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Validation Prototypes (VPs)

Discussion in 'Roadster 2008-2012' started by TEG, Aug 12, 2007.

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  1. Chillout

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    The previous owner of EU VIN 0447 (non sport!) did an official 0-100km/h measurement once, and he did it in 3.2s. So I guess that statement is true.
    Note: according to the dutch car registry, the car was registered as having 50hp... rrrrright
     
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    Down at the local SC today and I bumped into an old flame ;)

    So pleased to see VP12 still around and waiting to be restored.

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    Could that be VP24 it is facing off with?
     
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    T26 livo.jpg T26 rehi.jpg

    VP #26 is now in Austria
     
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  6. TEG

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    ^^^ Complete with useless California carpool lane sticker !
     
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  7. DanielFriederich

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    In my opinion a different motor (stronger) motor would not directly lead to more power on the wheels. Actually it has - if I remember right - a steady performance of 47kW and a asynchronous electrical motor can be overloaded a lot when the heat is transferred away.
    Going from 3.9 down to 3.2 seconds in acceleration is a lot and I was once told that for a "sport" conversion the two circuit boards in the front had to be changed (also there is a sport only PEM as a "universal" PEM for the 2.X). It comes down to the inverter technic and how it is "driven" by the software side; also the 400V input of the PEM and the max of the IGBTs could be a bottle neck.
    Getting "more" can be validated quite well with the Boost Upgrade via software update for some of the Model 3...
     

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