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Anyone catch the new Motor Trend article about the Tesla S v. BMW i8?

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Old 09-15-2014 | 05:46 PM
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Anyone catch the new Motor Trend article about the Tesla S v. BMW i8?
The i8 ran a 12.4 @ 112.
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Old 09-15-2014 | 06:55 PM
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The i8 ran a 12.4 @ 112.

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Old 09-15-2014 | 07:27 PM
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The boss has a Model S P85+. That thing was no joke. would kill my stock E55 every time...until we got to 130mph
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Old 09-16-2014 | 09:19 AM
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The boss has a Model S P85+. That thing was no joke. would kill my stock E55 every time...until we got to 130mph
My boss has one too. Always wondered how we'd match up.

Can you describe the runs?
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smoked a model s twice back to back on the highway.. he seem excited tho lol
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Old 09-16-2014 | 02:33 PM
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smoked a model s twice back to back on the highway.. he seem excited tho lol
Yeah, they only trapped 108 in the article, so I don't see them being big competition on the highway. It's off the line that they shine.
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Old 09-16-2014 | 07:40 PM
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They do kill it off the line. Each run from a dig he would instantly jump 1 to 1.5 cars and slowly creep away until about the top of 2nd. Then I would ever so slowly creep back up on him. His game is over at 130mph as they cant physically go any faster thanks to their one super tall gear. Gotta love E-motor grunt

My runs were all against a P85+. If you run a 60 or P80 you may fair better.
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Yeah, they only trapped 108 in the article, so I don't see them being big competition on the highway. It's off the line that they shine.




got fresh pss on the rear ... im ready
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got fresh pss on the rear ... im ready
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