Hellcat Re-Match Results in beating P85D

[SherSlick]

Here is a new article published by Consumer Reports- Tesla Model S P85D vs Dodge Challenger Hellcat

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...d-vs-dodge-challenger-hellcat-video/index.htm

[video]http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/video-hub/4331104074001/[/video]

So what they are saying is the Tesla FEELS faster... Last I checked how it feels during takeoff is what passengers remember.

 

[FlatSix911]

So what they are saying is the Tesla FEELS faster... Last I checked how it feels during takeoff is what passengers remember.

The are saying that the Telsa is actually faster 0-60

	Tesla Model S P85D	Dodge Challenger Hellcat
Price as tested	$127,820	$65,565
Power output, hp	691	707
Max torque, lb.-ft.	687	650
Engine/motor	Front & rear motors	Front supercharged 6.2L V8
Drive wheels	All	Rear
Weight, lbs.	4,962	4,300 est.
Acceleration, 0-30 mph	1.3	2.3
Acceleration, 0-60 mph	3.5	4.3

 

[TomServo]

There's an old saying in drag racing "race what you brung". Win some lose some.

 

[ecarfan]

Nice to see an independent organization like CU provide accurate data about this much ballyhooed automotive matchup. The P85D handily beats the Hellcat in max G, 0 to 30, and 0 to 60. But CU 's P85D 0 to 60 time of 3.5 seconds is significantly slower than the 3.2 time that Tesla has verified and the 3.1 or lower times that other testers have achieved.

And of course the Model S is almost 700 lbs heavier than the Hellcat, but it still crushes it. Amusing.

Heck, my 7 year old Roadster is faster to 60 than the Hellcat.

Here is a new article published by Consumer Reports- Tesla Model S P85D vs Dodge Challenger Hellcat

 

[Stoneymonster]

Based on those numbers, an 85D would be in the running, at least until 60.

 

[sorka]

Nice to see an independent organization like CU provide accurate data about this much ballyhooed automotive matchup. The P85D handily beats the Hellcat in max G, 0 to 30, and 0 to 60. But CU 's P85D 0 to 60 time of 3.5 seconds is significantly slower than the 3.2 time that Tesla has verified and the 3.1 or lower times that other testers have achieved.

And of course the Model S is almost 700 lbs heavier than the Hellcat, but it still crushes it. Amusing.

Heck, my 7 year old Roadster is faster to 60 than the Hellcat.

They probably weren't using the 1 ft rollout. All my vbox .vbo files show roughly 3.5 without the rollout and 3.2 with the rollout.

Their graph also shows that after a mere 2.5 seconds the hellcat is already pulling in the PD in acceleration.


If you apply this to both vehicles:

Weight (lbs) * Acc (g) * Speed (mph) * 0.003054.

you'd see that the power to the wheels differs by more than 125 hp.

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The are saying that the Telsa is actually faster 0-60

Well that's always been the case unless you put wider wheels with drag radials on the hellcat. They're comparing stock vs stock, not what you'd see at a typical track day.

 

[Max*]

This was an entertaining read.

<-- doesn't know squat about cars.

 

[kuttakamina]

The hellcat looks ugly. Looks like a pair of crocs on drugs made love, and hellcat popped out of the rear end. Plus it sounds bad.

 

[Max*]

The hellcat looks ugly. Looks like a pair of crocs on drugs made love, and hellcat popped out of the rear end. Plus it sounds bad.

I'm surprised you'd say that, it looks just like your shoes!

 

[Canuck]

The Hellcat burns gas. That's so yesterday.

 

[kuttakamina]

I'm surprised you'd say that, it looks just like your shoes!

Duuuuuuuuuude! My shoes are FINE! The hellcat looks UGLY! So ugly dogs close their eyes when they hump the hellcat.

 

[sorka]

I'm surprised with those g readings they see on the PD so early on that they didn't catch that the torque is far higher than the 687 spec.