GranTurismoEra Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 (edited) https://uk.motor1.com/news/490260/tesla-roadster-5-insane-features-car-has/amp/ Apparently will be revealed this summer. It could come with thrusters that help acceleration and hover a meter off the ground without killing anyone. Maybe it will hover at a max speed of 30 mph for safety reasons who knows. Musk says the roadster will outperform any gas combustion Supercar hands down. Rocket thrusters all around the car will improve handling apparently using compressed air during acceleration and cornering. Production should start in 2022! On a side note some companies in Europe are trying to get their flying cars licensed by the relevant regulatory bodies. Road agencies, FAA and European regulatory bodies. Nothing is impossible right? Claimed specs 0-60 1.9 seconds 250mph top speed $200,000 620 mile range Edited February 25, 2021 by GranTurismoEra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmale4yu Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Hopefully the design team incorporate a sense of "emotion" into the final product - its something every sports car needs. this one cant come across like an appliance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTurismoEra Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Appliance is literally what its likely to be, being Electric . I can kinda see the science behind using compressed air for propelling, hovering and steering as gimmick seems a bit far fetched though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTurismoEra Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 Model S Plaid just did 9.47 seconds. Fastest production car apparently. Anywho... https://uk-motor1-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/uk.motor1.com/news/513703/jay-leno-quarter-mile-record/amp/?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a6&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#amp_tf=From %1%24s&aoh=16236886107742&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.motor1.com%2Fnews%2F513703%2Fjay-leno-quarter-mile-record%2F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 All these electric cars are going to look really silly when legislation comes out to limit acceleration as more and more accidents occur… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 So we're not counting the 45-60 minutes it takes to warm the batteries up to be able to do a quarter mile in 9.47 seconds, then? Asking for a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 35 minutes ago, ilogikal1 said: So we're not counting the 45-60 minutes it takes to warm the batteries up to be able to do a quarter mile in 9.47 seconds, then? Asking for a friend. Is that still a thing?!?! I assumed that had died long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTurismoEra Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 1000hp seems a bit excessive for the streets. I wonder if you could take a sharp corner without understeering straight into the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impressed Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I know Elon can be a bit of Wnkr but I believe this will be a serious machine. Out of my price range though. Be interesting if the thrusters get through UK legislation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmale4yu Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, Impressed said: I know Elon can be a bit of Wnkr but I believe this will be a serious machine. Out of my price range though. Be interesting if the thrusters get through UK legislation. Problem may be is that people that buy these want the soundtrack to go with it. Especially since the richest buyers buy more for road presence , the status symbol factor and revving around city centres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTurismoEra Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 All the EV fanboys that were never petrolheads are peeing their pants while celebrating... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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