You want less rage, then stop with the fanboi arguments. "Everyone else does it too" followed up by zero examples, adds nothing to the discussion.
Back to the fun part. I'm not sure why you think anyone here on this forum is authoritative on the performance of the Model S. Or any other brand of car, for that matter.
I'll restate my point, again. Hopefully you don't miss it this time. (I'm baiting you here
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1. Car company makes a claim on performance.
2. divers fail to reproduce performance numbers in the real world
My point is that this happens all the time. In the real world, most people aren't going to be able to reproduce the performance claims of a manufacturer. Maybe it's too hot, or the track isn't prepped, or the driver doesn't know how a drag strip works, or they aren't willing to push the car to it's limit, and on, and on. There are a million factors that go into quarter mile numbers and it's is just not possible to always get the best time, every time. Now, eventually, the stars will align and the magical run will happen. Someone gets the timeslip that meets or beats the claim and all is right with the world.
Now, lets bring this back to Tesla and this thread.
1. Tesla makes performance claim
2. Drivers are unable to reproduce claim in the real world.
Do you see the comparison? We are literally doing the same thing. We are just a bunch of owners trying to get timeslips. The difference is that no one, yet, has achieved that magical pass. My point is that, as cool as we all think we are, we are not an authority on car performance, nor are we qualified to make claims to that effect.
But wait! Lets go one level deeper. MotorTrend completed their testing using different parameters than a drag strip. How in the hell is it even remotely reasonable to assume that drag strip performance would be the same. I'm not sure if you are familiar with the Scientific Method. Here it is, just in case:
sci′entif′ic meth′od
n.
a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.
source:
scientific method
Guess what we aren't doing? That's right! the empirical testing part. Just two posts up we were discussing how our metrics gathering tools were not accurate. We also have discussed, at a nauseating length, how dragstrip timing works vs how MotorTrend tests. Looks to me like we are failing at producing any real, valid results.
Now, given all this. I find it unreasonable to be berated for contributing to the conversation. Again, I'm all for civil discourse. Are you?
