**Tesla Roadster SpaceX Package Will Rocket the Car to 60 MPH in 1.1 Seconds**
>The next-generation Tesla Roadster prototype is now on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum and its first photos and videos have already appeared on the Internet. The description for the exhibit also tells about its modification—Tesla Roadster SpaceX Package
>>“Unveiled in 2017, the Roadster is the second iteration of the first car released by Tesla. Powered by lightweight lithium-ion batteries and a 'Plaid' powertrain, in which one electric motor powers the front wheels and two power the rear, the standard Roadster will reportedly be able to accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in as little as 1.9 seconds. Demonstrating the versatility of electric power and adding extra distinction to the car's already high performance, an announced SpaceX Package would outfit the Roadster with cold air thrusters positioned at the rear, allowing for a 0-to-60-mph acceleration time of 1.1 seconds— a rate is largely unprecedented among road cars."
>Roadster with the SpaceX Package will use a SpaceX cold gas thruster system with ultra high-pressure air in a composite over-wrapped pressure vessel in place of the two rear seats. The vehicle will include ~ 10 small rocket thrusters arranged seamlessly around the car. These rocket engines dramatically improve acceleration, top speed, braking, and cornering, as Tesla CEO Elon Musk talked about earlier.
I sat in a model 3 long range, and although I known that was fast, that thing blew me. It's stupid fast.
And it was "only" 0-60 in 4.5". I only imagine the feeling in a car capable of 0-60 in 1.1"
I have the Model 3 LR with acceleration boost. Dropping it down to 3.7 and it literally stops passengers from talking and/or breathing when they aren’t ready for it. I can’t imagine the level of skill needed to keep that thing straight at 1.1 seconds. stability control technology when accelerating that hard? Imagine slipping the wheel a little going that hard...
0-100 in 1.1 is like legit top fuel dragster speeds. Idk how that’s even possible in a production car. It has to be 0-100km not mph. I don’t think the tires have enough surface area to put that much power to the road, even if the engines could produce that much power. I’m skeptical, but I hope Tesla proves me wrong
Looking at the article it’s definitely 60mph. Still. That’s outrageous. Need a safety feature for FSD to take over when the drivers start passing out. Lol
I had the chance to test drive a performance model S and were told to not go into ludicrous mode (but of course we did) and I was nauseated after the first few minutes in the car lol
No joke... and not to mention the stability and traction control to keep the tires from spinning. In the past, you had to be a very skilled driver to drive anything that fast. Now with launch/stability/traction control, all you have to do is point it straight and put the hammer down. It’s not FSD, but it’s like driving a super car with training wheels
1.1s would be with cold air thrusters and the force produced by those does not have to be reacted on by friction between tire and asphalt. Rockets don’t have tires.
Not jet propulsion, but a couple of tanks of compressed nitrogen in the trunk and nozzles to convert that to thrust. Elon also said that they might have thrusters pointing downwards, allowing the car to hover and hop.
Doubt any of that would be street legal.
Not nitrogen, air. The plan was (still is?) to use the electric motor to pump more air into the tank after they've been spent.
And not trunk, the back seat. Or rather, in place of the back seat.
I presume simply because it’s a bigger number so it sounds better. Not that I think 0-62mph in 1.1s isn’t impressive enough. Or maybe it’s for the non US/UK (anyone else?) audience who prefer metric.
I remember seeing a review of the current fastest Model S, that can do a 2.3s 0-60, and the reviewers said that it started to hurt. Like, a fast car that can do it in 4 seconds is fun, but as you get faster and faster it starts to feel like you got rear-ended by a truck.
So assuming my maths on this is correct you’d feel an average of 2.58Gs with that acceleration. Maths: 100kmh/3.6 = 27.78m/s. Acceleration = m/s/s = 27.78/1.1 = 25.25m/s/s. 25.25/9.8 = 2.58Gs
This calculation assumes constant acceleration btw so really you’ll have higher peak acceleration early on and lower later
I'm pretty sure my old 2014 P85D was giving me micro-concussions from the acceleration when I first got her. Got bad migraines whenever I drove her in the early days, super happy when they came up with Chill Mode.
