23 world records. Yikes!

 

 

Zero to 250 to zero:  under 30 seconds!?  I mean... 250!??

At the end of his first acceleration run, while he was still trying to remember how to talk, my comment was exactly the same as his:  "Holy ****."

Quarter mile in 8.3 seconds (speed not specified), zero to 200 in 10 seconds.  I remember when AA fuel dragsters were about that fast, back in the 60s.  

Ok, ok... color me impressed.

Hook

Astonishing performance, beats the Chiron. Even with a two second head start the Porsche didn't stand a chance. 

I like the fact that the regen is activated with the brake pedal rather than the accelerator. Makes more sense to me, something I've thought would be a better idea for a while. Initial braking is regen then the the further the pedal travels the more the mechanical breaks come into play. I'm not a fan of this one pedal driving stuff to be honest.

Although of course, we are entering into the realm of such ridiculous performance that it's far beyond anything ever required and thus pointless. 😃

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1 hour ago, martin-w said:

far beyond anything ever required and thus pointless. 😃

Never owned a muscle car, did you? 😄 Mine was a 1968 Chevelle SS 396.

It's not that you'll use that much performance, it's that you can if you want to.  And occasionally you do.  And it's worth it.

Think about driving on the Autobahn in Germany.  I still remember a sign that marked the END of the 135 kph speed limit.  That's 85 mph for those of us who still measure speed that way.  But I doubt I'd be testing that car's 258 mph top speed.  I got my Chevelle up to 115 mph once and could have gone somewhat faster.  My son claims he got our Mercedes 500 SUV up to 140 mph once as a test.  Not something you do every day.  But you can if you want to.

The 60s AA fuel dragsters would typically do 7.5 second quarter miles and 200 mph.  I had a coworker who drove one.  You rebuilt the engine after each run if I remember right.  I watched the technology go from spinning the wheels to spinning the clutch instead and later they had a transmission;  first time I saw one backing up under its own power I was shocked.

Now, for a mere $2.4 million, you can have a docile street legal car, built in Croatia of all places, that can come very close to that.  Buy one now before they become illegal. 😄 

Hook

42 minutes ago, LHookins said:

Never owned a muscle car, did you? 😄 Mine was a 1968 Chevelle SS 396.

 

No, but I did own a set of impressive bodily muscles. Especially my pecs and Triceps. 👍

 

43 minutes ago, LHookins said:

it's that you can if you want to.  And occasionally you do.  And it's worth it.

 

Yikes 250 MPH. I'd be too scared. ☹️ A deadly speed.

I've never understood the Autobahn no speed limit thing. Seems bonkers to me. 

 

46 minutes ago, LHookins said:

Buy one now before they become illegal.

 

You could send me one for Christmas or my birthday. I know what Id do though, sell it and by an awesome house. 😃

Be alert! People planning to buy this car should hurry. Only 150 are being made, i ordered 2 so maximal 148 left! You snooze, you lose. 😀

41 minutes ago, Wildblue said:

Be alert! People planning to buy this car should hurry. Only 150 are being made, i ordered 2 so maximal 148 left! You snooze, you lose. 😀

 

I'll give you 5 million for one. 

7 hours ago, martin-w said:

I'll give you 5 million for one. 

Ah, the old "Buy one for the price of two, get a second one absolutely free!"

Hook

They would sell more if it could generate the full throaty roar of an equivalent gasoline powered sports car. If it's too quiet, you run the risk of not being noticed. Would such an exterior sound system be too much of a drain on the battery?

11 hours ago, martin-w said:

I've never understood the Autobahn no speed limit thing. Seems bonkers to me. 

Driving in Germany is kinda special.  Left lane for passing only, it's illegal to block the left lane from overtaking cars, even if YOU are passing.  Germans follow orders strictly, and you always know what another driver is going to do.

I loved driving in Germany.  Not all American GIs could get used to it.

Reminds me... we had an E6 (staff sergeant) in Germany who had shipped over his bright orange Super Bee.  Germans wouldn't own a car like that, but loved that he did.  He was single. 😄 The girls loved it.

Hook

14 hours ago, martin-w said:

I like the fact that the regen is activated with the brake pedal rather than the accelerator. Makes more sense to me, something I've thought would be a better idea for a while. Initial braking is regen then the the further the pedal travels the more the mechanical breaks come into play. I'm not a fan of this one pedal driving stuff to be honest.

I'm curious if you have tried regen with one pedal driving? It takes only a few minutes to adapt to it and I would find it inefficient to have to go away from it now that I drive with it on a daily basis.

I live on a mountain so there are times where the regen is not enough to slow down as much as needed; then the brake pedal comes back into play. But I find it convenient not to have to constantly switch pedals myself.

12 hours ago, martin-w said:

Yikes 250 MPH. I'd be too scared. ☹️ A deadly speed.

I've never understood the Autobahn no speed limit thing. Seems bonkers to me. 

Anything over about130 mph scares me.  Maybe if I were on a track, like a big oval track like Indy, it wouldn't bother me...but I've never driven on the Indy oval.

But I HAVE driven on the autobahn in Germany and Switzerland and man...I got passed by a Lamborghini doing at least 150.  I was in my 20's then and had never experienced anything like that.   When I came up, remember the song "I can't Drive...Fifty-Five!!!!"?  well that's what I grew up in.  55 mph max on the interstate.

11 hours ago, dmwalker said:

They would sell more if it could generate the full throaty roar of an equivalent gasoline powered sports car. If it's too quiet, you run the risk of not being noticed. Would such an exterior sound system be too much of a drain on the battery?

 

Its actually been done. The Fiat 500 Abarth electric has a sound generation system that makes it sound like a petrol powered Abarth. All a bit silly, I'd turn it off. I quite like the electric motors that sound like something from a science fiction movie. But yes, the sound of a V8 is certainly thrilling. 

Porch Taycan sounds like something form Star wars.

 

 

11 hours ago, ZoblebV8 said:

I'm curious if you have tried regen with one pedal driving? It takes only a few minutes to adapt to it and I would find it inefficient to have to go away from it now that I drive with it on a daily basis.

 

Only briefly,  round the block, not enough to get used to it.

 

11 hours ago, Mace said:

Anything over about130 mph scares me.

 

Anything above 70 scares me. 😁 And anything above 30 on Guernsey roads.

 

11 hours ago, LHookins said:

Driving in Germany is kinda special

 

I'm wondering how many high speed accidents they have on the Autobahn. I recall that there are fewer "no limit" stretches' these days. 

Wow!

No flywheel and the first 6 phase electric motor for automotive use, miniscule in size and delivers 800 horsepower. Only 38kg. A dinner plate sized hyper power and torque dense motor. 

 

 

Edited August 23, 20232 yr by martin-w