Modded C4S vs. Tesla Model S P90D
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Modded C4S vs. Tesla Model S P90D
Cruising on the freeway a few night ago and as usual a joker pulls up next to me and tries to race. I'm not one to easily back down, especially when its a car that I think can hang with me. We did a couple of 50-110 pulls and even though he was a little early on the throttle I still pulled away with ease each time.
I've also raced against a Fully modded 750hp M5 and stayed with him the entire way.
My only performance mods are:
Cobb
AWE exhaust
IPD Plenum
BMC Filters
I know, I know, not the smartest thing to do, but it was late and very few cars were on the road.
Also have the K40 for a little added protection for stupid events like this.
I've also raced against a Fully modded 750hp M5 and stayed with him the entire way.
My only performance mods are:
Cobb
AWE exhaust
IPD Plenum
BMC Filters
I know, I know, not the smartest thing to do, but it was late and very few cars were on the road.
Also have the K40 for a little added protection for stupid events like this.
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Cruising on the freeway a few night ago and as usual a joker pulls up next to me and tries to race. I'm not one to easily back down, especially when its a car that I think can hang with me. We did a couple of 50-110 pulls and even though he was a little early on the throttle I still pulled away with ease each time.
I've also raced against a Fully modded 750hp M5 and stayed with him the entire way.
My only performance mods are:
Cobb
AWE exhaust
IPD Plenum
BMC Filters
I know, I know, not the smartest thing to do, but it was late and very few cars were on the road.
Also have the K40 for a little added protection for stupid events like this.
I've also raced against a Fully modded 750hp M5 and stayed with him the entire way.
My only performance mods are:
Cobb
AWE exhaust
IPD Plenum
BMC Filters
I know, I know, not the smartest thing to do, but it was late and very few cars were on the road.
Also have the K40 for a little added protection for stupid events like this.
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I'm not surprised by this either. See my sig. Acceleration above about 75 MPH is hard for the Tesla. It will smoke anything 0-30, most things 0-60 and then becomes about average for a sport sedan above that. It's not going to run with a Porsche at triple digit speeds. It's not a race car.
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That's probably correct, maybe it could get a lap or two but nothing more. Discharging the battery very quickly creates a ton of heat. It will be interesting to see how Porsche deals with this in the Mission-E.
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I'm not surprised by this either. See my sig. Acceleration above about 75 MPH is hard for the Tesla. It will smoke anything 0-30, most things 0-60 and then becomes about average for a sport sedan above that. It's not going to run with a Porsche at triple digit speeds. It's not a race car.
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I was more surprised with my car hanging With the M5. He was running somewhere in the 700s for HP. It's a buddy of mine's car. He says it will cruise over 200mph and feel like you're sitting on the couch. Sounds great and is fast as hell!
He and I pushed 145 on a straight away for quite a while. I was surprised that I stayed on his tail the entire time.
He and I pushed 145 on a straight away for quite a while. I was surprised that I stayed on his tail the entire time.
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