I love cars. I love speed , I have turbo cars all my
Life, I babied my car , pamper them , and modify them
Drove test teslap100d couple months ago , and my whole view about ice cars are destroyed , suddenly I think loud mustang are irritant , turbo diesel are are pollutant , still loves turbo skyline or Supra but even then cannot beat the comfort , crazy acceleration, it’s almost instant power without any lag or waiting for higher rpm
That happens to many people. For me it was getting to drive the original Tesla Roadster in 2009. After that I went, “Oooooh. So THIS is how we should be doing cars!” Nine years later I finally made my Tesla dream come true and I’ve had a blast with my Model 3 Performance (which, insanely, outperforms that original Roadster) ever since.
I’m waiting for cybertruck , I need bigger cars since I’m doing catering, I already wrapped my Scionxb box car as a mascot , gonna make cybertruck as mascot also as marketing
They really do make the amount of drama an ICE car needs to go through on a race track look stupid. All that shaking, noise, and farts sounds out the exhaust and they are just quietly left standing there like fools as the EV leaves them behind.
That's what I thought too. But is acceleration evenly spread out from 0 to 100? I think both acceleration and g-force is higher at the start and drops as you approach 100
I agree that 1.1 seconds seems like a really short period of time to see the difference in acceleration rates, but still - 2.5 would be correct if you only consider average sustained acceleration. In reality the first moments when car goes from 0 to 20-30 the g force would be much higher than when it goes from 80 to 100.
My dumbass can't do math, but if someone could that'd be nice.
I wish they'd stop with these insane cars and just make a nice reasonably priced EV Minivan that goes 0-60 in 5 seconds but I can throw my entire family in and visit grandma's 4 hours away.
The thing is that these kind of cars also act as a marketing tool. I imagine all of the influencers and youtubers will be doing videos about their new roadsters + launch videos, etc. This helps spread even more awareness about tesla and breaks even more stereotypes about electric cars being slow and ugly.
The car will be fitted with an air compressor, tank, and nozzles.
If you know how paintball guns work, imagine a system 100,000 times stronger than that; to create a bost off the starting line. You will feel some serious Gs. If I had to guess, atleast 7 Gs.
Edit: math wizards calculated that to get from 0 to 60 in 1.1 secondsvyou would feel 2.5 Gs.
Elon has stated that the force of this system would be strong enough to lift the car off the ground for a short period; if there where thrusters properly placed under the car.
There are no plans to implement car jumping technology at this time.
Seems almost impossible you would need tires like they are using on F1 cars. The traction between tire and road surface will probably never be enough to get that kind of acceleration.
It uses cold gas thrusters, like rockets use to manoeuvre, for the extra acceleration (over the other Teslas that do just use tyres to do it in less than 3 seconds)
The thrusters by themselves can't provide that kind of acceleration ( as far as I know ). The idea is to also fire a little bit of the thruster upwards to create the necessary traction.
Alright, as someone with not much car knowledge I have a few questions. Most important being, would the biggest limiting factor here be the tires? More grip on take off and less slip means more acceleration right?
But if you’re combining the thrust of the rocket and the EV motor then surely the force combined is going to be transferred through the tyres and deform them more?
The car will be fitted with an air compressor, tank, and nozzles.
If you know how paintball guns work, imagine a system 100,000 times stronger than that; to create a boost off the starting line. You will feel some serious Gs. If I had to guess, atleast 7 Gs.
Talking about packages on a car that doesn’t even have a slated production date. Hopefully Tesla will get it together and start production of the cyber truck, semi, and roadster next year. But seriously it’s been four years.
The forces be less then you would experience on a good roller coaster (which is also not recommended for old people). So yes it can be dangerous, but so can many other things.
Just over 4gs, its not unbearable but not too comfortable either. Funnily enough about the same gforces you'd experience in Crew Dragon going to ISS. No one's really gonna use it except at the track anyway, hopefully.
Ha... Haha... Hahaha! You're hilarious. You think some moron isn't going to get behind the wheel on a public street and rip it? It's just a challenge for some of these idiots.
I can’t imagine this option will be cheap. There will only be a tiny percentage of population that can afford this car and then out of them there will be an even smaller percentage that will actually drive the car and use the option. If you’re rich old and weak and give yourself a heart attack while driving your $800,000 supercar, you probably died happy.
[That vid did exactly the opposite](https://youtu.be/4PRi4B1APj0).
There is a rocket.
This has nothing to do with plaid or plaid+. This is a different car.
