Then what is all this about? Bragging rights?
Aye! Its all about sound and looks
How do you know no one cares? You sure seem to.
Not impressive. Instant torque makes up for other deficiencies.I'm not at all sure I agree. The performance versions of the Tesla are impressive, and turn great lap times. Clearly, enthusiast owners that do track days upgrade tires, brake pads and sometimes more. But in the end, the cornering prowess and times are well into the sports car range. These things are not just 1/4 mile monsters. The recent crop of performance oriented "family car" EV's are stunningly good.
Battery temperature and reduced performance after a few laps can still be an issue. I wonder if the latest M3P can finish 15 laps without reducing power. Also, these cars are heavy and tough on tires during a track day.
By way of comparison, my quite capable Jag F-Type 400HP convertible will turn 1:04.5 lap times at Lime Rock Park on the OEM crummy tires. The M3P is a full 5 seconds faster, and that was done on Falcon Azenis street tires (which are admittedly a fav of mine). I would require slicks and 100 more HP to match that.
And the lap record for a Spec Miata 1:01.10 (normally around 1:02.2)
Lime Rock Park (CW) Lap Times
A collection of the lap times, videos, and other information from the Lime Rock Park track, variation: CWlapmeta.com
Hardly, I already have a few cars but if I wanted a performance car at a good price this would be a good start. 40k used, 16K miles, one owner, real wood and leather and every option, V12 twin turbo and it is a very high end quality car. With the amount I drive fuel economy is not an issue.
I cant afford that. Id need to buy it new.
It’s cool and all but an EV would spank it and steal its lunch money.
The same can be said for big gas guzzling Pick Ups, and land yacht size SUVs. Not all car guys want fast fun stuff, there are a lot of people going all out for pick ups, big SUV's, and vehicles that can be driven off road.
Now that is something I could see in my garage. That is one nice looking car!
Beautiful car. Not for me, but still a beautiful car. The guy across the street has a big bucks Bi-Turbo, the sound is incredible, pure heaven. His wife drives a Model Y Performance to haul the kid around.
Those v8 biturbo engines sound bad to me. Like a pickup truck. I think Ford makes the best sounding v8s.
True, but it doesn’t make the other useless. It might be unnecessary for another user, but that’s a completely different conversation.
Please... My car looks better. And sounds better. And might even have better paint. Looks even better with the aftermarket 16x8 Chrome Ralleys and 255/50/16 Comp TAs because it sits lower...
I never said anything was useless. This is America and thank God we can still buy whatever we want, well almost.
Good looking car but it is no MB SL600 in any way, where you screwed the pooch is giving it away to your BIL or did you forget you told us that?
Let's just say the car is in good keeping. Mark has installed the soft top, weather strips and is finishing the interior. I've had the pieces for years but got burned out. Plus I can't do interior work; Mark is a true craftsman. His 62 Fuelie was a basket case when he got it.
