-60.
Tesla’s new Roadster 0-60 mph acceleration gets downgraded to 2.1 secs ‘without rocket thrusters’ - Electrek
A true sports car with MS ludicrous acceleration and price would actually be the ideal car for me.
Last edited:
DrTaras
R254->R725->S->X->M3->M3P-->R2020?
I'm honestly quite miffed. When I've put my deposit down on each new Tesla, my mantra to the haters and doubters has always been the same: "Elon may miss his release date but doesn't miss his performance numbers & usually beats them with up-sell! I now have egg on my face!
ryanjm
Tesla Podcast Host
I'm honestly quite miffed. When I've put my deposit down on each new Tesla, my mantra to the haters and doubters has always been the same: "Elon may miss his release date but doesn't miss his performance numbers & usually beats them with up-sell! I now have egg on my face!
To be explicitly clear in case of any confusion: Electrek got this completely wrong. There is no performance downgrade on the next-gen Roadster.
DrTaras
R254->R725->S->X->M3->M3P-->R2020?
So you're saying this is not true?
Tesla’s new Roadster 0-60 mph acceleration gets downgraded to 2.1 secs ‘without rocket thrusters’ - Electrek
CarlK
Active Member
No it's not true. See explanation in my post #6. What had been downgraded was Electrek that has becoming nothing but a clickbait internet joke.
Electrek has really gone downhill. When I see a title of an article or the content regarding Tesla, I first look if it's from Electrek. If it is, I assume it's at best misleading. Power and free Roadsters apparently corrupts quickly.
CarlK
Active Member
@CarlK so indeed it was an accident and the difference between 100 kmph (62-ish mph) instead of 60 mph? Where did Elon correct the record? I'm confused (but to be fair, that's a constant state of affairs)
It's pretty obvious if you bother to read that original CleanTechnica article Elon replied to. In twitter replies most people got it already. Even Fred has raised the question although he just published the article anyway without getting an answer or verification elsewhere. Really a sad case of journalism (although I should not use the word to describe that site). BTW Elon no longer reply Fred's tweets if you have not noticed it.
Last edited:
tonybelding
Active Member
DrTaras
R254->R725->S->X->M3->M3P-->R2020?
MaxPowers
Member
DrTaras
R254->R725->S->X->M3->M3P-->R2020?
CarlK
Active Member
Kinda condescending
Wasn't the intention but it sure could look that way. Just trying to get the point cross.
If the explanation you are providing is correct, that the 2.1 number is for 0-100 Km/h and the 0-60 mph number is still 1.9, that means that the 60mph - 100 Km/h (roughly 60-62mph) time is 0.2s.
That doesn't pass the sniff test. Something is still wrong here.
That doesn't pass the sniff test. Something is still wrong here.