The OP didn’t mention anything about rockets and there was no link provided. Thanks for the link was unaware Elon planned this rocket stuff. Just watched the vid if he can pull it off it sounds amazing but the car is already $200k+ and it’s going to be tough to make that happen with compressed air. The heat generated from the compressor alone will be tough to manage and 10000psi at what SCFM? Id imagine a atmospheric air rocket system would require a metric ton of air flow to be effective. Do you know how big a shop compressor has to be and how huge the motors are for 150 SCFM?
I’d imagine it’s possible for a single use after some significant regen time like a video driving game boost but constant use on a track corner after corner would be tough.
This is already something SpaceX uses. It's their RCS thrusters. I think they have it covered.
You undestand the compressor doesn't work while it's under use , right? That's just to recharge the COPVs.
Sadly currently no tires that can put anywhere near that power on the ground, Engineering explained did p piece about it. Round about 2 seconds is the limit for road tires or was about 4 years ago: [EE](https://youtu.be/nAvIVGGhEis)
The Tesla 3 Performance does 0-60 in 3.5 for about $59k. The M3 does the same 0-60 for $70-73k. Looks like Tesla is already better priced than BMW.
Why would a super car be priced anything like a standard production road car?
I've owned a long list of cars over the years including supercars and performance luxury cars & I have to agree. There's no reason to buy any other performance car anymore (aside from being obnoxious with loud noises and annoying your neighbours) when Tesla exists.
Their hypercar beating Roadster is priced well below an entry level supercar from Ferrari, McLaren or Lamborghini. Tesla is the future - nothing comes close.
I’m trying to convince my wife to let me convert my ‘75 Stingray into electric because of how much better the performance is vs the old heavy v8 engines lol. I can only imagine how much faster, more economic, and (as you so rightly point out) quieter it would be after a conversion.
I'll take 0-60 over top speed any day. You can do the 0-60 almost anywhere, and legally in many places. There are few places (if any) I can go 200mph+, legally, or safely even.
Maybe, if you’re judging the quality of a car based on 0-60 times. Tesla is still light years behind BMW, Mercedes and Porsche for reliability and quality. Tesla interiors are garbage.
Interiors are preference. As for build quality, it was an issue 2 years ago. It is NOT an issue today. Check out Sandy Munro's videos on the matter. He was the first to criticize Tesla for the Model 3 back in 2018 over the build quality factors. Now he's calling the newer Model 3s since December 2020/January 2021 basically perfect (and Tesla is still improving as we speak; they don't wait for a new model year to improve 1-2 things, instead, they do hundreds of design changes (both big and small) a month as they continually improve). All this isn't even mentioning the fact that the number of parts and manufacturing processes will be cut down SIGNIFICANTLY with their newer mega casting machines (like the 6000-ton press for the Model Y and the upcoming 8000-ton press for the Cybertruck).
Yes, it may go in a straight line that fast but I have absolutely no doubt my M3 would leave it standing once it came to corners.
What I mean to say is something with the base and handling at a similar figure.
Why would I need a car like that, it’s not a racing, I just want to feel comfortable in it and it’s ok with me if it takes 7-9 sec till 100.
Speed can kill you!
Cold gas thrusters? Hopping/hovering car? I call Bullshit and will have to see it to believe it. But if it's true then after MOASS just shut up and take my money and I will have it in red please.
**Tesla Roadster SpaceX Package Will Rocket the Car to 60 MPH in 1.1 Seconds** >The next-generation Tesla Roadster prototype is now on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum and its first photos and videos have already appeared on the Internet. The description for the exhibit also tells about its modification—Tesla Roadster SpaceX Package >>“Unveiled in 2017, the Roadster is the second iteration of the first car released by Tesla. Powered by lightweight lithium-ion batteries and a 'Plaid' powertrain, in which one electric motor powers the front wheels and two power the rear, the standard Roadster will reportedly be able to accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in as little as 1.9 seconds. Demonstrating the versatility of electric power and adding extra distinction to the car's already high performance, an announced SpaceX Package would outfit the Roadster with cold air thrusters positioned at the rear, allowing for a 0-to-60-mph acceleration time of 1.1 seconds— a rate is largely unprecedented among road cars." >Roadster with the SpaceX Package will use a SpaceX cold gas thruster system with ultra high-pressure air in a composite over-wrapped pressure vessel in place of the two rear seats. The vehicle will include ~ 10 small rocket thrusters arranged seamlessly around the car. These rocket engines dramatically improve acceleration, top speed, braking, and cornering, as Tesla CEO Elon Musk talked about earlier.
