Speed Limited in the S85 loaner

[Brightonuk]

Will only do 80mph :crying:

 

[pete8314]

Yep, been that way for a while. You can still get to 80 real quick though

 

[freds]

Will only do 80mph :crying:

Yes all the demo cars are that way.

 

[wk057]

Hmm... did 85 mph in the 60kWh loaner I had last week...

 

[tenstringer009]

I've definitely seen service loaners go above 80 as well. For those from Texas (i.e. pete), they still limit it to 80 even though some of your highways have 85MPH speed limits? I'd think they should at least allow you to go the speed limit.

 

[pete8314]

I've definitely seen service loaners go above 80 as well. For those from Texas (i.e. pete), they still limit it to 80 even though some of your highways have 85MPH speed limits? I'd think they should at least allow you to go the speed limit.

Yeah....I remember when they started doing it around this time last year, Jack, the SC manager at the time, explained that a few customers had been going a little crazy, so I guess it's a liability protection for Tesla as much as anything else. The 85 mph roads are down in Austin I think, nothing fun like that up here around DFW :-(

 

[dsm363]

Yeah. The Texas Autobahn. They should raise it to 85mph for the Austin loaner cars then.

 

[pete8314]

Yeah. The Texas Autobahn. They should raise it to 85mph for the Austin loaner cars then.

Autobahn's are way more fun, and way safer; I'd be scared of unlimited roads anywhere around these parts....so yes, it's probably as close as it should get to the real thing!

 

[iffatall]

Autobahn's are ... way safer; I'd be scared of unlimited roads anywhere around these parts.../QUOTE]

Why do you say that? (Just curious) Can you elaborate?

 

[pete8314]

Autobahn's are ... way safer; I'd be scared of unlimited roads anywhere around these parts.../QUOTE]

Why do you say that? (Just curious) Can you elaborate?

Driving habits, at least here in Texas...people very rarely maintain a safe braking distance behind the car in front. When I learned to drive, I was taught the 3 second rule (i.e. when the car in front passes under a bridge, you should be able to count to 3 before you do the same). If there's a 3 second gap here, someone will fill it in pretty quickly. Plus there's a lot of really crappy cars, inspection standards here are weak. Just a few days ago I drove by a car driving on 3 donuts (temporary spare wheels) - that's unusual, but it's perfectly normal to see a car that's obviously been driving on a donut for months, and at speeds well in excess of 50mph. Finally, overtaking on both sides is illegal on the autobahns, and every other road in Europe, which means that people generally stay in the left lane unless they're overtaking. The autobahns are not perfect, but I think they're regarded as some of, if not the safest, roads in the world, and driving discipline on them has been pretty good when I've driven them. There was this one time I was in a taxi on an autobahn, and we were going at maybe 180kph, which was fine, until he started tapping his glass eye with his pen, then things got a little disconcerting :scared:

 

[Ugliest1]

I didn't attempt to test the 60 I had last week in Palm Springs, but the loaner contract I signed also said something like "you agree car will not be driven over 80mph". Or maybe that was the test drive agreement - the fellow at the front desk was confused when I showed up for my [service] appointment and thought I was there for a test drive, had me fill out and sign the iPad, which I [obviously] did not read all that carefully.

 

[jyc]

I really wish the contract and the speed limiter were actually for 87 mph. Can't hit 88 mph, cuz we all know what Doc Brown would say would happen!

 

[Ugliest1]

I really wish the contract and the speed limiter were actually for 87 mph. Can't hit 88 mph, cuz we all know what Doc Brown would say would happen!

87 would be a nice touch, like the radio going to 11

 

[jerry33]

Autobahn's are ... way safer; I'd be scared of unlimited roads anywhere around these parts.../QUOTE]

Why do you say that? (Just curious) Can you elaborate?

In addition to what Pete said, there are sight distances and other geometrical design practices. The Autobahn has far thicker pavement and roadbed than do Texas roads. Maintenance is also better.

 

[iffatall]

Driving habits, at least here in Texas...people very rarely maintain a safe braking distance behind the car in front. When I learned to drive, I was taught the 3 second rule (i.e. when the car in front passes under a bridge, you should be able to count to 3 before you do the same). If there's a 3 second gap here, someone will fill it in pretty quickly. Plus there's a lot of really crappy cars, inspection standards here are weak. Just a few days ago I drove by a car driving on 3 donuts (temporary spare wheels) - that's unusual, but it's perfectly normal to see a car that's obviously been driving on a donut for months, and at speeds well in excess of 50mph. Finally, overtaking on both sides is illegal on the autobahns, and every other road in Europe, which means that people generally stay in the left lane unless they're overtaking. The autobahns are not perfect, but I think they're regarded as some of, if not the safest, roads in the world, and driving discipline on them has been pretty good when I've driven them. There was this one time I was in a taxi on an autobahn, and we were going at maybe 180kph, which was fine, until he started tapping his glass eye with his pen, then things got a little disconcerting :scared:

In addition to what Pete said, there are sight distances and other geometrical design practices. The Autobahn has far thicker pavement and roadbed than do Texas roads. Maintenance is also better.

I understand now. I was curious to know if they had anything better in the design of the road technically, I mean keeping aside the driving rules/discipline. Thanks.

 

[3Z3VH]

I am not sure about most areas, but here in Denver, the Service Center sometimes pulls their loaner cars from the nearby gallery's test-drive stock. The Test Drive cars are always speed-limited, but the dedicated loaners (in my experience) have not be locked down.

 

[pete8314]

I am not sure about most areas, but here in Denver, the Service Center sometimes pulls their loaner cars from the nearby gallery's test-drive stock. The Test Drive cars are always speed-limited, but the dedicated loaners (in my experience) have not be locked down.

Until yesterday there was no store in Dallas, so all the loaners were out of the service center, though they've hosted various test drive events as well.

 

[LoL Rick]

The one we test drove in Orlando was definitely not limited to 80.

 

[Solarguy]

I drove two in Orlando three weeks ago, a P85 and a P85+. The + was speed limited and the P85 was not. I hit the limiter several times on the test drive.