C63 Guy

So, I'm waiting to get on the 405N at Santa Monica, and this Tesla pulls up alongside me (the dealership is on that block). I look over at him and smile and nod and he looks back with the evil grin and I know it's on. I've always wanted to see just how fast a golf cart can really be, and I was about to find out, LOL...

We both make the right onto the onramp and floor it. I couldn't believe it, but he almost instantly put a car length on me and kept pulling until about 70 or 80, when I started to pick up ground as we merged onto the highway. By 90 I was pulling on him as hard as he pulled on me from a dig. There was a little traffic, but we kept dicing it up until he got off at Mulholland. So much fun, but it was really weird not hearing anything coming from his car.

Anyway, I was stoked to see someone drive this thing like that, and I'm amazed at just how fast they are off the line. Full torque at zero RPM does have it's advantages. Too bad they're sooo frickin' ugly.

Josh

bushburninc63

Vids or it didn't happen.

-michael-

I bet he went home to charge it, after that run

Or

Asked for a socket at a near by Chevron

451/443=EW

Ya the thing with the electric car is, it is so fast of the line. Top end will suffer a bit, but for the city who cares. I just drove a fuel cell car and its fast, quiet and fun to drive. I like the way these cars drive, it is so different. The funny thing is after a drive in a eco clean car, you feel so guilty driving a gas car..lol.

BerBer63

Yea, I rather be charging at home than filling up every 3rd day, maybe 4 of I get lucky.

wadgras44

with the new 1-speed transmission those puppies do a 3.7 second 0-60

that will roast most supercars off the line

shardul

iTrader: (1)

yes the telsa has some crazy tq

firstshadow

That's the advantage of battery powered... 100% torque at any given time, so of course it killed you on the launch

But who needs that when you have an epic sound track?

Azn_C300

Love Teslas. That's how they should have made electric cars...not those ugly prius bodies



lol

gsrjc

do you know which version of the Tesla it was? I assume that it would be the higher version since it was able to pull on you from the start.

JM

http://www.rsportscars.com/tesla/200...esla-roadster/

Tesla Roadster Electric Car Virtual Engine Noise - Lots of Fun!

Now this one was good for a few chuckles. The National Federation of the Blind, among other groups, has lobbied hard for all electric cars and dual-mode hybrids to be equipped with noisemakers while in motion to aid the blind in traveling safely as pedestrians.

BRABUS's solution for the Tesla's silent electric motor is to fit the car with what they are calling the space sound generator. The idea of driver-selectable engine noise programs, which are relative to throttle load, is just too fun. Want a big displacement V8 in your Tesla? How about the whine of a turbo rotary? BRABUS even offers otherworldly sounds called 'space' and 'warp' unlike anything coming from a fossil burner.

The Tesla tuning package is available now, that is if you can get your hands on one of the rare $100,000 Tesla Roadster electric sports cars. If you don't make 8 figures, better get in line.



haha

gravedgr

Are you sure we're talking about the same car? Their roadster is much more attractive than the C63. Better looking than anything coming out of MB, IMHO.

bigben320e

Tesla's are nice, but I do wonder how it compares to the Fisker Karma.

princemarko

The Tesla is so unreliable. Its braking, acceleration reduce the mileage to like 50 miles for the next charge... then it takes 5-6 hours to fully charge it again. Sorry, but I'd rather be filling up every week with a 63 engine than running up my electrical bill to $1000 a month for 50-100 miles of driving a day.

gravedgr

I'd buy one. My commute is 4 miles/day.

C63 Guy

Really? It looks an awful lot like this:



Just saying...

Yeah, I got a pretty clear view of the Sport badge when he pulled on me.

And then he got a good view of my evo3 tags shortly thereafter...

Josh

gravedgr

Definitely.

zivicirl

one ugly *** car.

jturkel

brabus puts sound modules in them!?! haha......listen to this clip!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2TofIv30p8

edit: they may come with them from the factory. i didnt fully read an article about it. just skipped around lol.

EUGENE-Taiwan

When are you going to take me for a ride Josh?

your car is a beast and this car took you off the jump like that I was surprised!