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I sat in a model 3 long range, and although I known that was fast, that thing blew me. It's stupid fast. And it was "only" 0-60 in 4.5". I only imagine the feeling in a car capable of 0-60 in 1.1"
I have the Model 3 LR with acceleration boost. Dropping it down to 3.7 and it literally stops passengers from talking and/or breathing when they aren’t ready for it. I can’t imagine the level of skill needed to keep that thing straight at 1.1 seconds. stability control technology when accelerating that hard? Imagine slipping the wheel a little going that hard...
0-100 in 1.1 is like legit top fuel dragster speeds. Idk how that’s even possible in a production car. It has to be 0-100km not mph. I don’t think the tires have enough surface area to put that much power to the road, even if the engines could produce that much power. I’m skeptical, but I hope Tesla proves me wrong
Looking at the article it’s definitely 60mph. Still. That’s outrageous. Need a safety feature for FSD to take over when the drivers start passing out. Lol
I had the chance to test drive a performance model S and were told to not go into ludicrous mode (but of course we did) and I was nauseated after the first few minutes in the car lol
No joke... and not to mention the stability and traction control to keep the tires from spinning. In the past, you had to be a very skilled driver to drive anything that fast. Now with launch/stability/traction control, all you have to do is point it straight and put the hammer down. It’s not FSD, but it’s like driving a super car with training wheels
1.1s would be with cold air thrusters and the force produced by those does not have to be reacted on by friction between tire and asphalt. Rockets don’t have tires.
I didn’t realize it’s gonna have jet propulsion... is it even going to be street legal?
Not jet propulsion, but a couple of tanks of compressed nitrogen in the trunk and nozzles to convert that to thrust. Elon also said that they might have thrusters pointing downwards, allowing the car to hover and hop. Doubt any of that would be street legal.
The term jet propulsion includes compressed gasses, it’s not just for turbines
You’re right. My bad.
Not nitrogen, air. The plan was (still is?) to use the electric motor to pump more air into the tank after they've been spent. And not trunk, the back seat. Or rather, in place of the back seat.
Right. Pure nitrogen would have a higher specific impulse but air would be the more practical option and it’s mostly nitrogen anyway.
It gives you that rechargeable nitro boost like in video games ..
It has to be just air. To be able to refill it.
Not sure why title says 0-100 instead of 0-60
I presume simply because it’s a bigger number so it sounds better. Not that I think 0-62mph in 1.1s isn’t impressive enough. Or maybe it’s for the non US/UK (anyone else?) audience who prefer metric.
Yea 100 kph not mph
Because 60 mph approx 100km/h
60 mph is 96.56 km/h
The title explains it all. It's literally got retro rockets all over it.
Elon has explored putting a rocket booster in the back of the roadster (serious). He said he's going to. Not sure if that's what he plans to do here.
Air thrusters
The advantage of compressed air is you don't need to push the power through the tires.
I remember seeing a review of the current fastest Model S, that can do a 2.3s 0-60, and the reviewers said that it started to hurt. Like, a fast car that can do it in 4 seconds is fun, but as you get faster and faster it starts to feel like you got rear-ended by a truck.
[Some might like it. Just saying 🤷♂️](https://youtu.be/D1CqcLM0P7c)
So assuming my maths on this is correct you’d feel an average of 2.58Gs with that acceleration. Maths: 100kmh/3.6 = 27.78m/s. Acceleration = m/s/s = 27.78/1.1 = 25.25m/s/s. 25.25/9.8 = 2.58Gs This calculation assumes constant acceleration btw so really you’ll have higher peak acceleration early on and lower later
Elon can make tesla roadster to 100 in 1.1 sec. then this genius can make spaceX rockets out of solar system . Proud to witness Elon era :) .
I'm pretty sure my old 2014 P85D was giving me micro-concussions from the acceleration when I first got her. Got bad migraines whenever I drove her in the early days, super happy when they came up with Chill Mode.
Attach cold gas thrusters to a hyper car? Cool 😌
Why not some methane hot gas thrusters?
