Blog Tesla-Powered Kit Car Runs 9-Second Quarter Mile

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A company called EV Controls has stuffed the drivetrain of a Tesla Model S P85 and two battery packs from a Chevy Volt into a sporty kit car capable of a run down the quarter mile in just 9.869 seconds.

The company modifies Tesla’s firmware to work with their own T1-C controller, which summons an additional 60 horsepower more than the stock motor outputs. The kit car body from Factory Five Racing brings the car’s weight down to just 2,100 pounds, about 2,500 pounds lighter than a Model S.

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[oktane]

Love it, this is what we really need.

 

[MaxHolthausen]

Amazing Love it!! would like to do this for my self

 

[jnuyens]

Where is all the smoke coming from? Tires?

 

[swaltner]

Where is all the smoke coming from? Tires?

Yep, he's getting the tires up to temp so the rubber is soft (and therefore sticky) for that perfect launch.

 

[Reciprocity]

Impressive, but didnt the Tesla drag guy on Youtube run 9.9 in a P100D that had all the interior stripped?

 

[NSX1992]

Impressive, but didnt the Tesla drag guy on Youtube run 9.9 in a P100D that had all the interior stripped?

No. His best was 10.4

 

[Brando]

click bait type title
actually under 10 seconds
long way to get to 9 seconds
why? what is wrong with being truthful??

 

[Takumi]

click bait type title
actually under 10 seconds
long way to get to 9 seconds
why? what is wrong with being truthful??

Typically in street racing terms, that means that you can take your car to the drag strip and run 9.00-9.99 seconds on the quarter mile.