That's about 40 special sigs delivered already. Total was in the 200's right? With a rampup they could have that done by the first week of sept.
Cool that the Canadians are configuring now
Cool that the Canadians are configuring now
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That's about 40 special sigs delivered already. Total was in the 200's right? With a rampup they could have that done by the first week of sept.
Cool that the Canadians are configuring now
The performance loss was actually due to overheating in the motor and other components, as the tests were done sequentially at a very rapid pace. IIRC it was much worse in the Roadster but even the Model S (as with any car, really) can overheat if you're pushing it consistently within a short period of time.One thing I find concerning is that the Edmund's track test states the following about the Model S acceleration:
"The first and second runs were the quickest, and after that it just got slower and slower despite having plenty of charge. By the sixth and final run it was 0.3 second slower."
That's not good if it's true, that the acceleration is not consistent and appears to degrade as the battery level drops. Edmund's seems to suggest it gets incrementally slower and slower.
One thing I find concerning is that the Edmund's track test states the following about the Model S acceleration:
"The first and second runs were the quickest, and after that it just got slower and slower despite having plenty of charge. By the sixth and final run it was 0.3 second slower."
That's not good if it's true, that the acceleration is not consistent and appears to degrade as the battery level drops. Edmund's seems to suggest it gets incrementally slower and slower.
That'd be backwards from my real world driving needs. I far more often need to get ahead of someone at a light (0-30 speed) to change lanes than I need to go from 30-60 in a hurry.But in many ways, I'd rather have more power from 30-60 since that actually benefits real world driving, as opposed to off-the-line acceleration.
That'd be backwards from my real world driving needs. I far more often need to get ahead of someone at a light (0-30 speed) to change lanes than I need to go from 30-60 in a hurry.
The Porsche tests used Launch Control, which loads up lots of energy into the drivetrain. Brutal on the clutch. Whereas the MSP performance is repeatable every day with no undue strain on the mechanicals. Still, interesting to see how the Panamera and MSP timed out differently.
That'd be backwards from my real world driving needs. I far more often need to get ahead of someone at a light (0-30 speed) to change lanes than I need to go from 30-60 in a hurry.
Actually the blog states 100 cars manufactured, 74 for customer delivery. So built but not yet delivered. We know that Sig special #40 is scheduled for 8/28.
A recent tweet from Elon with another pic of the finished cars...
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/238308173990223873/photo/1
The better 30-60 time of the Model S really speaks to its low coefficient of drag. Since the power to overcome drag goes as the cube of the velocity, the acceleration times deteriorate significantly at higher speeds (notice the Panamera goes 0-30 in 1.4 seconds, but 30-60 in 2.7 seconds). The Model S's low coefficient of drag allows it to close the acceleration gap on some of these other cars at higher speeds.