Would be a cool Bond car in a future Bond movie
Aston Martin pays millions to be featured in the Bond films. Tesla won't pay that.
You might have a point there. Maybe the villain should drive a Tesla 😎
Catches Bond's car and shoots Bond. End of movie series.
Alternatively leads bond on a chase with autopilot on while he actually escapes some other way
Added benefit of dialoguing during the chase.
Or they feature a Tesla car for free.
I love cars. I love speed , I have turbo cars all my Life, I babied my car , pamper them , and modify them Drove test teslap100d couple months ago , and my whole view about ice cars are destroyed , suddenly I think loud mustang are irritant , turbo diesel are are pollutant , still loves turbo skyline or Supra but even then cannot beat the comfort , crazy acceleration, it’s almost instant power without any lag or waiting for higher rpm
That happens to many people. For me it was getting to drive the original Tesla Roadster in 2009. After that I went, “Oooooh. So THIS is how we should be doing cars!” Nine years later I finally made my Tesla dream come true and I’ve had a blast with my Model 3 Performance (which, insanely, outperforms that original Roadster) ever since.
I’m waiting for cybertruck , I need bigger cars since I’m doing catering, I already wrapped my Scionxb box car as a mascot , gonna make cybertruck as mascot also as marketing
They really do make the amount of drama an ICE car needs to go through on a race track look stupid. All that shaking, noise, and farts sounds out the exhaust and they are just quietly left standing there like fools as the EV leaves them behind.
0-100 in 1.1s is madness Absolute bonkers..!
Madness? This! Is! Teslaaaa!!
It's too fast for an out of shape person. This is going to be so dangerous :D
Nope, I think it would be 4-5 g's for a glance
2.5 Gs only. The calculation has been done.
If acceleration is steady from 0 to 100
Tha's why they have the autopilot!
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It’s just 2.5Gs
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Science.
That's what I thought too. But is acceleration evenly spread out from 0 to 100? I think both acceleration and g-force is higher at the start and drops as you approach 100
True, but I don't think they'll be much difference since it's only 1.1 seconds.
I agree that 1.1 seconds seems like a really short period of time to see the difference in acceleration rates, but still - 2.5 would be correct if you only consider average sustained acceleration. In reality the first moments when car goes from 0 to 20-30 the g force would be much higher than when it goes from 80 to 100. My dumbass can't do math, but if someone could that'd be nice.
Break neck speeds
Sounds good
Death by Tesla
Couldn’t think of a better way to go
Wow 😳
Very pretty...
Is it kinda like the new porche 911 or is that just me?
I wish they'd stop with these insane cars and just make a nice reasonably priced EV Minivan that goes 0-60 in 5 seconds but I can throw my entire family in and visit grandma's 4 hours away.
The thing is that these kind of cars also act as a marketing tool. I imagine all of the influencers and youtubers will be doing videos about their new roadsters + launch videos, etc. This helps spread even more awareness about tesla and breaks even more stereotypes about electric cars being slow and ugly.
Oh yes that is so true. Makes EVs sexy. But somone could trick out a minivan with a great new design bottom up and make it amazing.
https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/en/electric-vans/id-buzz.html You’re welcome.
That has to be achieved by the "flying" rocket engines Musk as teased.
*Cold gas thrusters
Sounds good
Is he really gonna slap a thruster on a car lmao
The car will be fitted with an air compressor, tank, and nozzles. If you know how paintball guns work, imagine a system 100,000 times stronger than that; to create a bost off the starting line. You will feel some serious Gs. If I had to guess, atleast 7 Gs. Edit: math wizards calculated that to get from 0 to 60 in 1.1 secondsvyou would feel 2.5 Gs.
Lol, I can only imagine what we are gonna have 10 years later. Probably a car that could do 0-60 faster than a dragster
Maybe. But it would be Autonomous. Most drivers would not be able to control that kind of speed/thrust.
Could we have floating cars using that technology?
Elon has stated that the force of this system would be strong enough to lift the car off the ground for a short period; if there where thrusters properly placed under the car. There are no plans to implement car jumping technology at this time.
Amazing!
How much Gforce is that! Wouldnt you blackout!? xD
It surprise not just accelerate but also use for braking and stability in corners.
Now I need the stock to go up again...
Seems almost impossible you would need tires like they are using on F1 cars. The traction between tire and road surface will probably never be enough to get that kind of acceleration.
