I remember something about people who live in glass houses and throwing stones. LOL
Agree. There is no street car that is doing a 24 hour race, at least not one made today. The closest cars ever made to that standard would probably be the MB W201 (190E) , the 2.3-16 and 2.5-16 versions, the BMW E30 M3 and maybe, for a few hours at least, the W116 450SEL 6.9. Brock Yates ran a 6.9 at Road Atlanta when the car was first out. Incredible a big sedan could handle that track, particularly the braking at the end of the long straight, as well as the eases and the sharp turns into 6 and 7. Amazing machine built to a standard not a price point, unlike the unexceptional cars being built today. But the Tesla 3 is an impressive machine. I just don’t want one shoved down my throat.
That would be a good trick given that purpose built, mega-buck race cars have trouble doing that.
Actually, M3 would, considering it has the absolute overkill of an oil cooling system. No previous M3 compares in cooling capacity to any G-generation BMW.
It would overheat faster. If you look at the video, the cornering is still wider than that of BMW. I bet Pirelli on M3P is the same category as Michelin on BMW, and when it comes to performance, never doubt Pirelli.
The tires on the M3P are P Zero's. A very "mid" tire, indeed. Also, if you look all over the BMW forums, you note the M3 Comp comes with either Pirelli, or Michelin...and NOONE wants Pirelli. My personal experience anecdotally, as well as a quick Google, shows that Pirelli just isn't known for quality product. Sure they OEM for many of the big boys, but so do all the others. Noone actually replaces those tires with another set of Pirelli, though. They're like when Goodyear got the contract for C6 tires. All the driving schools were ripping them off and putting Michelin's on before students ever touched the cars.
Pirelli has tires that are equal to Michelin's performance, and some actually do faster laps, so Tesla decided to go with these particular Pirellis.
PS4S is quieter, less squishy, and gives better steering feel. I run the AS4 as my winter tire on my Z4M and the PS4S the rest of the year. It's not like the AS is terrible but it's definitely different.
I'm aware of the history, it's just usually not a popular place for car enthusiasts to align themselves.
Pirellis haven't done well when it comes to vehicle review and testing. Many journalists won't buy them because compared to Michelins they are more likely to delaminate and completely shred when pushed hard on track if much oversteer is done in the process. This has been pretty well documented.
My logic is, I will never push the car past the limits of the AS4. A little more mileage (tires ain't cheap) and lower rolling resistance should offer a little more range. More range never hurts... Of course there is nothing wrong with the Pirellis either.
