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Just over $40k?!? Last I saw the MSRP was a little over 58k before any options. Still a lot cheaper than a P85D, of course, but not $40k.
Walter
My Bad! .. I looked up pricing and said base is $41K ( but looking again that's for the 475HP SRT8 version .. 59K for Hellcat ).. still that's damn cheap for 700 ponies.
The Hellcat driver totally messed up the start. Makes it impossible to tell what the real performance would be. But it shows another thing that keeps being mentioned when it comes to drag races. People always blame the ICE driver for not having done a perfect start. Well if it's so hard to make a good start in an ICE car isn't that just another downside for ICE cars. Because any driver can sit in a Tesla and do a perfect start without any skills other than pressing the pedal down quick.
The Hellcat not only had no traction at the start, but for the rest of the drag. A shame, I would have enjoyed seeing the D destroy it in a more fair fight, but as said, it does really showcase how easy the Tesla can be operated. Heck, I bet the Tesla driver was quietly listening to NPR while sipping a flat white the whole time 
It's been demonstrated on various occasions that the P85s are capable of breaking the rear end loose - and that Tesla's traction control is so quick and well made that you aren't necessarily aware of it while watching. There's no reason to think this has changed with the P85D, since the rear drivetrain is still the same.
If the car can break the wheels loose, it can benefit from more grip.
breser
AutoPilot Nostradamus
Nope there's a post over on a BMW fan site from the driver here:
BMW M3 and BMW M4 Forum - View Single Post - M4 loses control leaving Cars and Coffee, hits median, gets airborne. Owner explains.
SabrToothSqrl
Active Member
Any car can always benefit from more grip and less weight. Start stripping parts! Passenger seat alone is most likely 40 lbs!
rear seats. Trunk liner. Head liner. Strip everything! The floor carpets are too heavy!
rear seats. Trunk liner. Head liner. Strip everything! The floor carpets are too heavy!
jerjozwik
Active Member
ive seen so many stripped out miatas, a low weight S would be a very unique unicorn.
With nicer seats and auto transmission and taxes, a realistic price is $70,000.
Still a lot of bang for the buck (but save some dollars for petrol...this cat is a thirsty one).
At that price a used Model S becomes a possibility. Completely different target group but still interesting.
Still a lot of bang for the buck (but save some dollars for petrol...this cat is a thirsty one).
At that price a used Model S becomes a possibility. Completely different target group but still interesting.
NigelM
Recovering Member
bluenation
Member
that's a very good analogy.
..is this a serious question?
i suggest you watch some more drag vids.
EarlyAdopter
Active Member
Yes, it is.
If you took that Tesla driver and put him behind the wheel of that Hellcat, and that Hellcat driver behind the wheel of the Tesla, and ran again who do you think would win?
I don't think EarlyAdopter is suggesting the Hellcat driver didn't screw up - it is certainly obvious they did.
Instead, I read his point as being about the relative skill level required to get the best from the car - the P85D driver AFAIK just had to time the light and floor the pedal, while flooring the pedal appears to be half the Hellcat's problem.
I've seen a couple of 0-60 hellcat vids and I don't think anyone's gotten to the 3-4 sec range b/c everyone spins at the start and the launch control doesn't seem to really work. Then people comment how dumb the driver is, etc etc. I don't see how the hellcat can approach the P85D's 3.2secs, is there a vid showing someone getting a good hellcat 0-60?
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