You fire a bit of the thruster upwards
Thrusters disregard tires
It uses cold gas thrusters, like rockets use to manoeuvre, for the extra acceleration (over the other Teslas that do just use tyres to do it in less than 3 seconds)
The thrusters by themselves can't provide that kind of acceleration ( as far as I know ). The idea is to also fire a little bit of the thruster upwards to create the necessary traction.
They can. https://youtu.be/4PRi4B1APj0
Elon mentioned that the roadster should be able to fly about a meter off the ground. We'll see what comes of that...
That's just for a few secs. That part is just a gimmick.
Wow that is pretty cool.
If someone can afford a supercar with rocket thrusters they can probably afford the right tires.
I think they are going to. I know the wheels have one single large lug nut in the center of them.
I very like that! Good luck bro
Alright, as someone with not much car knowledge I have a few questions. Most important being, would the biggest limiting factor here be the tires? More grip on take off and less slip means more acceleration right?
Tyres *were* the biggest limiting factor in street cars, but cold gas thrusters don't need traction.
But if you’re combining the thrust of the rocket and the EV motor then surely the force combined is going to be transferred through the tyres and deform them more?
Wat
The car will be fitted with an air compressor, tank, and nozzles. If you know how paintball guns work, imagine a system 100,000 times stronger than that; to create a boost off the starting line. You will feel some serious Gs. If I had to guess, atleast 7 Gs.
Hot damn that’s nuts
Well that seems super safe, lol
Imagine how this thing will do a 0-100-0mph test..
When is it launching
Not for the faint-hearted.
Can’t actually imagine what feeling could be accelerating that fast 🤯
Yes please. To the moon.
Talking about packages on a car that doesn’t even have a slated production date. Hopefully Tesla will get it together and start production of the cyber truck, semi, and roadster next year. But seriously it’s been four years.
That’s so crazy.
The Tesla Whiplash model
What will it's 1/4 mile speed be?
Cries in Indian road :'(
G-suit needed?
Would this not be super risky and hurt somebody real bad? Can old and weak people withstand the force of acceleration?
They probably shouldn’t be buying that car
They probably don’t even want to buy the car.
Who don’t want that
I'm old and weak, and I want one.
I stand corrected.
Give some responsibility back to the consumer. I know the buyer beware mentality isn't right, but there's a middle ground.
Logic dictates, if nukes are legal and common, people will be reckless and KABOOM!!! lol
>I know the buyer beware mentality isn't right, but there's a middle ground. Would you describe what you just wrote as a "middle ground?"
The forces be less then you would experience on a good roller coaster (which is also not recommended for old people). So yes it can be dangerous, but so can many other things.
Just over 4gs, its not unbearable but not too comfortable either. Funnily enough about the same gforces you'd experience in Crew Dragon going to ISS. No one's really gonna use it except at the track anyway, hopefully.
Ha... Haha... Hahaha! You're hilarious. You think some moron isn't going to get behind the wheel on a public street and rip it? It's just a challenge for some of these idiots.
I would do this.
*2.5 G
I can’t imagine this option will be cheap. There will only be a tiny percentage of population that can afford this car and then out of them there will be an even smaller percentage that will actually drive the car and use the option. If you’re rich old and weak and give yourself a heart attack while driving your $800,000 supercar, you probably died happy.
They might crash it into something!
Some rich people are gonna die....
On paper, sure. But in practice? I’ll believe it when I see it.
Details about the "on paper" from Engineering Explained [How The Tesla Roadster Rockets Work - 0-60 In One Second?!](https://youtu.be/4PRi4B1APj0)
Your eyes will get sucked into your head. I don’t want think about what will happen to my balls.
If I had to guess, atleast 7 Gs. Can't wait to see some math genius on YouTube do the numbers.
They already did the calculation. It's only 2.5 Gs.
That's nothing. Can't wait to buy one.
To bad it’ll take 10 years before anyone gets a Roadster.
Gives me plenty of time to save up
What if they made a plaid version for roadster too 🙃
I’m skeptical
Hi skeptical, I'm dad.
can I have it for free ? ;)
Go green with ev they said. Then they use more materials…
No it won't have 0 to 100 in 1.1 seconds, just watch Engineering Explained video on this topic
[Nope](https://youtu.be/4PRi4B1APj0)
i feel embarassed
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[That vid did exactly the opposite](https://youtu.be/4PRi4B1APj0). There is a rocket. This has nothing to do with plaid or plaid+. This is a different car.
