The car could easily log current vs time and model the cooling of the fuse. Maybe protecting the fuse is one of the things that causes a Tesla MS to go into "wimp" mode on the track...
That's an interesting thought.
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Most car enthusiasts agree, 0-60 times are a worthless indicator of a cars performance because of so many variables. Its a marketing gimmick that caters to non-enthusiasts as a standard benchmark number.
How anyone can call a car the 'fastest-anything-in-the-world' based off of 0-60 times is just plain stupid, sorry. Sure, its quick out of the hole- but thats it- it is not fast over 100MPH, it tops out at 155MPH (the Hellcat can reach 200MPH+), its 1/4 mile time is equal to most 500-550HP ICE sports sedans, and it most certainly cannot run a quick lap time around a track comparable to most any sports sedan out there from BMW M, AMG, Porsche, etc. Remind me again how the P85D is "the fastest production sedan in the world" when the only metric being used is 0-60 times???
Number of times I have used my car's hole shot capability to my advantage in city driving? Every day.
Number of times I have needed to go faster than 155 mph? Zero.
0-60 is a datapoint, nothing more, but for the kind of driving that I use my Tesla for, it is far more relevant than top speed. Actually, a street start (5-60) is even more relevant for me, since that tends to eliminate clutch dumping and launch control. That's a number that I am sure the P85D will simply dominate compared to nearly anything else on the road.