Tesla Roadster II back on?

[demarpaint]

Top fuel dragsters are now pushing 10,000 horsepower plus, and the rear tires are used once.

I recently read somewhere they're pushing 12,000 HP. Insane!!!!!

 

[nicholas]

Just something to ponder when looking at these 0-60 claims that some people are wetting themselves over. This is just Musk talking his usual crap IMO.

Oh it is......
5 years until this thing hits the road......min.

 

[Cujet]

Top fuel dragsters are now pushing 10,000 horsepower plus, and the rear tires are used once.

They really are amazing to watch. But they don't defy the laws of physics. Remember, I live 4 miles from the former Moroso/PBIR dragstrip and track. Was a regular there until the day they closed. The idea that Musk can't pull it of is incorrect.

I think I remember hearing that the Top Fuel cars go 0-60 in 0.3 seconds.

 

[DwightFrye]

I don't think Elon's claims for the 0-60 times for the roadster are an intention to "pump the stock". I doubt the small number of investors who think that is really important to Tesla's success are going to move the needle a measurable amount.

What all you Tesla and Elon haters seem to overlook is the fact that the Model Y outsold the ubiquitous Toyota Camry last year. I'll bet the CEO's of every other automaker in the world would be as happy as a pig in slop if they had a model that outsold the Camry, ICE -or- EV.

Yes, EV's are not for everyone. Yes, the still need a lot of development. Yes there aren't a billion of them out there.
But there are enough people out there buying Tesla Model Y's to outsell the longtime best selling ICE Camry.

Regarding whether or not Tesla will not meet expectations for Q1, whose expectations ? Those of the Wall St. analysts that have been wrong for the last couple of years, or Tesla's own projections ? We'll know in about 4 weeks what the Q1 2024 numbers look like. My guess is once again they will be up YOY and will be more profitable per vehicle than any other automaker. And once again there will be some nattering nabobs of negativism that aren't impressed.

And Elon will continue to NGAF what others think of him.

 

[Trav]

Are you JK's brother or relative. LOL.

 

[Ws6]

Some do. I always hear the comment that the car has no soul because it doesn’t make any noise sitting still. I get that sound can be part of the experience, though for some that seems to be an absolute deal breaker and the whole experience.

That’s more one trick than some claim about EVs. You know, the whole thing where they’re supposedly only fast in a straight line. Many of them handle extremely well, but that’s almost never considered.

Regress it.

People have been putting exhausts on total dog cars sincs forever. In fact, its some car's entire identity, like the 2V 4.6L mustang.

So, it makes sense historically.

 

[Owen Lucas]

I recently read somewhere they're pushing 12,000 HP. Insane!!!!!

The engine also only turns 500 revolutions by the time it makes it down the track, assuming 9500 RPM.

9500 RPM / 60 = 158.3 x 3.5 ET = 554 revs. Add some extra for the burnout.