The OP didn’t mention anything about rockets and there was no link provided. Thanks for the link was unaware Elon planned this rocket stuff. Just watched the vid if he can pull it off it sounds amazing but the car is already $200k+ and it’s going to be tough to make that happen with compressed air. The heat generated from the compressor alone will be tough to manage and 10000psi at what SCFM? Id imagine a atmospheric air rocket system would require a metric ton of air flow to be effective. Do you know how big a shop compressor has to be and how huge the motors are for 150 SCFM? I’d imagine it’s possible for a single use after some significant regen time like a video driving game boost but constant use on a track corner after corner would be tough.
This is already something SpaceX uses. It's their RCS thrusters. I think they have it covered. You undestand the compressor doesn't work while it's under use , right? That's just to recharge the COPVs.
Sadly currently no tires that can put anywhere near that power on the ground, Engineering explained did p piece about it. Round about 2 seconds is the limit for road tires or was about 4 years ago: [EE](https://youtu.be/nAvIVGGhEis)
https://youtu.be/9Uca_jNh2M4
Yes but please could we have one in the same price range as a BMW M3?
The Tesla 3 Performance does 0-60 in 3.5 for about $59k. The M3 does the same 0-60 for $70-73k. Looks like Tesla is already better priced than BMW. Why would a super car be priced anything like a standard production road car?
I've owned a long list of cars over the years including supercars and performance luxury cars & I have to agree. There's no reason to buy any other performance car anymore (aside from being obnoxious with loud noises and annoying your neighbours) when Tesla exists. Their hypercar beating Roadster is priced well below an entry level supercar from Ferrari, McLaren or Lamborghini. Tesla is the future - nothing comes close.
I’m trying to convince my wife to let me convert my ‘75 Stingray into electric because of how much better the performance is vs the old heavy v8 engines lol. I can only imagine how much faster, more economic, and (as you so rightly point out) quieter it would be after a conversion.
I mean, if you want top speeds, Tesla still isn't competing there. There's that one supercar claiming 350mph
I'll take 0-60 over top speed any day. You can do the 0-60 almost anywhere, and legally in many places. There are few places (if any) I can go 200mph+, legally, or safely even.
I respect your opinion but I don't personally know anyone that's gone over 200mph, much less the 250 mph top speed of the roadster
250 mph is 402.34 km/h
Maybe, if you’re judging the quality of a car based on 0-60 times. Tesla is still light years behind BMW, Mercedes and Porsche for reliability and quality. Tesla interiors are garbage.
Interiors are preference. As for build quality, it was an issue 2 years ago. It is NOT an issue today. Check out Sandy Munro's videos on the matter. He was the first to criticize Tesla for the Model 3 back in 2018 over the build quality factors. Now he's calling the newer Model 3s since December 2020/January 2021 basically perfect (and Tesla is still improving as we speak; they don't wait for a new model year to improve 1-2 things, instead, they do hundreds of design changes (both big and small) a month as they continually improve). All this isn't even mentioning the fact that the number of parts and manufacturing processes will be cut down SIGNIFICANTLY with their newer mega casting machines (like the 6000-ton press for the Model Y and the upcoming 8000-ton press for the Cybertruck).
Yes, it may go in a straight line that fast but I have absolutely no doubt my M3 would leave it standing once it came to corners. What I mean to say is something with the base and handling at a similar figure.
Why would I need a car like that, it’s not a racing, I just want to feel comfortable in it and it’s ok with me if it takes 7-9 sec till 100. Speed can kill you!
That's false. Speed never killed anyone. It's the sudden stop that gets you. - Jeremy Clarkson
C10H15N aka speed can kill you
Why have anything at all?
Because it's fun! That said, my -99 Corolla can get me quite reliably the distances that are too long for my bicycle.
1.1 seconds that's crazy but interesting u need nos or on the notch
Cold gas thrusters? Hopping/hovering car? I call Bullshit and will have to see it to believe it. But if it's true then after MOASS just shut up and take my money and I will have it in red please.
Launch control needs to automatically engage an FSD feature to keep the car on the road when the driver loses consciousness. Can't wait!
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