Well, remember that price points are loosely tied to cost and more about what the market will bear--I doubt the Plaid+ costs $30K more than than the Plaid. The Plaid also has tri-motor setup and I think the new cell technology should have lower costs than the current cells. I would also guess the CT is simpler and easier to build with simpler body panels, no paint, simpler interior than the Model S. $70K might be tough (like the $35K Model 3) but it does not seem totally unreasonable.
Agree. Personally I think there's plenty of potential for the LR to do better than 3.1s if Tesla wants it to. After all, the power figures quoted on the website (670hp for the refresh) match up pretty well to the 2016 P90D, which could do 2.8s 0-60. After all, that car claimed 691hp, and weighed almost 300lbs more, so it stands to reason performance could be similar. It's still nowhere near Plaid territory, but it's no slouch!
Great! I'm sure everything will be figured out by then...
It's actually faster than 3.1. If you look at the site, the 3.1 is without roll-out so maybe 2.8-2.9 with rollout. The plaid model S has the * next to the 0-60 time. The LR doesn't have the *.
You know, even as someone who has an LR on order, I didn't notice this. This is kinda shady, they are comparing 2 variants of the same car on their site with an apple to oranges measurement. Very clearly done to show the largest gap between 2 cars. Makes me even more happy with my LR purchase considering its much less of a difference. 2.299 to 3.1 or 1.99 to 2.8.
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When doing a 0-60mph the timer doesn't start until you've moved X amount of feet, X = 1 foot typically.
